Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,839
39,082
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,924
14,111
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,656
11,417
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,587
14,237
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
soil science
soil ecology
soil biogeochemistry
soil/plant interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,731
11,030
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
soil
ecology
nematodes
earthworms
biomonitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,152
9,240
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Soil Ecology
Plant-Soil Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,160
11,330
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Soil Biodiversity
soil ecology
Protists
Nematodes
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,665
10,758
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Integrated modelling
Soil Science
Soil fertility
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,365
3,439
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
soil science
soil organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,324
2,909
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Soil
agriculture
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,184
6,028
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Soil pollution
Pesticide transport model
Microplastics
Risk assessment of pollutants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,080
8,691
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Remote Sensing
Physical Geography
LiDAR
forestry
UAV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,277
6,504
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
soil
agriculture
Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,057
5,791
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
soil ecology
ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,344
3,235
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Soil Science
Environmental Systems Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,318
1,659
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,191
2,478
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Soil Science - Environmental Science - Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,982
2,018
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Soil Health
Sustainable land management
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,127
4,165
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
soil microbiology
plant pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,907
2,055
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
soil science
environmental science
exposure modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,849
1,551
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Soil physics
hydrology
mathematics
computer programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,508
1,419
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
microbiology
biomethane
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,244
853
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
pyrogeography
integrated fire management
science communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,728
2,516
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Soil erosion
Aeolian landscapes
Sustainable Watershed Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,548
2,686
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,730
174
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,839
39,082
0.664
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,109
640
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Niels H Batjes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,924
14,111
0.505
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,910
692
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lijbert Brussaard
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,656
11,417
0.428
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,631
745
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas Kuyper
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,587
14,237
0.556
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,497
1,178
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Willem Van Groenigen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,731
11,030
0.589
soil science
soil ecology
soil biogeochemistry
soil/plant interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,430
1,429
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rgm De Goede
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,152
9,240
0.572
soil
ecology
nematodes
earthworms
biomonitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,390
1,426
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerlinde B De Deyn
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,160
11,330
0.701
Soil Ecology
Plant-Soil Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,533
2,073
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stefan Geisen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,665
10,758
0.922
Soil Biodiversity
soil ecology
Protists
Nematodes
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,042
2,400
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jetse Stoorvogel
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,365
3,439
0.332
Integrated modelling
Soil Science
Soil fertility
GIS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,467
2,409
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Buurman
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,324
2,909
0.282
soil science
soil organic matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,133
2,709
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pulleman
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,184
6,028
0.656
Soil
agriculture
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,509
2,751
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xiaomei Yang
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,080
8,691
0.957
Soil pollution
Pesticide transport model
Microplastics
Risk assessment of pollutants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,640
3,026
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Harm Bartholomeus
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,277
6,504
0.786
Remote Sensing
Physical Geography
LiDAR
forestry
UAV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,820
3,538
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Johan Gb Leenaars
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,057
5,791
0.821
soil
agriculture
Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,847
3,898
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jack Faber
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,344
3,235
0.510
soil ecology
ecotoxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,594
3,914
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gert Jan Reinds
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,318
1,659
0.263
Soil Science
Environmental Systems Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,992
3,976
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marcel Hoosbeek
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,191
2,478
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,817
4,080
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hans Kros
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,982
2,018
0.337
Soil Science - Environmental Science - Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,932
4,649
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vl Titia Mulder
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,127
4,165
0.812
Soil Health
Sustainable land management
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,754
4,820
421
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joeke Postma
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,907
2,055
0.419
soil microbiology
plant pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,230
4,872
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul Römkens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,849
1,551
0.320
soil science
environmental science
exposure modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,259
5,142
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jan G Wesseling
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,508
1,419
0.315
Soil physics
hydrology
mathematics
computer programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,346
5,365
460
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kor Zwart
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,244
853
0.201
microbiology
biomethane
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,883
5,871
501
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cathelijne Stoof
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,728
2,516
0.675
pyrogeography
integrated fire management
science communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,636
6,090
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michel Riksen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,548
2,686
0.757
Soil erosion
Aeolian landscapes
Sustainable Watershed Management