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
social impact assessment
displacement and resettlement
human geography
rural sociology
ESG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,848
12,918
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Environmental Governance
Environmental Studies
Climate Adaptation
Water Governance
Sustainable Urban Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,586
6,732
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
6,672
4,088
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
spatial planning
urban planning
SDSS
climate change
urban health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,864
3,564
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
2,791
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,121
1,204
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Urban mobility futures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,985
2,344
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
urban remote sensing
slums
deprivation
urban morphology
urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,826
2,850
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Urban management
urban economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,428
1,232
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Spatial Planning-Smart Cities-Planning Support Science-Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,232
1,621
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Urban Planning
Land Policy
Spatial Planning
Land Development
Rural Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
562
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Urban planning
Commercial real estate
Industrial estates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,955
598
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
urban design
climate change
urban climate
environment
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,826
1,098
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sustainable Urban Development
Urban Environmental Governance
Urban Planning
Mega Projects
Decision-Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
1,066
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
urban planning & management
risk assessment
environmental criminology
information security
geographic information scie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
753
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
urban planning
solid waste management
neighbourhood development
urban Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,469
270
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
housing
urban planning
regional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,435
581
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
urban and regional planning
energy transition
environmental policy
complexity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
1,001
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
smart city
smart mobility
urban planning
decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
992
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
adaptive planning
self-organization
civic initiatives
urban logistics
peri-urban areas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
791
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Urban Mobility
Parking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
484
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
urban design
creative industry
sustainable mobility
underground space
climate adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
921
432
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
urban mobility
urban freight logistics
sustainable mobility
sustainable logistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
838
204
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Urban geography
Mobility
Transportation planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
462
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Public-private partnership
Urban planning
Contracts
Infrastructure
Urban regeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
516
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,255
599
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Frank Vanclay
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,848
12,918
0.433
social impact assessment
displacement and resettlement
human geography
rural sociology
ESG
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,636
1,955
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter PJ Driessen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,586
6,732
0.535
Environmental Governance
Environmental Studies
Climate Adaptation
Water Governance
Sustainable Urban Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,181
3,811
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard Sliuzas
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,672
4,088
0.613
urban planning
disaster risk reduction
urban land use dynamics and models
slum development
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,967
4,944
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Johannes Flacke
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,864
3,564
0.733
spatial planning
urban planning
SDSS
climate change
urban health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,028
5,387
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Astrid Kemperman
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,322
2,791
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,836
5,571
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wgm Salet
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,121
1,204
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,579
5,690
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marco Te Brömmelstroet
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,985
2,344
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,906
5,869
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Monika Kuffer
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,826
2,850
0.745
urban remote sensing
slums
deprivation
urban morphology
urban planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,644
6,369
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Willem Van Winden
Hogeschool van Amsterdam HvA
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,428
1,232
0.359
Urban management
urban economic development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,425
8,301
927
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yanliu Lin 林艳柳
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,232
1,621
0.726
Spatial Planning-Smart Cities-Planning Support Science-Migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,354
8,776
736
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Willem K. Korthals Altes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
562
0.278
Urban Planning
Land Policy
Spatial Planning
Land Development
Rural Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,151
8,950
759
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Erik Louw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,955
598
0.306
Urban planning
Commercial real estate
Industrial estates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,186
9,305
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Laura Kleerekoper
Hogeschool van Amsterdam HvA
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,826
1,098
0.601
urban design
climate change
urban climate
environment
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,264
9,759
811
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mendel Giezen
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
1,066
0.641
Sustainable Urban Development
Urban Environmental Governance
Urban Planning
Mega Projects
Decision-Making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,416
9,793
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lorena Montoya
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
753
0.455
urban planning & management
risk assessment
environmental criminology
information security
geographic information scie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,763
10,394
860
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Johan Post
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,469
270
0.184
urban planning
solid waste management
neighbourhood development
urban Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,755
10,518
1,122
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paul Van Lindert
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,435
581
0.405
housing
urban planning
regional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,861
10,531
999
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christian Zuidema
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
1,001
0.700
urban and regional planning
energy transition
environmental policy
complexity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,204
11,220
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anna-Maria Feneri
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
992
0.808
smart city
smart mobility
urban planning
decision-making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,868
11,231
1,067
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ws Rauws
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
791
0.645
adaptive planning
self-organization
civic initiatives
urban logistics
peri-urban areas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
691,459
12,278
807
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Giuliano Mingardo
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
484
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
717,870
12,610
1,166
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frank Van Der Hoeven
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
921
432
0.469
urban design
creative industry
sustainable mobility
underground space
climate adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
751,692
13,065
1,225
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
A Van Binsbergen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
838
204
0.243
urban mobility
urban freight logistics
sustainable mobility
sustainable logistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764,001
13,193
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Abu Toasin Oakil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
462
0.571
Urban geography
Mobility
Transportation planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
779,767
13,399
1,380
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Martijn Van Den Hurk
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
516
0.668
Public-private partnership
Urban planning
Contracts
Infrastructure
Urban regeneration