Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 736 Scientists Citation in Netherlands Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Wnt
Intestine
Organoid
Adult stem cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281,599
121,675
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genetics
complex diseases
genomics
immunogenetics
human genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,197
62,711
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Genetica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,261
52,079
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cancer biology
signal transduction
proximity-based modalities
extracellular vescicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,444
24,456
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mass Spectrometry
Proteomics
Analytical Chemistry
Stem Cells
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,253
30,048
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
cancer genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,281
19,696
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
DNA damage repair
cancer
aging
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,940
16,583
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Genetics
Genomics
Duchenne
Gene therapy
Biobanking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,691
11,687
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Biophysics
Cell Membranes
Molecular Dynamics
Coarse-Graining
MARTINI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,116
23,898
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genetics
autoimmune
aging
microbiome
exposome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,120
34,142
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,542
37,299
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Genetic Dyslipidemia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,417
26,926
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
molecular biology
fungal molecular phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,990
26,511
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
genetics of cardiovascular and metabolic disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,351
15,645
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Genetica
genomics
structurele variatie
integratieve biologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,331
26,496
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Virus-Host interactions
Comparative genomics
RNA viruses
Virus Evolution
Virus Taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,756
23,059
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
stem cells
cardiomyocytes
heart
TGFb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,178
14,931
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cell cycle control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,031
10,941
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,977
10,583
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
microbial ecology
microbial genomics
bioremediation
gut microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,696
23,059
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Molecular Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,967
8,849
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
cell biology
innate immune system
infectious disease
zebrafish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,485
12,752
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Complex Diseases
Gene Expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,536
20,864
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cells
technology
light scattering
birefringence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,162
7,384
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
cancer
pathology
genomics
biobanks
research infratructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,702
14,187
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hans Clevers
Hubrecht Institute
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281,599
121,675
0.432
Wnt
Intestine
Organoid
Adult stem cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,702
37
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cisca Wijmenga
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,197
62,711
0.451
Genetics
complex diseases
genomics
immunogenetics
human genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,083
71
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jouke Jan Hottenga
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,261
52,079
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,399
78
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Ten Dijke
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,444
24,456
0.251
Cancer biology
signal transduction
proximity-based modalities
extracellular vescicles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,895
100
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Albert Jr Heck
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,253
30,048
0.379
Mass Spectrometry
Proteomics
Analytical Chemistry
Stem Cells
Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,103
104
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Devilee
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,281
19,696
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,136
105
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jan Hoeijmakers
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,940
16,583
0.216
DNA damage repair
cancer
aging
nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,471
140
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gertjan Van Ommen
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,691
11,687
0.175
Genetics
Genomics
Duchenne
Gene therapy
Biobanking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,336
187
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Siewert J Marrink
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,116
23,898
0.418
Biophysics
Cell Membranes
Molecular Dynamics
Coarse-Graining
MARTINI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,097
203
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alexandra (Sasha) Zhernakova
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,120
34,142
0.631
Genetics
autoimmune
aging
microbiome
exposome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,234
206
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Morris Swertz
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,542
37,299
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,260
207
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jan Albert Kuivenhoven
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,417
26,926
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,695
224
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johannes Z. Groenewald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,990
26,511
0.510
molecular biology
fungal molecular phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,196
237
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eric Jg Sijbrands
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,351
15,645
0.311
genetics of cardiovascular and metabolic disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,203
238
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Edwin Cuppen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,331
26,496
0.526
Genetica
genomics
structurele variatie
integratieve biologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,684
250
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alexander E. Gorbalenya
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,756
23,059
0.473
Virus-Host interactions
Comparative genomics
RNA viruses
Virus Evolution
Virus Taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,896
257
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
C. Mummery
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,178
14,931
0.310
stem cells
cardiomyocytes
heart
TGFb
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,700
281
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rene H. Medema
Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,031
10,941
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,625
308
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Frank Baas
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,977
10,583
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,761
313
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hauke Smidt
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,696
23,059
0.528
microbial ecology
microbial genomics
bioremediation
gut microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,104
323
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Arnold Jm Driessen
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,967
8,849
0.206
Molecular Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,861
343
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Herman Spaink
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,485
12,752
0.307
cell biology
innate immune system
infectious disease
zebrafish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,986
369
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Harm-Jan Westra
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,536
20,864
0.528
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Complex Diseases
Gene Expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,217
376
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jan Greve
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,162
7,384
0.189
Cells
technology
light scattering
birefringence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,171
403
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gerrit A Meijer
Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,702
14,187
0.376
cancer
pathology
genomics
biobanks
research infratructure