Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Belgium Highly Cited Researchers Citation Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health in Belgium Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,111
56,822
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
neglected tropical diseases
visceral leishmaniasis
sleeping sickness
Human African trypanosomiasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,978
8,953
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Epidemiology
Statistics
Public Health
Vector-borne diseases
Zoonoses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,665
12,967
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Burden of Disease
Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Impact Assessment
Food Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,534
17,464
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Public Health
Epidemiology
Methods
ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,604
7,875
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
public health
health policy
infectious diseases
Africa
developing countries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,662
5,882
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,772
7,385
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Public Health
NCDs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,329
7,290
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Epidemiology
Evidence-Based Medicine
Clinical Practice Guidelines Health Technology Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,011
7,818
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Medical sociology
Public health
Health systems research
Communicable diseases (HIV/AIDS - tuberculosis)
Non-communicable dis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,708
4,937
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Bioinformatics
Public Health
Next-generation sequencing
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,551
4,099
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Epidemiology
Public Health
Disease Control
ClinicaI trials Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,350
3,751
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
1,903
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Public Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,780
2,865
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,662
1,645
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
public health
governance
accountability
sexual and reproductive health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,542
2,748
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Epidemiology and control of leprosy
tuberculosis
visceral leishmaniasis and human African trypanosomiasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,454
1,975
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Global health
crisis management
cross border threats to health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,355
825
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
public policy
policy advice
policy work
political advisors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,173
1,640
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Antibiotic Resistance
Mobile Genetic Elements
Public Health
One Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
1,790
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Public health
surveillance
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,741
1,459
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Epidemiology
Public Health Emergencies
Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
1,589
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
public health
fragiles states
mental health
psychosocial interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,159
553
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Epidemiology
Public Health
COVID-19
Physical activity
Transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,068
1,562
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Epidemiological telomere research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,988
1,840
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,590
55
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hamid Yimam Hassen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,111
56,822
0.961
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,390
260
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Boelaert M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,978
8,953
0.358
neglected tropical diseases
visceral leishmaniasis
sleeping sickness
Human African trypanosomiasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,802
304
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Speybroeck N
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,665
12,967
0.572
Epidemiology
Statistics
Public Health
Vector-borne diseases
Zoonoses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,932
359
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Brecht Devleesschauwer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,534
17,464
0.850
Burden of Disease
Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Impact Assessment
Food Safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,939
496
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Herman Van Oyen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,604
7,875
0.474
Public Health
Epidemiology
Methods
ageing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,237
573
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wim Van Damme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,662
5,882
0.401
public health
health policy
infectious diseases
Africa
developing countries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,901
780
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Giorgia Randi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,772
7,385
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,551
894
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
José L Peñalvo|Peñalvo-Garcia, Penalvo JL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,329
7,290
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,041
1,191
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gian Paolo Morgano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,011
7,818
0.976
Epidemiology
Evidence-Based Medicine
Clinical Practice Guidelines Health Technology Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,480
1,238
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Edwin Wouters
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,708
4,937
0.641
Medical sociology
Public health
Health systems research
Communicable diseases (HIV/AIDS - tuberculosis)
Non-communicable dis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,192
1,451
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kevin Vanneste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,551
4,099
0.626
Bioinformatics
Public Health
Next-generation sequencing
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,233
1,494
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Van Geertruyden Jp
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,350
3,751
0.591
Epidemiology
Public Health
Disease Control
ClinicaI trials Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,869
1,920
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Guy Kegels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
1,903
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,501
2,324
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Charline Maertens De Noordhout
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,780
2,865
0.758
Public Health
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,799
2,380
605
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Weiping Yu
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,662
1,645
0.449
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,685
2,439
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sara B Van Belle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,542
2,748
0.776
public health
governance
accountability
sexual and reproductive health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,814
2,482
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Epco Hasker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,454
1,975
0.572
Epidemiology and control of leprosy
tuberculosis
visceral leishmaniasis and human African trypanosomiasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,047
2,547
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paolo Guglielmetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,355
825
0.246
Global health
crisis management
cross border threats to health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,129
2,646
677
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marleen Brans
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,173
1,640
0.517
public policy
policy advice
policy work
political advisors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,634
2,803
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniela Ceccarelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
1,790
0.614
Antibiotic Resistance
Mobile Genetic Elements
Public Health
One Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,310
2,918
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Agnieszka Kinsner-Ovaskainen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,741
1,459
0.532
Public health
surveillance
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,439
3,104
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jose M Rodriguez-Llanes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
1,589
0.640
Epidemiology
Public Health Emergencies
Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,622
3,396
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Willem Van De Put
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,159
553
0.256
public health
fragiles states
mental health
psychosocial interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,989
3,484
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ruben Brondeel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,068
1,562
0.755
Epidemiology
Public Health
COVID-19
Physical activity
Transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,284
3,578
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dries S Martens
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,988
1,840
0.926
Epidemiological telomere research