The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
critical care medicine
sepsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,514
119,869
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
particle physics
fundamental interactions
particle detectors
statistical data analysis
high-performance computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,423
162,860
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,458
98,456
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,640
116,766
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,190
116,824
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239,125
114,762
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Particle physics
LHC
instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,905
115,042
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,613
108,234
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,188
61,175
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Physics of particles and fields
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,803
94,596
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,587
101,004
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,912
63,698
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Swarm Intelligence
Swarm Robotics
Metaheuristics
Computational Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,168
38,479
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreach
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,117
19,808
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,068
54,189
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
metagenomics
human microbiome
gut microbiota
synthetic ecology
microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,113
74,894
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
VIEILLISSEMENT MUSCULOSQUELETTIQUE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,414
45,599
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,575
53,764
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Planten biologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,578
29,074
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Environmental sciences
Geography
Land change science
Land system science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,588
45,502
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Climate Change
agriculture
mitigation
adaptation
atmospheric chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,225
42,331
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Bioinformatics
Genome biology
Polyploidy
Gene and genome duplications
Systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,873
39,015
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Mechatronics
Vibration control
Active vibration isolation
vibration damping
Physics instruments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,904
78,963
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,666
77,486
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Obesity/Diabetes
gut microbiota
endocannabinoids
Akkermansia muciniphila
Dysosmobacter welbionis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,540
58,243
0.616
Jean Louis Vincent
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,514
119,869
0.404
critical care medicine
sepsis
Giacomo Bruno
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,423
162,860
0.551
particle physics
fundamental interactions
particle detectors
statistical data analysis
high-performance computing
Jan Staessen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,458
98,456
0.363
Pierre Van Mechelen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,640
116,766
0.448
Barbara Clerbaux
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259,190
116,824
0.451
Steven Lowette
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239,125
114,762
0.480
Pascal Vanlaer
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,905
115,042
0.482
Vincent Lemaître
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,613
108,234
0.482
Peter Carmeliet
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,188
61,175
0.313
Nick Van Remortel
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,803
94,596
0.501
Physics of particles and fields
general relativity
Bugra Bilin
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,587
101,004
0.538
Loic Quertenmont
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,912
63,698
0.425
Marco Dorigo
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,168
38,479
0.261
Swarm Intelligence
Swarm Robotics
Metaheuristics
Computational Intelligence
Marc Van Montagu
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,117
19,808
0.161
Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreach
Peter Vandenabeele
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,068
54,189
0.448
Jeroen Raes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,113
74,894
0.656
metagenomics
human microbiome
gut microbiota
synthetic ecology
microbiome
Jean Yves Reginster
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,414
45,599
0.409
Claus Bachert
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,575
53,764
0.495
Dirk Inze
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,578
29,074
0.273
Lambin Eric F
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,588
45,502
0.439
Environmental sciences
Geography
Land change science
Land system science
Frank Dentener
European Comission
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,225
42,331
0.410
Climate Change
agriculture
mitigation
adaptation
atmospheric chemistry
Yves Van De Peer
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,873
39,015
0.391
Bioinformatics
Genome biology
Polyploidy
Gene and genome duplications
Systems biology
Christophe Collette
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,904
78,963
0.807
Mechatronics
Vibration control
Active vibration isolation
vibration damping
Physics instruments
Maxime Fays
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,666
77,486
0.819
Patrice D Cani
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,540
58,243
0.616
Obesity/Diabetes
gut microbiota
endocannabinoids
Akkermansia muciniphila
Dysosmobacter welbionis