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Education Highly Cited Researchers 121 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
Education
Innovation
ICT Integration
Design
Professional developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,085
19,002
0.653
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
educational technology
educational effectiveness
educational chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,651
10,913
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
learning disabilities
dyslexia
dyscalculi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,563
5,372
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
sociology of education
school effects
equal opportunities
sexual minoritie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,024
6,749
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Teaching and Teacher Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,415
7,558
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
school leadership
school polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,649
6,307
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
digital skills
digital competence
pedagogical innovation
education and trainin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,080
6,817
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Math education
educational psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,864
5,163
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
School psychology
developmental psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,340
5,887
0.630
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
sport policy
elite sport policy
management
sporting impact
SPLIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,494
4,542
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,471
2,058
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
educational technology
multilingualism
teacher education
educational inequalit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,721
2,942
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
sport studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,483
1,680
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
éducation enseignement supérieu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,191
1,125
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Education/Labour Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,060
2,705
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Didactique
littérature
lecture
stéréotype
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,960
1,430
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
astronomy
space science
science education
science polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,580
546
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
educational technology
instructional design
teachers and teacher educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,472
551
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
History of mathematics education
Didactics of mathematics
Psychological aspects of the teaching and learning of mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,461
1,177
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Education
Policy
Organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,363
1,410
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
education policy
socio-economic analysis
transdisciplinarity
decision theory
knowledge as a public goo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,300
2,376
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
education
policy
equity
efficiency
équit�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,298
980
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
educational assessment
progress monitoring
differentiation
comparative judgement
advanced statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,249
2,034
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
adult education
intercultural education
social pedagogy
andragog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,104
852
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Learning Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,035
472
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,210
217
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jo Tondeur
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,085
19,002
0.653
Education
Innovation
ICT Integration
Design
Professional developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,361
332
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Johan Van Braak
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,651
10,913
0.482
educational technology
educational effectiveness
educational chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,306
618
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pol Ghesquière
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,563
5,372
0.369
learning disabilities
dyslexia
dyscalculi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,647
657
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mieke Van Houtte
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,024
6,749
0.481
sociology of education
school effects
equal opportunities
sexual minoritie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,601
705
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Katrien Struyven
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,415
7,558
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,502
836
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Geert Devos
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,649
6,307
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,706
992
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Riina Vuorikari
European Comission
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,080
6,817
0.676
digital skills
digital competence
pedagogical innovation
education and trainin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,206
1,016
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wim Van Dooren
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,864
5,163
0.523
Math education
educational psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,082
1,073
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jantine L Spilt
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,340
5,887
0.630
School psychology
developmental psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,146
1,360
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Veerle De Bosscher
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,494
4,542
0.606
sport policy
elite sport policy
management
sporting impact
SPLIS
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,648
1,790
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dupriez Vincent
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,471
2,058
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,817
2,049
541
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Orhan Agirdag|Orhan Ağırdağ
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,721
2,942
0.623
educational technology
multilingualism
teacher education
educational inequalit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,099
2,141
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marc Theeboom
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,483
1,680
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,555
2,259
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marc Romainville
Université de Namur
Namur, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,191
1,125
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,987
2,313
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Giorgio Di Pietro
European Comission
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,060
2,705
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,894
2,351
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jean Louis Dufays
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,960
1,430
0.361
Didactique
littérature
lecture
stéréotype
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,231
2,543
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Eleni Thomai Chatzichristou
European Comission
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,580
546
0.153
astronomy
space science
science education
science polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,145
2,600
665
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joost Lowyck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,472
551
0.159
educational technology
instructional design
teachers and teacher educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,949
2,610
672
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dirk De Bock
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,461
1,177
0.340
History of mathematics education
Didactics of mathematics
Psychological aspects of the teaching and learning of mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,305
2,655
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xavier Dumay
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,363
1,410
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,317
2,692
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Florin Popa
European Comission
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,300
2,376
0.720
education policy
socio-economic analysis
transdisciplinarity
decision theory
knowledge as a public goo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,531
2,694
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marc Demeuse
Université de Mons
Mons, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,298
980
0.297
education
policy
equity
efficiency
équit�
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,391
2,718
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Liesje Coertjens
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,249
2,034
0.626
educational assessment
progress monitoring
differentiation
comparative judgement
advanced statistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,680
2,813
715
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Danny Wildemeersch
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,104
852
0.274
adult education
intercultural education
social pedagogy
andragog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,735
2,848
723
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Frans Van Assche
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,035
472
0.156