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Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 333 Scientists Citation in Belgium Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,972
18,067
0.145
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Planten biologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,134
26,511
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Agricultural economics
Consumer behaviour
Food marketing
Food science & technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,168
23,867
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
insects
agriculture
physiology
biocontrol
RNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,714
27,169
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,363
18,300
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
forest ecology
forest management
silviculture
sustainability science
bioenerg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,375
18,156
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
bosecologie
bosbeheer
(functionele) biodiversiteit
ecologisch herstel
ecosysteemdienste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,509
22,486
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bioinformatics
Genomics
PLant Sciences
Evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,191
10,914
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Soil Erosion
Soil conservation
Organic Carbon
erosivity
agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,343
25,462
0.787
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,151
4,903
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
plant lectins
glycobiology
ribosome-inactivating proteins
plant signalin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,463
7,313
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
aquacultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,887
13,055
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aquatic ecology and evolution
protists
biogeograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,436
8,870
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant metal stress
oxidative stres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,772
9,106
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
aquatic ecology
applications of microalga
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,381
9,330
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Systems Biology
Growth regulation
Maize
Arabidopsis
Kinematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,184
7,036
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
resistance
toxicology
genome
plant adaptation
horizontal gene transfe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,023
10,781
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
forest
ecology
climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,454
12,817
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
soil science
statistics
geostatistics
geomorphology
plant ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,161
14,014
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
tropical agriculture
ethnobotany
agroforestry
value chains
Euphorbia tirucall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,079
8,047
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
agricultural economics
agribusiness
food supply chain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,767
6,527
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
climate change
plants
global change ecology
biodiversity
seed ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,549
11,894
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
aquatic toxicology
aquatic ecology
ecotoxicology
ecological risk assessment
biomonitorin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,909
5,722
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
quorum sensing
virulence
virulence factors
Vibrio
aquacultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,717
6,950
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant molecular and cellular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,423
5,565
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,202
15
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marc Van Montagu
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,972
18,067
0.145
Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,904
20
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dirk Inze
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,134
26,511
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,259
68
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wim Verbeke
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,168
23,867
0.433
Agricultural economics
Consumer behaviour
Food marketing
Food science & technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,241
75
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Guy Smagghe
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,714
27,169
0.525
insects
agriculture
physiology
biocontrol
RNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,146
97
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Frank Van Breusegem
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,363
18,300
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,663
116
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bart Muys
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,375
18,156
0.439
forest ecology
forest management
silviculture
sustainability science
bioenerg
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,789
130
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kris Verheyen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,509
22,486
0.569
bosecologie
bosbeheer
(functionele) biodiversiteit
ecologisch herstel
ecosysteemdienste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,907
154
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pierre Rouzé
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,191
10,914
0.310
Bioinformatics
Genomics
PLant Sciences
Evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,555
177
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Panos Panagos
European Comission
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,343
25,462
0.787
Soil Erosion
Soil conservation
Organic Carbon
erosivity
agricultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,040
201
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Willem Broekaert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,151
4,903
0.163
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,149
236
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Els Van Damme
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,463
7,313
0.257
plant lectins
glycobiology
ribosome-inactivating proteins
plant signalin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,533
258
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Bossier
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,887
13,055
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,822
323
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vyverman Wim
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,436
8,870
0.378
Aquatic ecology and evolution
protists
biogeograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,451
449
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ann Jf Cuypers
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,772
9,106
0.485
Plant metal stress
oxidative stres
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,821
465
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muylaert Koenraad
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,381
9,330
0.508
aquatic ecology
applications of microalga
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,549
470
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gerrit Beemster
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,184
7,036
0.387
Systems Biology
Growth regulation
Maize
Arabidopsis
Kinematic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,145
481
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thomas Van Leeuwen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,023
10,781
0.598
resistance
toxicology
genome
plant adaptation
horizontal gene transfe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,372
501
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
giacomo grassi
European Comission
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,454
12,817
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,528
511
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cristiano Ballabio
European Comission
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,161
14,014
0.817
soil science
statistics
geostatistics
geomorphology
plant ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,880
518
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Patrick Van Damme
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,079
8,047
0.471
tropical agriculture
ethnobotany
agroforestry
value chains
Euphorbia tirucall
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,999
564
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Erik Mathijs
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,767
6,527
0.414
agricultural economics
agribusiness
food supply chain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,153
575
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pieter De Frenne
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,549
11,894
0.765
climate change
plants
global change ecology
biodiversity
seed ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,544
605
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lieven Bervoets
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,909
5,722
0.384
aquatic toxicology
aquatic ecology
ecotoxicology
ecological risk assessment
biomonitorin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,619
616
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tom Defoirdt
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,717
6,950
0.472
quorum sensing
virulence
virulence factors
Vibrio
aquacultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,446
635
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
François Chaumont
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,423
5,565
0.386
Plant molecular and cellular biolog