Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Netherlands Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Netherlands 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
Plant Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,387
32,004
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,659
28,259
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,060
22,832
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,839
39,082
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,928
22,900
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,162
29,444
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,832
17,737
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
rhizosphere microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,856
16,602
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Aquatic Ecology
Biological Oceanography
Microbial Ecology
Theoretical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,249
17,124
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,141
17,659
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
entomology
insect-plant interactions
chemical ecology
entomophagy
bioconversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,072
16,287
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
metabolomics
systems biology
data analysis
chemometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,607
12,865
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,786
15,283
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
plant ecology
population dynamics
population modeling
roots
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,291
13,184
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,640
10,926
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,924
14,111
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
agricultural sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,572
14,703
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,798
8,373
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,656
11,417
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant stress
Flooding
Submergence
Shade avoidance
Plant ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,379
10,801
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Horticulture
Crop physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,302
14,271
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,587
14,237
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
aquatic ecology
freshwater ecology
marine ecology
invasive species
biological invasions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,451
7,013
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
plant breeding
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,765
5,994
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant Pathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Phytohormones
Transcriptional regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,634
11,833
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,192
130
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Corné Mj Pieterse
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,387
32,004
0.475
Plant Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,451
146
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ken E Giller
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,659
28,259
0.430
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,544
148
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,060
22,832
0.351
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,697
176
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,839
39,082
0.664
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,420
211
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Gf Visser
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,928
22,900
0.441
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,280
240
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lourens Poorter
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,162
29,444
0.599
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,781
444
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
PC Struik
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,832
17,737
0.509
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,530
456
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bakker Pahm
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,856
16,602
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,051
470
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jef Huisman
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,249
17,124
0.515
Aquatic Ecology
Biological Oceanography
Microbial Ecology
Theoretical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,145
476
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kleijn D
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,141
17,659
0.533
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,205
477
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joop Ja Van Loon
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,072
16,287
0.492
entomology
insect-plant interactions
chemical ecology
entomophagy
bioconversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,675
527
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Age Smilde
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,607
12,865
0.407
metabolomics
systems biology
data analysis
chemometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,490
545
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jan Dijkstra
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,786
15,283
0.496
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,281
599
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hans De Kroon
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,291
13,184
0.450
plant ecology
population dynamics
population modeling
roots
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,098
623
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,640
10,926
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,010
646
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Niels H Batjes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,924
14,111
0.505
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,457
658
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Van Ittersum
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,572
14,703
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,577
691
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pierre De Wit
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,798
8,373
0.312
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,793
698
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lijbert Brussaard
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,656
11,417
0.428
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,243
710
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lacj Voesenek
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,379
10,801
0.409
Plant stress
Flooding
Submergence
Shade avoidance
Plant ecophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,366
714
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Li T
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,302
14,271
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,513
751
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Thomas Kuyper
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,587
14,237
0.556
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,523
811
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gerard Van Der Velde
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,451
7,013
0.287
aquatic ecology
freshwater ecology
marine ecology
invasive species
biological invasions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,815
851
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Evert Jacobsen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,765
5,994
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,070
859
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Saskia Van Wees
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,634
11,833
0.501
Plant Pathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Phytohormones
Transcriptional regulation