Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 50 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
health sciences
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,676
35,232
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
healthy aging
allied health care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,299
7,590
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Health outcomes
Measurement
Psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,557
4,443
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,140
3,925
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Health professions education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,959
5,304
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Health communication
Groups at risk
Tailoring
Patient-provider interaction
eHealth and AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,169
5,079
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
health promotion
health behavioral change
lifestyle
smoking cessation
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,809
3,431
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Frailty
Disability
Multimorbidity
Quality of life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,391
4,988
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
health policy
science and technology studies
health services research
sociology of quantification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,039
3,501
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ethiek
genetica
voortplanting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,583
2,842
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,582
2,861
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Health promotion
Population health
Social networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,878
2,688
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Assistant Professor Health Communication in Health Care Settings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,451
2,967
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Health services research
patient perspective
impact of health law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,362
1,979
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
health promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,358
1,307
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
health promotion
behaviour change
lifestyle
gezondheidsbevordering
leefstijl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,697
1,564
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Health Profession Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,318
1,925
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Health professions
medical education
international health care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
1,013
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
health promotion
participatory action research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,780
1,871
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Health Professions Education
Medical Education
Global Health
Psychiatry Education
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
2,139
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
patient-clinician communication
(assessment of) shared decision making
reflection
making care fit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,145
2,356
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Health Services Research
Primary Care
International Comparisons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,747
1,335
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Health communication
digital
web-based
lifestyle
tailoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,463
1,297
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Health services research
public health
quality of healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,314
720
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
patient safety
adverse events
quality of care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,217
1,021
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,159
47
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
André Knottnerus
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,676
35,232
0.287
health sciences
medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,863
1,251
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cees Van Der Schans
Hanze University Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,299
7,590
0.415
healthy aging
allied health care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,213
1,521
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Fm Krabbe
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,557
4,443
0.286
Health outcomes
Measurement
Psychometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,525
1,853
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Komproe Ih
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,140
3,925
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,456
2,309
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Erik Driessen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,959
5,304
0.484
Health professions education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,991
2,790
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Julia Van Weert
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,169
5,079
0.554
Health communication
Groups at risk
Tailoring
Patient-provider interaction
eHealth and AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,144
2,904
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Catherine Bolman
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,809
3,431
0.389
health promotion
health behavioral change
lifestyle
smoking cessation
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,636
3,062
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robbert J Gobbens
Hogeschool Inholland
Haarlem, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,391
4,988
0.594
Frailty
Disability
Multimorbidity
Quality of life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,320
3,630
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Roland Bal
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,039
3,501
0.497
health policy
science and technology studies
health services research
sociology of quantification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,986
3,852
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wybo Dondorp
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,583
2,842
0.432
ethiek
genetica
voortplanting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,017
3,853
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maria Koelen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,582
2,861
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,324
4,228
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Spencer Moore
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,878
2,688
0.457
Health promotion
Population health
Social networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,996
4,486
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ciska Hoving
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,451
2,967
0.544
Assistant Professor Health Communication in Health Care Settings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,179
4,563
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Roland Friele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,362
1,979
0.369
Health services research
patient perspective
impact of health law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,339
4,568
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jascha De Nooijer
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,358
1,307
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,732
5,077
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marieke W. Verheijden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,697
1,564
0.333
health promotion
behaviour change
lifestyle
gezondheidsbevordering
leefstijl
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,750
5,389
573
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marco Antonio De Carvalho-Filho
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,318
1,925
0.446
Health Profession Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,819
5,737
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fred CJ Stevens
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
1,013
0.257
Health professions
medical education
international health care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,149
5,922
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Annemarie Wagemakers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,780
1,871
0.495
health promotion
participatory action research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,998
6,172
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robbert Duvivier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
2,139
0.599
Health Professions Education
Medical Education
Global Health
Psychiatry Education
Psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,982
6,756
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marleen Kunneman
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,145
2,356
0.749
patient-clinician communication
(assessment of) shared decision making
reflection
making care fit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,852
7,349
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Willemijn Schäfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,747
1,335
0.486
Health Services Research
Primary Care
International Comparisons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,248
7,852
659
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eline Suzanne Smit
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,463
1,297
0.527
Health communication
digital
web-based
lifestyle
tailoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,704
8,136
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ronald Gijsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,314
720
0.311
Health services research
public health
quality of healthcare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,572
8,338
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maaike Langelaan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,217
1,021
0.461
patient safety
adverse events
quality of care