Universidad de Costa Rica

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Short name

UCR

Country, city

Costa Rica, San José

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Organization website

Publications

8 522

Citations

200 664

h-index

165

Top-3 journals

Toxicon (308 publications)

Zootaxa (91 publications)

PLoS ONE (88 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (364 publications)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (287 publications)

University of São Paulo (232 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (287 publications)

University of São Paulo (232 publications)

Harvard University (172 publications)

Top-1 researchers by h-index

Vásquez-Fallas Fiorella

3 publications, 9 citations

h-index: 1

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1943

Total publications

8522

Total citations

200664

Citations per publication

23.55

Average publications per year

101.45

Average authors per publication

7.34

h-index

165

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 959, 11.25% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 959 publications, 11.25%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 719, 8.44% General Medicine 719 publications, 8.44%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 416, 4.88% Plant Science 416 publications, 4.88%
Toxicology	Toxicology, 404, 4.74% Toxicology 404 publications, 4.74%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 378, 4.44% Biochemistry 378 publications, 4.44%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 369, 4.33% Animal Science and Zoology 369 publications, 4.33%
Genetics	Genetics, 316, 3.71% Genetics 316 publications, 3.71%
Ecology	Ecology, 302, 3.54% Ecology 302 publications, 3.54%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 297, 3.49% Molecular Biology 297 publications, 3.49%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 294, 3.45% Infectious Diseases 294 publications, 3.45%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 260, 3.05% Agronomy and Crop Science 260 publications, 3.05%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 252, 2.96% Aquatic Science 252 publications, 2.96%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 245, 2.87% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 245 publications, 2.87%
Food Science	Food Science, 244, 2.86% Food Science 244 publications, 2.86%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 241, 2.83% Multidisciplinary 241 publications, 2.83%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 216, 2.53% Insect Science 216 publications, 2.53%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 211, 2.48% Microbiology 211 publications, 2.48%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 204, 2.39% General Chemistry 204 publications, 2.39%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 183, 2.15% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 183 publications, 2.15%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 140, 1.64% Parasitology 140 publications, 1.64%
Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition and Dietetics, 137, 1.61% Nutrition and Dietetics 137 publications, 1.61%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 132, 1.55% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 132 publications, 1.55%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 132, 1.55% Water Science and Technology 132 publications, 1.55%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 131, 1.54% Pharmacology 131 publications, 1.54%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 120, 1.41% Cell Biology 120 publications, 1.41%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 120, 1.41% General Physics and Astronomy 120 publications, 1.41%
Immunology	Immunology, 118, 1.38% Immunology 118 publications, 1.38%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 116, 1.36% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 116 publications, 1.36%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 115, 1.35% Microbiology (medical) 115 publications, 1.35%
Pollution	Pollution, 115, 1.35% Pollution 115 publications, 1.35%
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Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Toxicon	Toxicon, 308, 3.61% Toxicon 308 publications, 3.61%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 91, 1.07% Zootaxa 91 publications, 1.07%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 88, 1.03% PLoS ONE 88 publications, 1.03%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 82, 0.96% Scientific Reports 82 publications, 0.96%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 65, 0.76% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 65 publications, 0.76%
Journal of Proteomics	Journal of Proteomics, 51, 0.6% Journal of Proteomics 51 publications, 0.6%
Phytotaxa	Phytotaxa, 50, 0.59% Phytotaxa 50 publications, 0.59%
Toxins	Toxins, 41, 0.48% Toxins 41 publications, 0.48%
Plant Disease	Plant Disease, 41, 0.48% Plant Disease 41 publications, 0.48%
Phytochemistry	Phytochemistry, 40, 0.47% Phytochemistry 40 publications, 0.47%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 39, 0.46% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 39 publications, 0.46%
Hydrological Processes	Hydrological Processes, 36, 0.42% Hydrological Processes 36 publications, 0.42%
Biotropica	Biotropica, 36, 0.42% Biotropica 36 publications, 0.42%
Journal of Arachnology	Journal of Arachnology, 35, 0.41% Journal of Arachnology 35 publications, 0.41%
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 34, 0.4% Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 34 publications, 0.4%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 33, 0.39% Inorganic Chemistry 33 publications, 0.39%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 31, 0.36% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 31 publications, 0.36%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 29, 0.34% Physical Review D 29 publications, 0.34%
