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National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Netherlands Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
epidemiology
infectious disease modelling
vaccine effectiveness
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,796
15,629
0.989
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
population ecology of infectious diseases - infection dynamics - epidemiology - public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,068
14,115
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nanotoxicology
ecotoxicology
risk assessment
fate assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,674
12,268
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
One Health
Public health
Vectorborne Diseases
Ticks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,602
9,620
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
infectious diseases
epidemiology
mathematical modelling
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,260
9,186
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,212
8,052
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
environmental infectious diseases
antimicrobial resistance
one health
global health
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,233
7,982
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Microbiology
Microbiome
Host-Microbe interactions
Molecular ecology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,887
7,368
0.572
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,015
6,935
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Climate change
Air quality
Ozone layer depletion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,226
6,193
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
ecology
ecotoxicology
risk assessment
sustainability assessment
risk management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,829
6,065
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
antibiotic resistance
environmental transmission
One Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,677
5,716
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
MRSA
ESBL
microbiology
epidemiology
antimicrobial resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,589
5,409
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
microbiology zoonoses parasitology public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,817
5,397
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
epidemiology
cost-effectiveness
economic evaluation
healthcare research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,329
5,233
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Immunology
virologie
vaccins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,181
4,767
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,110
4,046
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
infectious disease modelling
contact surveys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,802
3,963
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
epidemiology
food safety
zoonoses
One Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,098
3,899
0.765
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
epidemiology and genomics of infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,919
3,488
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
infectious diseases
statistical inference
influenza
respiratory syncytial virus
SARS-CoV-2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,804
3,277
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
immunologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,230
3,222
0.446
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,375
3,216
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,517
3,099
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,091
3,046
0.178
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,261
436
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kylie Ainslie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,796
15,629
0.989
epidemiology
infectious disease modelling
vaccine effectiveness
biostatistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,133
529
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jacco Wallinga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,068
14,115
0.640
population ecology of infectious diseases - infection dynamics - epidemiology - public health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,920
678
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peijnenburg Willie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,674
12,268
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,825
974
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hein Sprong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,602
9,620
0.491
One Health
Public health
Vectorborne Diseases
Ticks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,409
1,048
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Don Klinkenberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,260
9,186
0.816
infectious diseases
epidemiology
mathematical modelling
statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,505
1,243
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Harry Vennema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,212
8,052
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,098
1,261
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
ana maria de roda husman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,233
7,982
0.415
environmental infectious diseases
antimicrobial resistance
one health
global health
climate change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,708
1,394
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Susana Fuentes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,887
7,368
0.572
Microbiology
Microbiome
Host-Microbe interactions
Molecular ecology
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,411
1,530
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hendriek C. Boshuizen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,015
6,935
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,970
1,759
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Guus JM Velders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,226
6,193
0.507
Climate change
Air quality
Ozone layer depletion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,853
1,800
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Leo Posthuma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,829
6,065
0.473
ecology
ecotoxicology
risk assessment
sustainability assessment
risk management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,473
1,940
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Heike Schmitt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,677
5,716
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,962
2,081
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Engeline van Duijkeren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,589
5,409
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,195
2,089
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joke van der Giessen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,817
5,397
0.457
microbiology zoonoses parasitology public health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,436
2,163
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
G. Ardine de Wit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,329
5,233
0.507
epidemiology
cost-effectiveness
economic evaluation
healthcare research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,911
2,422
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Debbie van baarle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,181
4,767
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,997
2,885
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Guy Berbers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,110
4,046
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,915
2,943
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jantien A. Backer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,802
3,963
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,205
2,982
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lapo Mughini-Gras
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,098
3,899
0.765
epidemiology
food safety
zoonoses
One Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,114
3,322
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eelco Franz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,919
3,488
0.589
epidemiology and genomics of infectious diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,475
3,551
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michiel van Boven
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,804
3,277
0.482
infectious diseases
statistical inference
influenza
respiratory syncytial virus
SARS-CoV-2
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,364
3,612
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rob Vandebriel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,230
3,222
0.446
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,678
3,624
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Erwin Duizer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,375
3,216
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,189
3,757
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Susan Hahné
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,517
3,099
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,249
3,818
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Frits R Mooi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,091
3,046
0.178