Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Belgium Highly Cited Researchers Citation History, Philosophy, Theology History, Philosophy, Theology / Philosophy 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
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 :3
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 :4
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 :5
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 :6
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 :7
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 :8
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 :9
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 :10
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 :11
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
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
976
843
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
social
political
economic philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
565
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
philosophy of lanugage
social ontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
265
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
technology
complexity
networks
agent-based modeling
institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
283
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Philosophy of Science
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
391
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Philosophie ancienne et moderne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
311
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
causality
mechanisms
experiments
evidence
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
242
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Philosophie de la physique
philosophie des sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
126
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Philosophie
esthétique
philosophie de l'art
histoire de la philosophie
phénoménologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427
113
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
philosophy of science
interdisciplinarity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
298
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Philosophy of Memory
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Philosophy of Science
Imagination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
355
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
philosophie politique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364
118
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Philosophy of Science
History of Science
Philosophy of Biology
History of Biology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
343
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ethics
philosophy
neurodiversity
philosophy of science
autism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
342
0.988
* 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
302,941
2,623
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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
415,930
3,404
520
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
477,734
3,846
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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: 5
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
499,446
3,998
764
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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: 7
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
605,349
4,750
1,103
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
640,826
4,983
959
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
664,868
5,139
984
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
667,762
5,163
686
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,833
5,202
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ludger Van Dijk
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
976
843
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,567
5,236
1,209
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthias Lievens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
565
0.588
social
political
economic philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,175
5,260
1,213
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Filip Buekens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
265
0.279
philosophy of lanugage
social ontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
814,789
6,016
1,122
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rogier De Langhe
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
283
0.431
technology
complexity
networks
agent-based modeling
institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829,205
6,095
774
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alexandre Guay
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
391
0.623
Philosophy of Science
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839,774
6,153
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sylvain Delcomminette
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
311
0.512
Philosophie ancienne et moderne
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
878,502
6,332
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bert Leuridan
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
242
0.450
causality
mechanisms
experiments
evidence
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
902,591
6,466
818
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michel Ghins
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
126
0.253
Philosophie de la physique
philosophie des sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
965,343
6,918
881
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lories Danielle
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427
113
0.265
Philosophie
esthétique
philosophie de l'art
histoire de la philosophie
phénoménologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
992,917
7,154
1,305
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Julie Mennes
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
298
0.749
philosophy of science
interdisciplinarity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
997,788
7,193
579
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christopher Jude Mccarroll
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
355
0.903
Philosophy of Memory
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Philosophy of Science
Imagination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,028,691
7,413
932
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hervé Pourtois
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364
118
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,043,289
7,532
1,655
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alejandro Fábregas Tejeda
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
343
0.980
Philosophy of Science
History of Science
Philosophy of Biology
History of Biology
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,047,679
7,571
613
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jo Bervoets
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
342
0.988
ethics
philosophy
neurodiversity
philosophy of science
autism