Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Belgium Highly Cited Researchers Citation Business & Management in Belgium Rankings 2025
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
public management
public administration
public governance
trust
performance management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,879
12,684
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
open innovation
ecosystem management
digital transformation
corporate venturing
business model innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,096
14,036
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Innovation
higher education
performance indicators
online learning
mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,276
13,408
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,320
10,617
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
optimization
nonlinear equations
data assimilation
daily mobility models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,631
6,134
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,646
8,093
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Innovation
Technology Management and Policy
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,110
5,357
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
consumer behavior
advertising
branding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,516
6,141
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
predictive analytics
prescriptive analytics
analytical customer relationship management
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,259
6,340
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Innovation
Innovation Policy
Intellectual property
Economic growth
Intellectual property rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,125
3,427
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Optimization
Numerical Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,431
7,857
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Entrepreneurial Universities
Ambidexterity
Technometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,387
5,611
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
brewing
beer
plant-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,788
8,303
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Human resource development
organizational learning
career development
school-to-work transition
workplace learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,573
8,919
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Consumer Behavior
Marketing Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,211
11,044
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
persuasive communication
strategic communication
emotions
communication science
digital media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,701
7,228
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
public administration
public management
bureaucracy
public services
behavioral public administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,543
6,440
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Innovation
Service Operations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,506
5,042
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Marketing
Corporate Social Responsibility
Consumer behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,227
6,169
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Media Art Technology
Speech and audio Processing
Biological Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,798
3,348
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,708
6,395
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
marketing stratégique - économie de marché
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,350
2,249
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
signal processing
communications
wireless communications
communication theory
telecommunications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,070
1,641
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
managerial economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,413
3,817
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,308
1,336
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,668
127
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Geert Bouckaert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,879
12,684
0.344
public management
public administration
public governance
trust
performance management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,449
159
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wim Vanhaverbeke
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,096
14,036
0.437
open innovation
ecosystem management
digital transformation
corporate venturing
business model innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,518
187
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Valcke
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,276
13,408
0.458
Innovation
higher education
performance indicators
online learning
mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,649
284
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Patrick De Pelsmacker
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,320
10,617
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,371
378
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Philippe Toint
Université de Namur
Namur, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,631
6,134
0.312
optimization
nonlinear equations
data assimilation
daily mobility models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,445
484
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Euwema
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,646
8,093
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,421
546
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Koenraad Debackere
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,110
5,357
0.355
Innovation
Technology Management and Policy
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,473
572
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Maggie Geuens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,516
6,141
0.423
consumer behavior
advertising
branding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,916
587
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dirk Van Den Poel
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,259
6,340
0.445
predictive analytics
prescriptive analytics
analytical customer relationship management
AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,644
594
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bruno Van Pottelsberghe
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,125
3,427
0.243
Innovation
Innovation Policy
Intellectual property
Economic growth
Intellectual property rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,019
633
106
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
13,431
7,857
0.585
Optimization
Numerical Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,296
637
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bart Van Looy
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,387
5,611
0.419
Entrepreneurial Universities
Ambidexterity
Technometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,301
686
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stijn Spaepen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,788
8,303
0.649
brewing
beer
plant-microbe interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,830
703
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eva Kyndt
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,573
8,919
0.709
Human resource development
organizational learning
career development
school-to-work transition
workplace learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,438
722
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Liselot Hudders
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,211
11,044
0.904
Consumer Behavior
Marketing Communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,478
761
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karolien Poels
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,701
7,228
0.618
persuasive communication
strategic communication
emotions
communication science
digital media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,806
780
232
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
11,543
6,440
0.558
public administration
public management
bureaucracy
public services
behavioral public administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,122
786
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Allard Van Riel
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,506
5,042
0.438
Innovation
Service Operations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,527
808
137
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
11,227
6,169
0.549
Marketing
Corporate Social Responsibility
Consumer behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,525
839
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thierry Dutoit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,798
3,348
0.310
Media Art Technology
Speech and audio Processing
Biological Signal Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,422
847
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Iris Vermeir
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,708
6,395
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,039
876
147
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
10,350
2,249
0.217
marketing stratégique - économie de marché
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,029
900
150
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
10,070
1,641
0.163
signal processing
communications
wireless communications
communication theory
telecommunications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,552
986
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marc Jegers
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,413
3,817
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,861
1,002
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Henry Tulkens
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,308
1,336
0.144