Nutrients	Nutrients, 28, 0.33% Nutrients 28 publications, 0.33%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 28, 0.33% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 28 publications, 0.33%
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research	Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 26, 0.31% Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 26 publications, 0.31%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 26, 0.31% Science of the Total Environment 26 publications, 0.31%
Frontiers in Microbiology	Frontiers in Microbiology, 25, 0.29% Frontiers in Microbiology 25 publications, 0.29%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 24, 0.28% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 24 publications, 0.28%
Inorganica Chimica Acta	Inorganica Chimica Acta, 24, 0.28% Inorganica Chimica Acta 24 publications, 0.28%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 24, 0.28% PeerJ 24 publications, 0.28%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 24, 0.28% SSRN Electronic Journal 24 publications, 0.28%
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 22, 0.26% American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 22 publications, 0.26%
Frontiers in Marine Science	Frontiers in Marine Science, 22, 0.26% Frontiers in Marine Science 22 publications, 0.26%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 22, 0.26% Journal of the American Chemical Society 22 publications, 0.26%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2147, 25.19% Elsevier 2147 publications, 25.19%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1563, 18.34% Springer Nature 1563 publications, 18.34%
Wiley	Wiley, 900, 10.56% Wiley 900 publications, 10.56%
MDPI	MDPI, 467, 5.48% MDPI 467 publications, 5.48%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 383, 4.49% Taylor & Francis 383 publications, 4.49%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 248, 2.91% Oxford University Press 248 publications, 2.91%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 172, 2.02% Frontiers Media S.A. 172 publications, 2.02%
SAGE	SAGE, 167, 1.96% SAGE 167 publications, 1.96%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 155, 1.82% American Chemical Society (ACS) 155 publications, 1.82%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 149, 1.75% Magnolia Press 149 publications, 1.75%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 145, 1.7% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 145 publications, 1.7%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 132, 1.55% Cambridge University Press 132 publications, 1.55%
SciELO	SciELO, 93, 1.09% SciELO 93 publications, 1.09%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 73, 0.86% American Society for Microbiology 73 publications, 0.86%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 71, 0.83% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 71 publications, 0.83%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 71, 0.83% American Physical Society (APS) 71 publications, 0.83%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 51, 0.6% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 51 publications, 0.6%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 50, 0.59% IOP Publishing 50 publications, 0.59%
Scientific Societies	Scientific Societies, 49, 0.57% Scientific Societies 49 publications, 0.57%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 46, 0.54% Hindawi Limited 46 publications, 0.54%
Brill	Brill, 38, 0.45% Brill 38 publications, 0.45%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 38, 0.45% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 38 publications, 0.45%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 38, 0.45% Pensoft Publishers 38 publications, 0.45%
American Arachnological Society	American Arachnological Society, 35, 0.41% American Arachnological Society 35 publications, 0.41%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 33, 0.39% The Royal Society 33 publications, 0.39%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 31, 0.36% AIP Publishing 31 publications, 0.36%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 30, 0.35% EDP Sciences 30 publications, 0.35%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 29, 0.34% Walter de Gruyter 29 publications, 0.34%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 29, 0.34% World Scientific 29 publications, 0.34%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 28, 0.33% Microbiology Society 28 publications, 0.33%
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With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica	Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, 364, 4.27% Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica 364 publications, 4.27%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 287, 3.37% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 287 publications, 3.37%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 232, 2.72% University of São Paulo 232 publications, 2.72%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 172, 2.02% Harvard University 172 publications, 2.02%
Costa Rica Institute of Technology	Costa Rica Institute of Technology, 159, 1.87% Costa Rica Institute of Technology 159 publications, 1.87%
Autonomous University of Barcelona	Autonomous University of Barcelona, 136, 1.6% Autonomous University of Barcelona 136 publications, 1.6%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 131, 1.54% University of Florida 131 publications, 1.54%
Universidad de Chile	Universidad de Chile, 113, 1.33% Universidad de Chile 113 publications, 1.33%
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana	Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 100, 1.17% Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 100 publications, 1.17%
Texas A&M University	Texas A&M University, 85, 1% Texas A&M University 85 publications, 1%
Universidad de Antioquia	Universidad de Antioquia, 85, 1% Universidad de Antioquia 85 publications, 1%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 83, 0.97% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 83 publications, 0.97%
