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
Higgs physics
neutrino physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334,821
135,948
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,042
130,078
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Wnt
Intestine
Organoid
Adult stem cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276,753
134,831
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Particle Physics
Dark Matter
Machine Learning
Phenomenology
ATLAS experiment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241,759
118,578
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Regression models and Prediction Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,766
96,639
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,515
58,739
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Physics
Materials Science
Theoretical Physics
Nanoscience
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,114
51,744
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Gravitational wave astronomy
compact binaries
binary populations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,552
112,212
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genetics
complex diseases
genomics
immunogenetics
human genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,449
70,443
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Gravitational Waves
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,201
86,466
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Informatics
High Energy Physics
Big Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,098
29,110
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Heavy ion physics
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,187
78,804
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,448
58,000
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
gravitational waves
squeezed light
entanglement
quantum optics
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,982
85,563
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,454
32,264
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
astronomy
astrophysics
gravitational wave astronomy
transient phenomena
astronomical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,291
72,676
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,853
36,101
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Quark-Gluon Plasma
Heavy Ion Collisions
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,808
40,748
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genetica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,814
57,376
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,801
22,670
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cancer biology
signal transduction
proximity-based modalities
extracellular vescicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,431
27,448
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Gravitational Waves
Interferometry
Simulations of Optical Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,276
77,969
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Density Functional Theory
chemical bonding
molecule-surface interaction
relativistic effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,593
22,059
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,321
66,677
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
High Energy Physics
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,126
70,227
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Frank Filthaut
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334,821
135,948
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicolo De Groot
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,042
130,078
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hans Clevers
Hubrecht Institute
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276,753
134,831
0.487
Wnt
Intestine
Organoid
Adult stem cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498
6
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sascha Caron
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241,759
118,578
0.490
Particle Physics
Dark Matter
Machine Learning
Phenomenology
ATLAS experiment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,106
21
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ewout W. Steyerberg
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170,766
96,639
0.566
Regression models and Prediction Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,341
24
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Theo Stijnen
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,515
58,739
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,505
29
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mikhail Katsnelson
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,114
51,744
0.354
Physics
Materials Science
Theoretical Physics
Nanoscience
Condensed Matter Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,518
30
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gijs Nelemans
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,552
112,212
0.771
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Gravitational wave astronomy
compact binaries
binary populations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,718
38
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cisca Wijmenga
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,449
70,443
0.516
Genetics
complex diseases
genomics
immunogenetics
human genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,063
45
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andreas Freise
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,201
86,466
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,095
46
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sander Klous
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,098
29,110
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,356
51
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marta Verweij
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,187
78,804
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,466
54
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Patrick Koppenburg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,448
58,000
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,481
56
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sebastian Steinlechner
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,982
85,563
0.764
gravitational waves
squeezed light
entanglement
quantum optics
physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,658
60
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ew Meijer
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,454
32,264
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,881
65
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul Groot
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,291
72,676
0.697
astronomy
astrophysics
gravitational wave astronomy
transient phenomena
astronomical instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,962
68
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bl Feringa
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,853
36,101
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,187
73
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marco Van Leeuwen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,808
40,748
0.412
Quark-Gluon Plasma
Heavy Ion Collisions
Particle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,257
74
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jouke Jan Hottenga
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,814
57,376
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,325
75
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sijbrand De Jong
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,801
22,670
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,352
76
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter Ten Dijke
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,431
27,448
0.285
Cancer biology
signal transduction
proximity-based modalities
extracellular vescicles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,507
79
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
AC Green
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,276
77,969
0.827
Gravitational Waves
Interferometry
Simulations of Optical Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,558
81
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Evert Jan Baerends
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,593
22,059
0.236
Density Functional Theory
chemical bonding
molecule-surface interaction
relativistic effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,938
86
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Steven Bloemen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,321
66,677
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,327
93
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeroen (JFP) Schouwenberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,126
70,227
0.845