Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Belgium Highly Cited Researchers Citation History, Philosophy, Theology 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
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,973
1,863
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,711
1,972
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,922
2,357
602
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,819
2,369
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,941
2,623
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,107
2,943
739
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,629
3,287
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,930
3,404
520
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,348
3,408
651
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,480
3,796
713
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,734
3,846
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,565
3,857
929
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,997
3,919
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,446
3,998
764
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,357
4,037
964
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sylvia Wenmackers
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
565
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,179
4,199
811
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,889
4,429
1,037
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,349
4,750
1,103
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,531
4,832
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,826
4,983
959
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,519
4,998
962
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,883
5,091
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,868
5,139
984
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Francesca Minerva
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
585
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,235
5,144
985
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,762
5,163
686
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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