Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Business & Management Highly Cited Researchers 467 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
public management
public administration
public governance
trust
performance managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,361
12,487
0.317
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
open innovation
ecosystem management
digital transformation
corporate venturing
business model innovatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,969
13,351
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Innovation
higher education
performance indicators
online learning
mathematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,807
13,496
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,323
10,748
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
optimization
nonlinear equations
data assimilation
daily mobility model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,703
6,130
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,067
8,138
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Innovation
Technology Management and Policy
Entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,081
5,268
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
consumer behavior
advertising
brandin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,678
6,111
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Consumer Behavior
Marketing Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,364
13,397
0.872
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
predictive analytics
prescriptive analytics
analytical customer relationship management
A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,129
6,154
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Optimization
Numerical Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,969
8,220
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Innovation
Innovation Policy
Intellectual property
Economic growth
Intellectual property right
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,603
3,221
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Human resource development
teacher development
workplace learning
school-to-work transitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,510
9,708
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
brewing
beer
plant-microbe interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,091
8,302
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Entrepreneurial Universities
Ambidexterity
Technometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,200
5,302
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
persuasive communication
strategic communication
emotions
communication science
digital medi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,236
7,592
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
public administration
public management
bureaucracy
public services
behavioral public administratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,816
6,749
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Innovation
Service Operation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,335
5,018
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marketing
Corporate Social Responsibility
Consumer behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,192
6,030
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,990
6,733
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Media Art Technology
Speech and audio Processing
Biological Signal Processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,285
3,123
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
marketing stratégique - économie de march�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,708
1,934
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
signal processing
communications
wireless communications
communication theory
telecommunication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,371
1,526
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
managerial economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,008
3,656
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Entrepreneurial Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,841
3,443
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,043
133
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Geert Bouckaert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,361
12,487
0.317
public management
public administration
public governance
trust
performance managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,892
160
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wim Vanhaverbeke
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,969
13,351
0.393
open innovation
ecosystem management
digital transformation
corporate venturing
business model innovatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,075
181
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Valcke
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,807
13,496
0.424
Innovation
higher education
performance indicators
online learning
mathematic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,566
285
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Patrick De Pelsmacker
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,323
10,748
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,439
388
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Philippe Toint
Université de Namur
Namur, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,703
6,130
0.296
optimization
nonlinear equations
data assimilation
daily mobility model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,867
474
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Euwema
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,067
8,138
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,279
553
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Koenraad Debackere
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,081
5,268
0.328
Innovation
Technology Management and Policy
Entrepreneurshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,369
568
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Maggie Geuens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,678
6,111
0.390
consumer behavior
advertising
brandin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,966
585
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Liselot Hudders
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,364
13,397
0.872
Consumer Behavior
Marketing Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,192
590
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dirk Van Den Poel
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,129
6,154
0.407
predictive analytics
prescriptive analytics
analytical customer relationship management
A
Smart Institutional Plan
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,074
596
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
P A Absil
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,969
8,220
0.549
Optimization
Numerical Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,207
622
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bruno Van Pottelsberghe
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,603
3,221
0.221
Innovation
Innovation Policy
Intellectual property
Economic growth
Intellectual property right
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,787
627
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eva Kyndt
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,510
9,708
0.669
Human resource development
teacher development
workplace learning
school-to-work transitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,395
660
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stijn Spaepen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,091
8,302
0.589
brewing
beer
plant-microbe interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,425
661
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bart Van Looy
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,200
5,302
0.373
Entrepreneurial Universities
Ambidexterity
Technometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,709
736
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karolien Poels
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,236
7,592
0.574
persuasive communication
strategic communication
emotions
communication science
digital medi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,262
760
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Steven Van De Walle
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,816
6,749
0.527
public administration
public management
bureaucracy
public services
behavioral public administratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,731
795
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Allard Van Riel
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,335
5,018
0.407
Innovation
Service Operation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,921
804
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Valérie Swaen
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,192
6,030
0.495
Marketing
Corporate Social Responsibility
Consumer behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,643
814
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Iris Vermeir
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,990
6,733
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,083
870
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thierry Dutoit
Université de Mons
Mons, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,285
3,123
0.277
Media Art Technology
Speech and audio Processing
Biological Signal Processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,854
928
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jean Jacques Lambin
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,708
1,934
0.181
marketing stratégique - économie de march�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,501
964
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Luc Vandendorpe
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,371
1,526
0.147
signal processing
communications
wireless communications
communication theory
telecommunication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,891
1,014
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marc Jegers
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,008
3,656
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,708
1,025
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sophie Manigart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,841
3,443
0.350
Entrepreneurial Financ