
Fourth edition
This edition data was collected during the third week of November 2016. The list consists of the Top 53 profiles (h=>10) ranked first by h-index in decreasing order and then by the total number of citations. Please contact us (isidro.aguillo@csic.es) if you discover any error, but we strongly suggest to read Methodology in advance.
| RANK | NAME | INSTITUTION | H-INDEX | CITATIONS |
| 1 | S Joseph Wright | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 82 | 22921 |
| 2 | Richard Condit | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 69 | 19941 |
| 3 | D Ross Robertson | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 66 | 13101 |
| 4 | Klaus Winter | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 63 | 13000 |
| 5 | Benjamin L Turner | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 55 | 10325 |
| 6 | Chris Jiggins | University of Cambridge; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 51 | 8301 |
| 7 | Edward Allen Herre | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 48 | 10310 |
| 8 | Helene C Muller Landau | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 46 | 10443 |
| 9 | Hector M Guzman | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 45 | 7110 |
| 10 | Harilaos Lessios | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 42 | 6838 |
| 11 | Stuart J Davies | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 42 | 5696 |
| 12 | A Magdalena Hurtado | Arizona State University; CEDIC; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 41 | 10537 |
| 13 | John H Christy | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 36 | 3992 |
| 14 | Neil Riordan | Medistem Panama Inc | 32 | 3360 |
| 15 | Mark Torchin | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 26 | 3739 |
| 16 | Patrick A Jansen | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Wageningen University | 25 | 2268 |
| 17 | Matteo Detto | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 25 | 1541 |
| 18 | Kristin Saltonstall | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 24 | 2933 |
| 19 | David Kenfack | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 23 | 1866 |
| 20 | Rachel Collin | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 23 | 1714 |
| 21 | Michiel Van Breugel | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 22 | 2127 |
| 22 | Sunshine Van Bael | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 20 | 1695 |
| 23 | Andrew J Crawford | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Universidad de los Andes Colombia | 20 | 1540 |
| 24 | Aaron O'Dea | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 19 | 1427 |
| 25 | Andrew H Altieri | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 19 | 1221 |
| 26 | José González Santamaría | Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud | 19 | 901 |
| 27 | Milton N Garcia J | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 17 | 1125 |
| 28 | Cecilia Montiel Nava | Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología | 15 | 1186 |
| 29 | Aurelio Virgo | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 15 | 735 |
| 30 | Jorge Aranda | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 15 | 695 |
| 31 | Edwin Lebrija Trejos | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 13 | 737 |
| 32 | Catalina Estrada | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 13 | 484 |
| 33 | Lars Markesteijn | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 12 | 989 |
| 34 | Katia Silvera | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; University of California Riverside | 12 | 907 |
| 35 | Wouter Halfwerk | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 12 | 747 |
| 36 | Carmenza Spadafora | Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología | 12 | 514 |
| 37 | Alexander W Cheesman | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 12 | 410 |
| 38 | Crystal Kelehear | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 12 | 393 |
| 39 | Ervan Rutishauser | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 12 | 352 |
| 40 | Luis A Solórzano | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Princeton University; Woods Hole Research Center; CGIAR | 11 | 1373 |
| 41 | Rolando A Gittens | Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología | 11 | 832 |
| 42 | Eloisa Lasso | Universidad de los Andes Colombia; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 11 | 787 |
| 43 | Sergio E Bermúdez C | Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud | 11 | 564 |
| 44 | Enrique Medianero | Universidad de Panama | 11 | 496 |
| 44 | Rachel A Page | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 11 | 496 |
| 46 | Jose R Loaiza | Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología | 11 | 257 |
| 47 | Reinhardt Pinzon Adames | Universidad Tecnologica de Panamá | 10 | 836 |
| 48 | César Jaramillo | Círculo Herpetológico de Panamá | 10 | 651 |
| 49 | Martijn Slot | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 10 | 436 |
| 50 | Omar R López | Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología | 10 | 416 |
| 51 | Matthew J Miller | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 10 | 367 |
| 52 | Gerald Carter | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | 10 | 362 |
| 53 | Héctor Montes Franceschi | Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá | 10 | 291 |