Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Geography Highly Cited Researchers 45 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
forest hydrology
deforestation
reforestation
erosion
cloud forest hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,490
5,214
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
regional studies
urban regeneration
neighbourhood effects
segregation
residential mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
7,455
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
urban studies
urban geography
urban governance
urban diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,006
2,940
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hazards
Earth Observation
Vegetation
GIS
Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,376
4,593
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Geo-information science
SDI
Spatial Data infrastructures
spatial thinking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,719
3,471
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Physical geography
geomorphology
fluvial systems
deltas
climate impacts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,771
3,281
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
networks
cities
politics
sociology
Amsterdam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,606
2,966
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
geography
earth sciences
sedimentology
subsidence
delta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,351
2,152
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
residential mobility
migration
urbanisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,887
2,016
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,476
3,620
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Urban Geography
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban Studies
Creative Cities
Shrinking Cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,825
1,519
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
geographic information/data
spatial analysis
online education
health and disease
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,393
1,508
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
cultural geography
rural studies
population geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
2,128
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
geography
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,322
1,772
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
sociale geografie
cartografie
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,122
512
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
urban geography
qualitative research methods
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,112
1,903
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Urban & political geography
polarization
transition
gentrification
segregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,948
2,024
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
geography
GIS remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,916
1,140
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Critical mobility studies
migration
transnationalism
African-European borderlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,626
1,795
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Geographic Information Science
Citizen Science
Reproducibility
Edge Computing
IoT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,470
1,508
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
spatial planning
transport infrastructures
digital planning
smart urban governance
urban transformations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
1,762
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Migration
international education
sustainable development
Chinese diaspora
ex/inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,071
1,080
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
geography education
GIS
thinking skills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,061
918
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Political Ecology
Degrowth
Post-Growth
Ecological Economics
System Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,972
1,657
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Geography
Rural Development
Community Development
Citizens' Initiatives
Exclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
1,547
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,291
1,237
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
La Bruijnzeel
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,490
5,214
0.282
forest hydrology
deforestation
reforestation
erosion
cloud forest hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,770
1,635
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Maarten Van Ham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
7,455
0.506
regional studies
urban regeneration
neighbourhood effects
segregation
residential mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,659
1,881
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ronald Van Kempen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,006
2,940
0.226
urban studies
urban geography
urban governance
urban diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,223
1,981
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steven M De Jong
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,376
4,593
0.371
Hazards
Earth Observation
Vegetation
GIS
Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,083
2,637
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Arnold Bregt
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,719
3,471
0.357
Geo-information science
SDI
Spatial Data infrastructures
spatial thinking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,988
2,922
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hans Middelkoop
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,771
3,281
0.374
Physical geography
geomorphology
fluvial systems
deltas
climate impacts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,716
3,839
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Justus Uitermark
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,606
2,966
0.449
networks
cities
politics
sociology
Amsterdam
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,982
4,578
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stouthamer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,351
2,152
0.402
geography
earth sciences
sedimentology
subsidence
delta
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,952
4,924
579
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pieter Hooimeijer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,887
2,016
0.413
residential mobility
migration
urbanisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,366
5,254
611
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Edwin Sutanudjaja
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,476
3,620
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,992
5,872
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marco Bontje
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,825
1,519
0.397
Urban Geography
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban Studies
Creative Cities
Shrinking Cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,164
6,415
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Justine Blanford
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,393
1,508
0.444
geographic information/data
spatial analysis
online education
health and disease
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,976
6,438
650
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tialda Haartsen
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
2,128
0.629
cultural geography
rural studies
population geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,506
6,516
565
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Edward H Huijbens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,322
1,772
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,658
6,790
580
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rinus Deurloo
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,122
512
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,425
6,800
768
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ilse Van Liempt
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,112
1,903
0.612
urban geography
qualitative research methods
migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,972
7,025
590
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Willem R Boterman
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,948
2,024
0.687
Urban & political geography
polarization
transition
gentrification
segregation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,867
7,088
605
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gerard Hazeu
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,916
1,140
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,372
7,568
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joris Schapendonk
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,626
1,795
0.684
Critical mobility studies
migration
transnationalism
African-European borderlands
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,175
7,846
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Frank O Ostermann
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,470
1,508
0.611
Geographic Information Science
Citizen Science
Reproducibility
Edge Computing
IoT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,786
8,585
957
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Patrick A Witte
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
1,762
0.835
spatial planning
transport infrastructures
digital planning
smart urban governance
urban transformations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,784
8,661
966
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maggi WH Leung
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,071
1,080
0.521
Migration
international education
sustainable development
Chinese diaspora
ex/inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,317
8,687
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joop Van Der Schee
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,061
918
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,224
8,899
748
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Crelis Rammelt|Crelis Ferdinand Rammelt, Crelis F Rammelt
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,972
1,657
0.840
Political Ecology
Degrowth
Post-Growth
Ecological Economics
System Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,871
9,014
896
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Koen Salemink
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
1,547
0.801
Geography
Rural Development
Community Development
Citizens' Initiatives
Exclusion