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
Philosophical Psychology
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Philosophy of Mind
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,838
2,738
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
geschiedenis onderwijs
opvoeding
psychologie
pedagogiek
etc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,520
1,463
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Hellenistic Egypt
multicultural society
Greek and Egyptian onomastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
1,230
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
biodiversity (indicators)
evolutionary biology
ichthyology
parasitology
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,600
2,499
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
theory of governance
transdisciplinarity
biodiversity
commons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,143
1,643
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
historical linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,652
1,350
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ancient history
Classics
Late Antiquity
Christianity
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,214
1,170
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
morale fondamentale
éthique appliquée
philosophie politique
philosophie sociale
contextualisme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,097
587
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ancient History
economic history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,094
1,105
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ancient Greek
Asia Minor Greek
Cappadocian
Language Contact
Language Death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,770
660
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
philosophy
legal theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
525
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
critical theory
political philosophy
architecture
urban theory
commons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
629
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
history
social theory
urban studies
history of labour
civil society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,666
914
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
theory of history
historical time
historical commissions
historical culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
1,028
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Physics
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
565
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
history education
inquiry-based learning
teacher training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,474
1,299
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
ancient history
egyptology
digital humanities
demotic
papyrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
574
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
philosophy of sex
cultural evolution
experimental philosophy
philosophy of medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
693
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
history of nationalism
history of social-democracy
European history
Belgian history
nationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
749
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
philosophy of social science
philosophy of science
science and values
social epistemology
political epistemology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,074
406
0.378
* 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
1,066
579
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Construction History
Iron and Steel
19th and 20th centuries
post-war construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
554
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
bioethics
moral philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
585
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Classics
Ancient History
Late Antiquity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,003
564
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Philosophie et éthique des sciences et technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
566
0.568
Erik Myin
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,838
2,738
0.566
Philosophical Psychology
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Philosophy of Mind
Marc Depaepe
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,520
1,463
0.324
geschiedenis onderwijs
opvoeding
psychologie
pedagogiek
etc
Willy Clarysse
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
1,230
0.339
Hellenistic Egypt
multicultural society
Greek and Egyptian onomastics
Maarten PM Vanhove
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,600
2,499
0.694
biodiversity (indicators)
evolutionary biology
ichthyology
parasitology
sustainable development
Tom Dedeurwaerdere
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,143
1,643
0.523
theory of governance
transdisciplinarity
biodiversity
commons
Hendrik De Smet
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,652
1,350
0.509
Peter Van Nuffelen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,214
1,170
0.528
Ancient history
Classics
Late Antiquity
Christianity
philosophy
Mark Hunyadi
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,097
587
0.280
morale fondamentale
éthique appliquée
philosophie politique
philosophie sociale
contextualisme
Koenraad Verboven
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,094
1,105
0.528
Ancient History
economic history
Mark Janse
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,770
660
0.373
Ancient Greek
Asia Minor Greek
Cappadocian
Language Contact
Language Death
Marc Fernand Maesschalck
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
525
0.304
Lieven De Cauter
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
629
0.367
critical theory
political philosophy
architecture
urban theory
commons
Bert De Munck
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,666
914
0.549
history
social theory
urban studies
history of labour
civil society
Berber Bevernage
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
1,028
0.637
theory of history
historical time
historical commissions
historical culture
Sylvia Wenmackers
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
565
0.356
Michiel Voet
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,474
1,299
0.881
history education
inquiry-based learning
teacher training
Mark Depauw
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
574
0.424
ancient history
egyptology
digital humanities
demotic
papyrology
Andreas De Block
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
693
0.584
philosophy of sex
cultural evolution
experimental philosophy
philosophy of medicine
Maarten Van Ginderachter
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
749
0.652
history of nationalism
history of social-democracy
European history
Belgian history
nationalism
Jeroen Van Bouwel
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,074
406
0.378
philosophy of social science
philosophy of science
science and values
social epistemology
political epistemology
Arjan Zuiderhoek
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
579
0.543
Greco-Roman history
ancient economy
ancient politics
gift exchange
social conflicts
Ine Wouters
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
554
0.541
Construction History
Iron and Steel
19th and 20th centuries
post-war construction
Francesca Minerva
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
585
0.583
Lieve Van Hoof
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,003
564
0.562
Classics
Ancient History
Late Antiquity
Mathieu Guillermin
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
566
0.568
Philosophie et éthique des sciences et technologies