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Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 1.809 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
particle physics
fundamental interactions
particle detectors
statistical data analysis
high-performance computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,059
151,899
0.487
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,209
103,398
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,094
103,779
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Particle physics
LHC
instrumentatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,295
101,687
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,589
104,099
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,889
97,581
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Physics of particles and fields
general relativit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,584
87,568
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,472
49,860
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
cell biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,943
51,451
0.409
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
metagenomics
human microbiome
gut microbiota
synthetic ecology
microbiom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,029
72,613
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bioinformatics
Genome biology
Polyploidy
Gene and genome duplications
Systems biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,177
37,356
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gravitational Wave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,025
75,451
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Obesity/Diabetes
gut microbiota
endocannabinoids
Akkermansia muciniphila
Dysosmobacter welbioni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,808
57,091
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Presenilin
gamma-secretase
regulated intramembrane proteolyis
Alzheimer's Disease
microRN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,348
41,149
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Numerical Linear Algebra
System Theory
Control Theory
Datamining
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,071
22,659
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
cancer
non-coding RNA
liquid biopsy
dPCR
spatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,176
31,666
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
geography
geomorphology
soil erosion
soil
soil conservatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,631
32,028
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cosmology
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,675
35,663
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,319
19,821
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Astroteilchenphysik
Kosmologie
AGN und Radiogalaxie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,959
43,178
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
HEP Detector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,895
26,566
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
breast cancer
cancer
oncology
genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,369
32,676
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
single-cel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,428
36,505
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nanophysics
Condensed Matter Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,350
22,692
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Materials sciences & Engineering
Macromolecular Engineering
Polymer processing
(Nano)Composite
Bioplastic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,438
21,612
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Giacomo Bruno
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,059
151,899
0.487
particle physics
fundamental interactions
particle detectors
statistical data analysis
high-performance computin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Barbara Clerbaux
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,209
103,398
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pierre Van Mechelen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,094
103,779
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531
6
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pascal Vanlaer
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,295
101,687
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steven Lowette
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,589
104,099
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637
8
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vincent Lemaître
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,889
97,581
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
886
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nick Van Remortel
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,584
87,568
0.434
Physics of particles and fields
general relativit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,530
12
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Loic Quertenmont
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,472
49,860
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,162
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Vandenabeele
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,943
51,451
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,303
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jeroen Raes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,029
72,613
0.595
metagenomics
human microbiome
gut microbiota
synthetic ecology
microbiom
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,202
23
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yves Van De Peer
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,177
37,356
0.359
Bioinformatics
Genome biology
Polyploidy
Gene and genome duplications
Systems biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,219
24
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maxime Fays
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,025
75,451
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,295
25
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Patrice D Cani
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,808
57,091
0.561
Obesity/Diabetes
gut microbiota
endocannabinoids
Akkermansia muciniphila
Dysosmobacter welbioni
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,655
26
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bart De Strooper
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,348
41,149
0.427
Presenilin
gamma-secretase
regulated intramembrane proteolyis
Alzheimer's Disease
microRN
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,385
27
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
De Moor Bart
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,071
22,659
0.260
Numerical Linear Algebra
System Theory
Control Theory
Datamining
Bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,425
29
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jo Vandesompele
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,176
31,666
0.367
cancer
non-coding RNA
liquid biopsy
dPCR
spatia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,763
31
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jean Poesen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,631
32,028
0.388
geography
geomorphology
soil erosion
soil
soil conservatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,838
32
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
M Williams
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,675
35,663
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,002
34
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Steven P Nolan
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,319
19,821
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,165
35
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jörg Paul Rachen
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,959
43,178
0.540
Astroteilchenphysik
Kosmologie
AGN und Radiogalaxie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,477
38
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Fabio Maltoni
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,895
26,566
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,586
41
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christos Sotiriou
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,369
32,676
0.434
breast cancer
cancer
oncology
genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,964
44
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Diether Lambrechts
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,428
36,505
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,042
46
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Francois Peeters
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,350
22,692
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,106
47
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philippe Dubois
Université de Mons
Mons, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,438
21,612
0.303
Materials sciences & Engineering
Macromolecular Engineering
Polymer processing
(Nano)Composite
Bioplastic