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 :26
rational prescribing
polypharmacy
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,575
9,243
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,325
11,437
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
gastrointestinal microbiology
host-microbe interactions
microbial ecology
in vitro technology
mucosal microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,030
18,208
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
oncologie
gastro-entérologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,215
16,428
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Cardiovascular pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,080
13,272
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Immunologie
cancérologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,484
7,928
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
cancer immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,985
5,525
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,783
19,295
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
endocrinologie
vergelijkende biologie
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,542
8,930
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Pediatric liver diseases
Stem cells
Regenerative medicine
Inborn errors of metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,450
10,132
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
prosthodontics
implants
bone
loading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,920
8,071
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Virology
Vaccinology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,788
10,214
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
clinical neurology
stroke
MS
ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,118
7,957
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Intensive care
nursing
& infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,798
12,354
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Drug Discovery
Glycobiology
Protein Engineering
Science of Stability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,528
8,788
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
health services research
nursing
health informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,956
13,640
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Parasitologie
infectieziekten
geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,450
11,900
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
intensive care medicine
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,228
10,673
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
neglected tropical diseases
visceral leishmaniasis
sleeping sickness
Human African trypanosomiasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,978
8,953
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
lipid metabolism
biochemistry
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,218
7,188
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
virologie
HIV
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,461
6,329
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,022
7,633
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Epidemiology
Statistics
Public Health
Vector-borne diseases
Zoonoses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,665
12,967
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
radiopharmaceuticals PET radionuclide therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,636
6,905
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,370
16,943
0.757
Thierry Christiaens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,575
9,243
0.284
rational prescribing
polypharmacy
medical education
Jozef Bartunek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,325
11,437
0.354
Tom Van De Wiele
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,030
18,208
0.587
gastrointestinal microbiology
host-microbe interactions
microbial ecology
in vitro technology
mucosal microbiome
Ivan Borbath
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,215
16,428
0.544
oncologie
gastro-entérologie
Guido De Meyer
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,080
13,272
0.441
Cardiovascular pharmacology
Pierre G Coulie
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,484
7,928
0.269
Pierre Van Der Bruggen
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,985
5,525
0.191
Martin Guilliams
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,783
19,295
0.670
Frans Schuit
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,542
8,930
0.313
endocrinologie
vergelijkende biologie
diabetes
Etienne Sokal
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,450
10,132
0.356
Pediatric liver diseases
Stem cells
Regenerative medicine
Inborn errors of metabolism
İgnace Naert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,920
8,071
0.289
prosthodontics
implants
bone
loading
Hans Nauwynck
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,788
10,214
0.368
Virology
Vaccinology
Immunology
Jacques De Keyser
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,118
7,957
0.293
clinical neurology
stroke
MS
ethics
Stijn Blot
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,798
12,354
0.461
Intensive care
nursing
& infectious diseases
Ghamdan Beshr
UCB Pharma SA, Brussels
Hanoi, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,528
8,788
0.331
Drug Discovery
Glycobiology
Protein Engineering
Science of Stability
Sermeus Walter
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,956
13,640
0.526
health services research
nursing
health informatics
Louis Maes
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,450
11,900
0.468
Parasitologie
infectieziekten
geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
Jan De Waele
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,228
10,673
0.423
intensive care medicine
infectious diseases
Boelaert M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,978
8,953
0.358
neglected tropical diseases
visceral leishmaniasis
sleeping sickness
Human African trypanosomiasis
Pp Van Veldhoven
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,218
7,188
0.297
lipid metabolism
biochemistry
cell biology
Zeger Debyser
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,461
6,329
0.270
Devuyst Olivier
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,022
7,633
0.332
Speybroeck N
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,665
12,967
0.572
Epidemiology
Statistics
Public Health
Vector-borne diseases
Zoonoses
Guy Bormans
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,636
6,905
0.305
radiopharmaceuticals PET radionuclide therapy
Sarah Lebeer
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,370
16,943
0.757