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
social impact assessment
displacement and resettlement
human geography
rural sociology
ESG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,942
14,044
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Design methods
design research
co-design
prototyping
service design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,726
10,112
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Industrial Design
Design for Experience
Design for Wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,781
7,104
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Environmental Governance
Environmental Studies
Climate Adaptation
Water Governance
Sustainable Urban Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,288
7,523
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Information Systems Architecture
Business Process Management
Electronic Business
Business Engineering
Digital Transformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,236
2,834
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Architectuur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,044
1,989
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
sustainable building
sustainable energy systems
energy potential mapping
energy neutrality
climate adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,178
4,970
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
public and corporate reale estate management
added value of real estate
adaptive reuse as a means to cope with vacancy
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,966
3,908
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
urban planning
disaster risk reduction
urban land use dynamics and models
slum development
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,488
4,451
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
desgin
problem-solving
team
mental models
experience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,272
2,643
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Architectural Design
Cultural Heritage
Semantic Web Technologies
Building Information Modelling
Design Thinking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,523
4,413
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Technology Commercialization
Innovation Processes
Design Process
Effectuation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
2,947
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
spatial planning
urban planning
SDSS
climate change
urban health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,723
3,793
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,157
2,899
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
composite materials
additive manufacturing
bio-inspired materials
living materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,143
3,027
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,068
1,433
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Urban mobility futures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,866
2,573
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
urban remote sensing
slums
deprivation
urban morphology
urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,707
2,988
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Urban management
urban economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,376
1,425
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
landscape architecture
urban design
research through design
urban climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,870
2,143
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Landscape
planning
architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,346
1,351
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Performance Based Design
Architecture
Computational Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
1,458
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
architecture
sustainability
augmented design
media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
619
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Spatial Planning-Smart Cities-Planning Support Science-Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,148
1,691
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Urban Planning
Land Policy
Spatial Planning
Land Development
Rural Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,981
667
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,705
614
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Frank Vanclay
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,942
14,044
0.485
social impact assessment
displacement and resettlement
human geography
rural sociology
ESG
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,836
1,271
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pieter Jan Stappers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,726
10,112
0.570
Design methods
design research
co-design
prototyping
service design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,890
1,589
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pieter Desmet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,781
7,104
0.481
Industrial Design
Design for Experience
Design for Wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,064
1,965
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter PJ Driessen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,288
7,523
0.612
Environmental Governance
Environmental Studies
Climate Adaptation
Water Governance
Sustainable Urban Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,865
2,710
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Grefen
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,236
2,834
0.307
Information Systems Architecture
Business Process Management
Electronic Business
Business Engineering
Digital Transformation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,463
2,779
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas De Bont
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,044
1,989
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,484
3,484
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andy Van Den Dobbelsteen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,178
4,970
0.692
sustainable building
sustainable energy systems
energy potential mapping
energy neutrality
climate adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,064
3,586
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Theo Van Der Voordt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,966
3,908
0.561
public and corporate reale estate management
added value of real estate
adaptive reuse as a means to cope with vacancy
health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,234
3,830
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Richard Sliuzas
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,488
4,451
0.686
urban planning
disaster risk reduction
urban land use dynamics and models
slum development
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,937
3,945
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Petra Badke-Schaub
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,272
2,643
0.421
desgin
problem-solving
team
mental models
experience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,966
4,378
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pieter Pauwels
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,523
4,413
0.799
Architectural Design
Cultural Heritage
Semantic Web Technologies
Building Information Modelling
Design Thinking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,637
4,707
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
I. Reymen
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
2,947
0.580
Technology Commercialization
Innovation Processes
Design Process
Effectuation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,426
4,966
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johannes Flacke
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,723
3,793
0.803
spatial planning
urban planning
SDSS
climate change
urban health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,687
5,445
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Astrid Kemperman
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,157
2,899
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,393
5,458
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kunal Masania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,143
3,027
0.731
composite materials
additive manufacturing
bio-inspired materials
living materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,578
5,533
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wgm Salet
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,068
1,433
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,083
5,725
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marco Te Brömmelstroet
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,866
2,573
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,722
5,899
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Monika Kuffer
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,707
2,988
0.806
urban remote sensing
slums
deprivation
urban morphology
urban planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,428
6,323
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Willem Van Winden
Hogeschool van Amsterdam HvA
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,376
1,425
0.422
Urban management
urban economic development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,542
7,038
602
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sanda Lenzholzer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,870
2,143
0.747
landscape architecture
urban design
research through design
urban climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,886
7,948
675
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Adri Van Den Brink
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,346
1,351
0.576
Landscape
planning
architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,080
7,996
650
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sevil Sariyildiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
1,458
0.626
Performance Based Design
Architecture
Computational Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,629
8,122
662
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sang Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
619
0.274
architecture
sustainability
augmented design
media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,150
8,361
935
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yanliu Lin 林艳柳
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,148
1,691
0.787
Spatial Planning-Smart Cities-Planning Support Science-Migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,704
8,742
731
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Willem K. Korthals Altes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,981
667
0.337
Urban Planning
Land Policy
Spatial Planning
Land Development
Rural Development