Universidad Central de Venezuela	Universidad Central de Venezuela, 82, 0.96% Universidad Central de Venezuela 82 publications, 0.96%
Instituto Butantan	Instituto Butantan, 80, 0.94% Instituto Butantan 80 publications, 0.94%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 79, 0.93% University of Wisconsin–Madison 79 publications, 0.93%
Federal University of São Paulo	Federal University of São Paulo, 79, 0.93% Federal University of São Paulo 79 publications, 0.93%
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 78, 0.92% Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 78 publications, 0.92%
Universidad San Francisco de Quito	Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 77, 0.9% Universidad San Francisco de Quito 77 publications, 0.9%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 75, 0.88% University of Oxford 75 publications, 0.88%
Biomedical Institute of Valencia	Biomedical Institute of Valencia, 75, 0.88% Biomedical Institute of Valencia 75 publications, 0.88%
University of Aberdeen	University of Aberdeen, 72, 0.84% University of Aberdeen 72 publications, 0.84%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 71, 0.83% University of California, Davis 71 publications, 0.83%
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory	SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 69, 0.81% SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory 69 publications, 0.81%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 67, 0.79% Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 67 publications, 0.79%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 67, 0.79% University of California, San Diego 67 publications, 0.79%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 67, 0.79% University of Maryland, College Park 67 publications, 0.79%
University of Granada	University of Granada, 67, 0.79% University of Granada 67 publications, 0.79%
University of Buenos Aires	University of Buenos Aires, 66, 0.77% University of Buenos Aires 66 publications, 0.77%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 65, 0.76% Cornell University 65 publications, 0.76%
Universidade Estadual Paulista	Universidade Estadual Paulista, 64, 0.75% Universidade Estadual Paulista 64 publications, 0.75%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 287, 3.37% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 287 publications, 3.37%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 232, 2.72% University of São Paulo 232 publications, 2.72%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 172, 2.02% Harvard University 172 publications, 2.02%
Autonomous University of Barcelona	Autonomous University of Barcelona, 136, 1.6% Autonomous University of Barcelona 136 publications, 1.6%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 131, 1.54% University of Florida 131 publications, 1.54%
Universidad de Chile	Universidad de Chile, 113, 1.33% Universidad de Chile 113 publications, 1.33%
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana	Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 100, 1.17% Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 100 publications, 1.17%
Texas A&M University	Texas A&M University, 85, 1% Texas A&M University 85 publications, 1%
Universidad de Antioquia	Universidad de Antioquia, 85, 1% Universidad de Antioquia 85 publications, 1%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 83, 0.97% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 83 publications, 0.97%
Universidad Central de Venezuela	Universidad Central de Venezuela, 82, 0.96% Universidad Central de Venezuela 82 publications, 0.96%
Instituto Butantan	Instituto Butantan, 80, 0.94% Instituto Butantan 80 publications, 0.94%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 79, 0.93% University of Wisconsin–Madison 79 publications, 0.93%
Federal University of São Paulo	Federal University of São Paulo, 79, 0.93% Federal University of São Paulo 79 publications, 0.93%
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 78, 0.92% Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 78 publications, 0.92%
Universidad San Francisco de Quito	Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 77, 0.9% Universidad San Francisco de Quito 77 publications, 0.9%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 75, 0.88% University of Oxford 75 publications, 0.88%
Biomedical Institute of Valencia	Biomedical Institute of Valencia, 75, 0.88% Biomedical Institute of Valencia 75 publications, 0.88%
University of Aberdeen	University of Aberdeen, 72, 0.84% University of Aberdeen 72 publications, 0.84%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 71, 0.83% University of California, Davis 71 publications, 0.83%
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory	SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 69, 0.81% SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory 69 publications, 0.81%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 67, 0.79% Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 67 publications, 0.79%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 67, 0.79% University of California, San Diego 67 publications, 0.79%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 67, 0.79% University of Maryland, College Park 67 publications, 0.79%
University of Granada	University of Granada, 67, 0.79% University of Granada 67 publications, 0.79%
University of Buenos Aires	University of Buenos Aires, 66, 0.77% University of Buenos Aires 66 publications, 0.77%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 65, 0.76% Cornell University 65 publications, 0.76%
Universidade Estadual Paulista	Universidade Estadual Paulista, 64, 0.75% Universidade Estadual Paulista 64 publications, 0.75%
Federal University of Minas Gerais	Federal University of Minas Gerais, 64, 0.75% Federal University of Minas Gerais 64 publications, 0.75%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 62, 0.73% Pennsylvania State University 62 publications, 0.73%
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With other countries

