Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Belgium Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Belgium Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
291,252
115,062
0.395
* 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
287,551
154,974
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,754
95,149
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,652
111,251
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,295
111,515
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,113
109,307
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Particle physics
LHC
instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,109
109,848
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,069
103,844
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,504
58,738
0.305
* 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
182,748
89,903
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,359
96,315
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,184
61,432
0.417
* 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
145,383
36,947
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,275
19,155
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,742
52,049
0.438
* 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
110,054
71,250
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
VIEILLISSEMENT MUSCULOSQUELETTIQUE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,949
43,320
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,036
51,436
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Planten biologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,365
27,985
0.266
* 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
101,671
43,797
0.431
* 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
101,313
40,592
0.401
* 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
98,015
37,268
0.380
* 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
93,993
75,089
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Obesity/Diabetes
gut microbiota
endocannabinoids
Akkermansia muciniphila
Dysosmobacter welbionis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,666
55,522
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,730
73,583
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jean Louis Vincent
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291,252
115,062
0.395
critical care medicine
sepsis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Giacomo Bruno
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287,551
154,974
0.539
particle physics
fundamental interactions
particle detectors
statistical data analysis
high-performance computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jan Staessen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,754
95,149
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pierre Van Mechelen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,652
111,251
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Barbara Clerbaux
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,295
111,515
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Steven Lowette
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,113
109,307
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524
7
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pascal Vanlaer
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,109
109,848
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614
8
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vincent Lemaître
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,069
103,844
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845
9
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Carmeliet
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,504
58,738
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
937
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nick Van Remortel
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,748
89,903
0.492
Physics of particles and fields
general relativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
940
11
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bugra Bilin
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,359
96,315
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,408
12
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Loic Quertenmont
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,184
61,432
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,451
13
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marco Dorigo
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,383
36,947
0.254
Swarm Intelligence
Swarm Robotics
Metaheuristics
Computational Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,002
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marc Van Montagu
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,275
19,155
0.157
Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreach
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,106
15
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Peter Vandenabeele
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,742
52,049
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,452
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jeroen Raes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,054
71,250
0.647
metagenomics
human microbiome
gut microbiota
synthetic ecology
microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,508
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jean Yves Reginster
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,949
43,320
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,648
18
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Claus Bachert
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,036
51,436
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,685
19
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dirk Inze
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,365
27,985
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,888
20
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lambin Eric F
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,671
43,797
0.431
Environmental sciences
Geography
Land change science
Land system science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,912
21
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Frank Dentener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,313
40,592
0.401
Climate Change
agriculture
mitigation
adaptation
atmospheric chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,091
22
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yves Van De Peer
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,015
37,268
0.380
Bioinformatics
Genome biology
Polyploidy
Gene and genome duplications
Systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,378
23
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christophe Collette
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,993
75,089
0.799
Mechatronics
Vibration control
Active vibration isolation
vibration damping
Physics instruments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,538
24
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Patrice D Cani
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,666
55,522
0.606
Obesity/Diabetes
gut microbiota
endocannabinoids
Akkermansia muciniphila
Dysosmobacter welbionis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,594
25
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maxime Fays
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,730
73,583
0.811