Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 712 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
biogeochemical cycling
plant traits
climate
decomposition
fire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,665
39,227
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Intestinal Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,733
31,639
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
systems biology
quantitative biology
biophysics
stem cell biology
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,071
29,291
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Statistical ecology
Bayesian computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,899
12,576
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Soil ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,193
31,444
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Infectieziekten
microbiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,320
20,266
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
GIS
Remote Sensing
Spatial Ecology
Natural Resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,485
25,151
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cancer
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,940
24,385
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
succession
lianas
functional traits
forest ecology
forest use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,486
23,568
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
sociology
geography
migration
development
political ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,505
17,118
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
migration
ecology
population biology
phenotypic evolution
developmental ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,925
13,178
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Global Environmental Change
Land Use
Climte Change and mitigation
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,976
26,229
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
global change
biogeochemistry
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,142
11,966
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ecological models
resilience
alternative stable states
early warning signals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,162
17,861
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tropical Forest Ecology
Tropical Conservation
Forest Monitoring
Rain Forests
Livelihoods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,872
17,057
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Macroecology
Community Ecology
Tropical Forest Ecology
Amazon
Amazonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,721
17,629
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Structural Biology
Protein Crystallography
Complement
Membrane Proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,102
5,336
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
ecologie
natuurbeheer
natuurbehoud
biodiversiteit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,764
10,168
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,489
13,408
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Proteins
Vaccines
Delivery
Formulation
Biophysical Characterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,880
13,495
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biology
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,669
16,619
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Estuarine Ecology
Benthos
Ecosystem modelling
Spatial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,019
10,947
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
NMR
Structural biology
hyperpolarization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,018
3,718
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
mycology
taxonomy
Aspergillus
Penicillium
Talaromyces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,854
18,925
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
sustainability
economy
industrial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,361
18,893
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,408
93
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
J Hans C Cornelissen
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,665
39,227
0.469
biogeochemical cycling
plant traits
climate
decomposition
fire
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,745
115
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Erwin Zoetendal
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,733
31,639
0.441
Intestinal Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,274
135
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alexander Van Oudenaarden
Hubrecht Institute
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,071
29,291
0.430
systems biology
quantitative biology
biophysics
stem cell biology
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,426
137
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cajo Jf Ter Braak
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,899
12,576
0.188
Statistical ecology
Bayesian computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,535
147
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wim H. Van Der Putten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,193
31,444
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,510
192
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ed J. Kuijper
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,320
20,266
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,529
218
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrew Skidmore
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,485
25,151
0.479
GIS
Remote Sensing
Spatial Ecology
Natural Resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,007
230
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lodewyk Wessels
Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,940
24,385
0.479
Cancer
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,463
243
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frans Bongers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,486
23,568
0.476
succession
lianas
functional traits
forest ecology
forest use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,478
274
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hein De Haas
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,505
17,118
0.368
sociology
geography
migration
development
political ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,711
286
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Theunis Piersma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,925
13,178
0.287
migration
ecology
population biology
phenotypic evolution
developmental ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,099
350
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Elke Stehfest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,976
26,229
0.640
Global Environmental Change
Land Use
Climte Change and mitigation
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,596
362
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rien Aerts
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,142
11,966
0.298
global change
biogeochemistry
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,820
397
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Egbert H Van Nes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,162
17,861
0.468
ecological models
resilience
alternative stable states
early warning signals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,713
409
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Douglas Sheil
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,872
17,057
0.463
Tropical Forest Ecology
Tropical Conservation
Forest Monitoring
Rain Forests
Livelihoods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,771
413
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hans Ter Steege
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,721
17,629
0.480
Macroecology
Community Ecology
Tropical Forest Ecology
Amazon
Amazonia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,255
425
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Piet Gros
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,102
5,336
0.148
Structural Biology
Protein Crystallography
Complement
Membrane Proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,552
431
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Frank Berendse
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,764
10,168
0.284
ecologie
natuurbeheer
natuurbehoud
biodiversiteit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,728
438
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marcel E. Visser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,489
13,408
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,192
449
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wim Jiskoot
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,880
13,495
0.387
Proteins
Vaccines
Delivery
Formulation
Biophysical Characterization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,205
477
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hans Jap Heesterbeek
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,669
16,619
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,787
495
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter Mj Herman
Deltares
Delft, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,019
10,947
0.332
Estuarine Ecology
Benthos
Ecosystem modelling
Spatial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,788
496
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert Kaptein
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,018
3,718
0.113
NMR
Structural biology
hyperpolarization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,935
504
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jos Houbraken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,854
18,925
0.576
mycology
taxonomy
Aspergillus
Penicillium
Talaromyces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,436
523
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Arnold Tukker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,361
18,893
0.584
sustainability
economy
industrial ecology