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 :76
Human physiology
otolaryngology
vestibulology
space physiology
neuroplasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,936
7,291
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
health psychology
symptom perception
respiratory psychophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,699
7,760
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Public Health
Epidemiology
Methods
ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,604
7,875
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Respiratory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,212
5,158
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
eating disorders
psychomotor therapy
mental health
physiotherapy
exercise therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,116
8,158
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Biophotonics
Agrimechatronics
Chemometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,984
9,595
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Biochemical Engineering
Biotechnology
Applied & Environmental Microbiology
Bioremediation
Bioengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,183
5,600
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,119
5,735
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Intensive care
liver transplantation
quality of life
advanced data analytics
ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,021
5,442
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
nephrology
pharmacotherapy in old age
epidemiology
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,975
4,931
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
anatomie
pathologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,716
6,783
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
public health
health policy
infectious diseases
Africa
developing countries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,662
5,882
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
physical activity
sedentary behavior
(older) adults
interventions
ecological momentary assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,451
9,360
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Oncology
Genomics
Systems Biology
Bio-Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,397
8,553
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Psychiatry imaging
neurostimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,345
10,280
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Pharmacology
pharmacovigilance
drug safety
thrombosis
drug development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,161
6,596
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
pharmacology
pharmacokinetics
drug induced liver injury
pharmacometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,077
6,805
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
microbiologie
biochimie
génétique moléculaire
génomique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,571
4,338
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
drug discovery
peptidomics
natural products
receptors
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,461
4,118
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,365
3,879
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
medical genetics
(gen)omics
ophthalmic genetics
developmental genetics
cis-regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,331
6,438
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
pharmacology
toxicology
clinical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,306
4,772
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
nociception
EEG
event-related potentials
pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,092
6,726
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Mucosal Immunology
mucosal vaccination of pigs
sheep
cattle and mice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,025
5,649
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
oncologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,913
5,770
0.447
Floris L Wuyts
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,936
7,291
0.431
Human physiology
otolaryngology
vestibulology
space physiology
neuroplasticity
Omer Van Den Bergh
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,699
7,760
0.465
health psychology
symptom perception
respiratory psychophysiology
Herman Van Oyen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,604
7,875
0.474
Public Health
Epidemiology
Methods
ageing
Wilfried De Backer
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,212
5,158
0.318
Michel Probst
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,116
8,158
0.506
eating disorders
psychomotor therapy
mental health
physiotherapy
exercise therapy
Wouter Saeys
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,984
9,595
0.600
Biophotonics
Agrimechatronics
Chemometrics
Spiros N Agathos
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,183
5,600
0.369
Biochemical Engineering
Biotechnology
Applied & Environmental Microbiology
Bioremediation
Bioengineering
Gilles De Keulenaer
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,119
5,735
0.379
Johan Decruyenaere
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,021
5,442
0.362
Intensive care
liver transplantation
quality of life
advanced data analytics
ethics
Elseviers Monique M
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,975
4,931
0.329
nephrology
pharmacotherapy in old age
epidemiology
biostatistics
Wilhelm Mistiaen *
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,716
6,783
0.461
Wim Van Damme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,662
5,882
0.401
public health
health policy
infectious diseases
Africa
developing countries
Delfien Van Dyck
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,451
9,360
0.648
physical activity
sedentary behavior
(older) adults
interventions
ecological momentary assessment
Steven Van Laere
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,397
8,553
0.594
Oncology
Genomics
Systems Biology
Bio-Informatics
Chris Baeken
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,345
10,280
0.717
Psychiatry imaging
neurostimulation
Dogne Jean Michel
Université de Namur
Namur, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,161
6,596
0.466
Pharmacology
pharmacovigilance
drug safety
thrombosis
drug development
Pieter Annaert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,077
6,805
0.483
pharmacology
pharmacokinetics
drug induced liver injury
pharmacometrics
Pascal Hols
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,571
4,338
0.320
microbiologie
biochimie
génétique moléculaire
génomique
Walter Luyten
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,461
4,118
0.306
drug discovery
peptidomics
natural products
receptors
molecular biology
Etienne Olivier
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,365
3,879
0.290
De Baere Elfride
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,331
6,438
0.483
medical genetics
(gen)omics
ophthalmic genetics
developmental genetics
cis-regulation
Pierre Wallemacq
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,306
4,772
0.359
pharmacology
toxicology
clinical chemistry
André Mouraux
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,092
6,726
0.514
nociception
EEG
event-related potentials
pain
Eric Cox
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,025
5,649
0.434
Mucosal Immunology
mucosal vaccination of pigs
sheep
cattle and mice
Jean Francois Baurain
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,913
5,770
0.447