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
history of science
history of scholarship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,771
2,497
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Philosophical Psychology
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Philosophy of Mind
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
2,798
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
geschiedenis onderwijs
opvoeding
psychologie
pedagogiek
etc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,593
1,505
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Hellenistic Egypt
multicultural society
Greek and Egyptian onomastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,815
1,322
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
biodiversity (indicators)
evolutionary biology
ichthyology
parasitology
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,690
2,587
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
theory of governance
transdisciplinarity
biodiversity
commons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,194
1,689
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
historical linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,665
1,363
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ancient history
Classics
Late Antiquity
Christianity
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,250
1,193
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
morale fondamentale
éthique appliquée
philosophie politique
philosophie sociale
contextualisme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,245
644
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ancient History
economic history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,127
1,123
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ancient Greek
Asia Minor Greek
Cappadocian
Language Contact
Language Death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
681
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
philosophy
legal theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
544
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
critical theory
political philosophy
architecture
urban theory
commons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
644
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
history
social theory
urban studies
history of labour
civil society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,700
944
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
theory of history
historical time
historical commissions
historical culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,632
1,047
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Physics
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,605
582
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
history education
inquiry-based learning
teacher training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
1,331
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
ancient history
egyptology
digital humanities
demotic
papyrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,405
606
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
philosophy of sex
cultural evolution
experimental philosophy
philosophy of medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,217
721
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
history of nationalism
history of social-democracy
European history
Belgian history
nationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
761
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Greco-Roman history
ancient economy
ancient politics
gift exchange
social conflicts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
656
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
philosophy of social science
philosophy of science
science and values
social epistemology
political epistemology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
422
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Construction History
Iron and Steel
19th and 20th centuries
post-war construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
571
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
bioethics
moral philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,036
616
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Classics
Ancient History
Late Antiquity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,022
573
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,260
705
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cornelis J Schilt
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,771
2,497
0.196
history of science
history of scholarship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,329
1,863
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Erik Myin
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
2,798
0.568
Philosophical Psychology
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Philosophy of Mind
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,447
1,975
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marc Depaepe
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,593
1,505
0.328
geschiedenis onderwijs
opvoeding
psychologie
pedagogiek
etc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,355
2,309
590
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Willy Clarysse
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,815
1,322
0.347
Hellenistic Egypt
multicultural society
Greek and Egyptian onomastics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,936
2,364
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maarten PM Vanhove
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,690
2,587
0.701
biodiversity (indicators)
evolutionary biology
ichthyology
parasitology
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,538
2,635
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tom Dedeurwaerdere
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,194
1,689
0.529
theory of governance
transdisciplinarity
biodiversity
commons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,152
2,973
743
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hendrik De Smet
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,665
1,363
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,159
3,302
624
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Van Nuffelen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,250
1,193
0.530
Ancient history
Classics
Late Antiquity
Christianity
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,877
3,307
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mark Hunyadi
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,245
644
0.287
morale fondamentale
éthique appliquée
philosophie politique
philosophie sociale
contextualisme
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,226
3,425
649
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Koenraad Verboven
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,127
1,123
0.528
Ancient History
economic history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,440
3,810
711
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mark Janse
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
681
0.379
Ancient Greek
Asia Minor Greek
Cappadocian
Language Contact
Language Death
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,442
3,858
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marc Fernand Maesschalck
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
544
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,650
3,890
931
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lieven De Cauter
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
644
0.372
critical theory
political philosophy
architecture
urban theory
commons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,043
3,930
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bert De Munck
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,700
944
0.555
history
social theory
urban studies
history of labour
civil society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,779
4,032
767
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Berber Bevernage
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,632
1,047
0.642
theory of history
historical time
historical commissions
historical culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,550
4,069
970
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sylvia Wenmackers
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,605
582
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,026
4,209
808
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michiel Voet
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
1,331
0.884
history education
inquiry-based learning
teacher training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
556,783
4,388
1,030
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mark Depauw
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,405
606
0.431
ancient history
egyptology
digital humanities
demotic
papyrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,997
4,748
1,101
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andreas De Block
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,217
721
0.592
philosophy of sex
cultural evolution
experimental philosophy
philosophy of medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,520
4,863
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maarten Van Ginderachter
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
761
0.655
history of nationalism
history of social-democracy
European history
Belgian history
nationalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,555
4,865
935
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Arjan Zuiderhoek
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
656
0.565
Greco-Roman history
ancient economy
ancient politics
gift exchange
social conflicts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,473
4,993
957
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jeroen Van Bouwel
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
422
0.385
philosophy of social science
philosophy of science
science and values
social epistemology
political epistemology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
662,217
5,099
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ine Wouters
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
571
0.547
Construction History
Iron and Steel
19th and 20th centuries
post-war construction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,901
5,123
975
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Francesca Minerva
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,036
616
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,795
5,168
985
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lieve Van Hoof
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,022
573
0.561
Classics
Ancient History
Late Antiquity