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
USA	USA, 2358, 27.67% USA 2358 publications, 27.67%
Spain	Spain, 933, 10.95% Spain 933 publications, 10.95%
Brazil	Brazil, 835, 9.8% Brazil 835 publications, 9.8%
Germany	Germany, 760, 8.92% Germany 760 publications, 8.92%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 623, 7.31% United Kingdom 623 publications, 7.31%
Mexico	Mexico, 570, 6.69% Mexico 570 publications, 6.69%
Chile	Chile, 436, 5.12% Chile 436 publications, 5.12%
France	France, 404, 4.74% France 404 publications, 4.74%
Colombia	Colombia, 382, 4.48% Colombia 382 publications, 4.48%
Canada	Canada, 342, 4.01% Canada 342 publications, 4.01%
Italy	Italy, 329, 3.86% Italy 329 publications, 3.86%
Australia	Australia, 286, 3.36% Australia 286 publications, 3.36%
Argentina	Argentina, 285, 3.34% Argentina 285 publications, 3.34%
Panama	Panama, 255, 2.99% Panama 255 publications, 2.99%
China	China, 237, 2.78% China 237 publications, 2.78%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 222, 2.61% Netherlands 222 publications, 2.61%
Sweden	Sweden, 215, 2.52% Sweden 215 publications, 2.52%
Ecuador	Ecuador, 215, 2.52% Ecuador 215 publications, 2.52%
Peru	Peru, 201, 2.36% Peru 201 publications, 2.36%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 193, 2.26% Switzerland 193 publications, 2.26%
Denmark	Denmark, 154, 1.81% Denmark 154 publications, 1.81%
Belgium	Belgium, 139, 1.63% Belgium 139 publications, 1.63%
Japan	Japan, 137, 1.61% Japan 137 publications, 1.61%
Venezuela	Venezuela, 134, 1.57% Venezuela 134 publications, 1.57%
Portugal	Portugal, 128, 1.5% Portugal 128 publications, 1.5%
Austria	Austria, 122, 1.43% Austria 122 publications, 1.43%
Guatemala	Guatemala, 110, 1.29% Guatemala 110 publications, 1.29%
India	India, 105, 1.23% India 105 publications, 1.23%
South Africa	South Africa, 94, 1.1% South Africa 94 publications, 1.1%
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