Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Catholic University of Leuven Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Computer Science 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 :101
Belgium
Konstantinos Pliakos
Machine learning
Data science
Bioinformatics
Drug Discovery
Recommender Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
965
797
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
Belgium
Pooya Zakeri
Machine Learning
Computational Biology
-omics Data Integratio
Philosophy of Technology
Medieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
691
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
Belgium
Yevhen Kuznietsov
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
920
816
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Belgium
Pieter Smet
Combinatorial optimization
Algorithms
Personnel scheduling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
924
628
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
Belgium
Maxime Van Den Bossche
High performance computing
heterogeneous catalysis
oxide chemistry
DFT(B)
global optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
667
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
Belgium
Gabriele Orlando
Structural bioinformatics
Machine learning
Protein Disorder
Protein Aggregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
812
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Belgium
Ruan De Clercq
computer security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
586
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Belgium
Vincent Naessens
anonymity
privacy
security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
410
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Belgium
Deniz Toz
Cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
833
371
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Belgium
Bart Vanbrabant
System management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
94
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Belgium
Paul Armand Verhaegen
Systematic Computer Aided Ideation
Design Methods
Idea Evaluation
Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
324
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
Belgium
Fanghui Liu
kernel methods
learning theory
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
736
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Belgium
Aram Hovsepyan
empirical software engineering
machine learning
model-driven software development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
496
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
Belgium
Oleksandr Kolomiyets
Natural Language Processing
Temporal analysis of text
Automatic grammar error correction
Motions in Text
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
777
405
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Belgium
Eric Steegmans
Software engineering
programming languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
46
0.061
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
Belgium
Mostafa Ghelich Oghli
Ultrasound Image Analysis
Image segmentation
Machine learning
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
673
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
Belgium
Nima Taghipour
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Probabilistic Inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
325
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
Belgium
Jens Hermans
Cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
715
259
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Belgium
T. Sunil Kumar
Machine Learning
AI in Healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
591
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Belgium
Kristof Van Beeck
Image Processing
Computer Vision
FPGA
Embedded Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
707
469
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
Belgium
Wei Xu
Dairy cows
Physiology
Metabolomic
Machine Learning
Carbon emission
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
584
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
Belgium
Dennis Vandevenne
Text and Datamining
Machine Learning
Datascience
Fuzzy Front End
Biologically-Inspired Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
331
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
Belgium
Thomas Heyman
Software architecture
computer security
scalability of distributed systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
165
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
Belgium
Michiel Van Beirendonck
Cryptography
Hardware Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
647
642
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
Belgium
Philippe Dreesen
tensors
polynomials
nonlinear systems
control
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
636
329
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
694,268
Belgium
5,314
1,227
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Konstantinos Pliakos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
965
797
0.826
Machine learning
Data science
Bioinformatics
Drug Discovery
Recommender Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,827
Belgium
5,371
1,236
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Pooya Zakeri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
691
0.737
Machine Learning
Computational Biology
-omics Data Integratio
Philosophy of Technology
Medieval
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
711,368
Belgium
5,406
1,242
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Yevhen Kuznietsov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
920
816
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,923
Belgium
5,394
1,241
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Pieter Smet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
924
628
0.680
Combinatorial optimization
Algorithms
Personnel scheduling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,260
Belgium
5,537
1,266
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Maxime Van Den Bossche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
667
0.770
High performance computing
heterogeneous catalysis
oxide chemistry
DFT(B)
global optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,112
Belgium
5,596
1,275
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Gabriele Orlando
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
812
0.964
Structural bioinformatics
Machine learning
Protein Disorder
Protein Aggregation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,248
Belgium
5,622
1,279
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Ruan De Clercq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
586
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
742,977
Belgium
5,595
1,274
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Vincent Naessens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
410
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,292
Belgium
5,628
1,281
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Deniz Toz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
833
371
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
748,277
Belgium
5,635
1,286
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Bart Vanbrabant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
94
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,258
Belgium
5,677
1,290
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Paul Armand Verhaegen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
324
0.397
Systematic Computer Aided Ideation
Design Methods
Idea Evaluation
Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,464
Belgium
5,629
1,282
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Fanghui Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
736
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,691
Belgium
5,727
1,300
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Aram Hovsepyan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
496
0.624
empirical software engineering
machine learning
model-driven software development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
771,609
Belgium
5,780
1,313
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Oleksandr Kolomiyets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
777
405
0.521
Natural Language Processing
Temporal analysis of text
Automatic grammar error correction
Motions in Text
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
782,595
Belgium
5,838
1,322
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Eric Steegmans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
46
0.061
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783,131
Belgium
5,844
1,323
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Mostafa Ghelich Oghli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
673
0.896
Ultrasound Image Analysis
Image segmentation
Machine learning
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,802
Belgium
5,945
1,344
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Nima Taghipour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
325
0.455
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Probabilistic Inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,354
Belgium
5,943
1,343
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Jens Hermans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
715
259
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,875
Belgium
5,963
1,347
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
T. Sunil Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
591
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,032
Belgium
5,958
1,346
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Kristof Van Beeck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
707
469
0.663
Image Processing
Computer Vision
FPGA
Embedded Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,045
Belgium
6,025
1,356
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Wei Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
680
584
0.859
Dairy cows
Physiology
Metabolomic
Machine Learning
Carbon emission
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,402
Belgium
6,070
1,362
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Dennis Vandevenne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
664
331
0.498
Text and Datamining
Machine Learning
Datascience
Fuzzy Front End
Biologically-Inspired Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
831,972
Belgium
6,101
1,372
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Thomas Heyman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
165
0.253
Software architecture
computer security
scalability of distributed systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
833,593
Belgium
6,110
1,375
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Michiel Van Beirendonck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
647
642
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839,539
Belgium
6,145
1,384
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Philippe Dreesen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
636
329
0.517
tensors
polynomials
nonlinear systems
control
machine learning