Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and Humanities 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
Occupational Health Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,013
150,668
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,929
104,047
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,255
94,580
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Literature studies
Media theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,055
35,565
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
psychology
psychiatry
education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,496
50,966
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Decision making
Imaging
Cardiovascular
Prevention
Simulation models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,467
46,278
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Design
Design Science
Brand Management
Research Methods
Information Systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,611
79,074
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,146
25,897
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,331
28,722
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psychology
Psychometrics
Clinical Psychology
Philosophy of Science
Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,144
50,087
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cooperation
Intergroup Relations
Creativity
Decision Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,331
27,550
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,032
31,661
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,712
26,642
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Instructional Design
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,822
30,117
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Brain and behavior
neuropsychology
learning
memory
executive function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,184
16,751
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
journalism
media theory
mass communication theory
media studies
media work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,009
23,657
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
anxiety
depression
personality
cognitive-behavior therapy
elderly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,059
23,719
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
digital business
omni-channel
customer experience
big data
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,005
36,290
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Anxiety
child and adolescent psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,524
19,601
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
social science methodology
multilevel analysis
survey methodology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,223
22,890
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
economic geography
evolutionary economics
evolutionary economic geography
clusters
regional growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,333
24,642
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Media effects
Communication theory
Social media
Adolescents
Person-specific media effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,934
26,816
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
burnout
engagement
workaholism
motivation
work stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,124
23,187
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
bibliometrics
network analysis
scientometrics
text mining
visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,296
40,705
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Adolescent Development and Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,680
22,015
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,013
150,668
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dorret I Boomsma
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,929
104,047
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,385
26
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pim Cuijpers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,255
94,580
0.621
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,872
42
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marshall Herbert Mcluhan
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,055
35,565
0.273
Literature studies
Media theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,891
43
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,496
50,966
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,759
62
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mgm Hunink
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,467
46,278
0.435
Decision making
Imaging
Cardiovascular
Prevention
Simulation models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,072
71
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jörg Henseler
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,611
79,074
0.786
Design
Design Science
Brand Management
Research Methods
Information Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,630
100
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Nijkamp
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,146
25,897
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,762
116
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cees Van Der Vleuten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,331
28,722
0.408
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,073
124
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Denny Borsboom
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,144
50,087
0.735
Psychology
Psychometrics
Clinical Psychology
Philosophy of Science
Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,201
131
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carsten De Dreu
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,331
27,550
0.409
Cooperation
Intergroup Relations
Creativity
Decision Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,250
134
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fred Paas
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,032
31,661
0.472
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,442
144
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Roy Thurik
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,712
26,642
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,762
154
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paul A Kirschner
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,822
30,117
0.472
Instructional Design
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,419
165
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jelle Jolles
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,184
16,751
0.278
Brain and behavior
neuropsychology
learning
memory
executive function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,456
166
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mark Deuze
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,009
23,657
0.394
journalism
media theory
mass communication theory
media studies
media work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,653
173
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Philip Spinhoven
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,059
23,719
0.402
anxiety
depression
personality
cognitive-behavior therapy
elderly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,666
174
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pc Verhoef
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,005
36,290
0.615
digital business
omni-channel
customer experience
big data
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,215
184
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Muris
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,524
19,601
0.347
Anxiety
child and adolescent psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,798
198
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joop Hox
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,223
22,890
0.422
social science methodology
multilevel analysis
survey methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,592
220
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ron Boschma
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,333
24,642
0.480
economic geography
evolutionary economics
evolutionary economic geography
clusters
regional growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,724
226
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Patti M Valkenburg
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,934
26,816
0.526
Media effects
Communication theory
Social media
Adolescents
Person-specific media effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,291
241
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Toon Taris
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,124
23,187
0.472
burnout
engagement
workaholism
motivation
work stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,559
245
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nees Jan van Eck
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,296
40,705
0.843
bibliometrics
network analysis
scientometrics
text mining
visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,784
253
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wim Meeus
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,680
22,015
0.462
Adolescent Development and Developmental Psychology