Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
organic geochemistry
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,195
37,317
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
coastal and estuarine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,767
19,219
0.625
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
migration
ecology
population biology
phenotypic evolution
developmental ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,325
15,152
0.334
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,168
10,891
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,505
10,387
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Spatial ecology
self-organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,133
9,902
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,262
8,456
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
oceanography
geochemistry
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,018
7,837
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
microbial ecology
oceanography
plastic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,909
6,575
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
viral ecology
marine viruses
microorganisms
food web dynamics
biogeochemical cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,785
6,009
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Regional sea-level
Climate
Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,010
5,927
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,291
5,639
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
coastal ecology
ecosystem conservation and restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,480
4,579
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
biogeochemistry of unconventional C-substrates (plastic
methane)
microbial food webs
climate and lipid biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,166
4,403
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Microbiome
Bacteria
Sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,918
4,283
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Marine_Ecology
Dynamic_Energy_Budget_Theory
Population_Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,649
4,062
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
seabird demography & ecology
marine mammals
marine pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,031
3,902
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Aeolian dust
Sediments
Marine Geology
Palaeoclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,348
3,538
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,471
3,474
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Environmental Science (chemical oceanography)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,135
3,201
0.623
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,288
2,993
0.291
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Marine Biology
Coral Reef Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,709
2,947
0.626
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
foraging
anti-predation
digestion
carrying capacity
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,182
2,689
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Spatial Ecology
Stability of Complex Systems
Resilience
Self-organization
Coastal Processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,433
2,682
0.781
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
coral reefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,468
2,599
0.193
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,886
112
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jaap Sinninghe Damste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,195
37,317
0.362
organic geochemistry
microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,577
334
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tjeerd J Bouma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,767
19,219
0.625
coastal and estuarine ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,425
510
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Theunis Piersma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,325
15,152
0.334
migration
ecology
population biology
phenotypic evolution
developmental ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,167
877
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Linda Amaral Zettler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,168
10,891
0.634
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,480
944
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jung-Hyun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,505
10,387
0.483
Paleoceanography
organic geochemistry
paleoclimatology
paleolimnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,953
1,009
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Johan Van De Koppel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,133
9,902
0.469
Spatial ecology
self-organization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,466
1,245
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Karline Soetaert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,262
8,456
0.398
Environmental modelling
marine biogeochemistry
food webs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,720
1,375
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hein De Baar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,018
7,837
0.290
oceanography
geochemistry
climate change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,942
1,738
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Erik Zettler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,909
6,575
0.552
microbial ecology
oceanography
plastic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,372
1,943
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Corina Brussaard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,785
6,009
0.436
viral ecology
marine viruses
microorganisms
food web dynamics
biogeochemical cycling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,713
1,985
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aimée Slangen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,010
5,927
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,827
2,109
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Myron Peck
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,291
5,639
0.548
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecophysiology
Life History Strategy
Climate Impacts
Social Ecological Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,096
2,687
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tjisse Van Der Heide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,480
4,579
0.707
coastal ecology
ecosystem conservation and restoration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,277
2,794
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Helge Niemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,166
4,403
0.539
biogeochemistry of unconventional C-substrates (plastic
methane)
microbial food webs
climate and lipid biomarkers
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,026
2,864
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nina Dombrowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,918
4,283
0.871
Microbiome
Bacteria
Sequencing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,416
3,010
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jaap Van Der Meer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,649
4,062
0.298
Marine_Ecology
Dynamic_Energy_Budget_Theory
Population_Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,426
3,145
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cj Camphuysen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,031
3,902
0.324
seabird demography & ecology
marine mammals
marine pollution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,950
3,458
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jan-Berend Stuut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,348
3,538
0.481
Aeolian dust
Sediments
Marine Geology
Palaeoclimate
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,046
3,521
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David W. Thieltges
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,471
3,474
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,397
3,827
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Middag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,135
3,201
0.623
Environmental Science (chemical oceanography)
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,877
4,099
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Henk W. Van Der Veer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,288
2,993
0.291
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,883
4,169
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andreas Haas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,709
2,947
0.626
Marine Biology
Coral Reef Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,384
4,554
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jan A. Van Gils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,182
2,689
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,960
4,569
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jim Van Belzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,433
2,682
0.781
Spatial Ecology
Stability of Complex Systems
Resilience
Self-organization
Coastal Processes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,552
4,692
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rolf Pm Bak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,468
2,599
0.193