Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Deltares Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 :151
River Engineering
River Hydrodynamics and sediment transport
river morphodynamics
uncertainty analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
173
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :152
Coastal structures
hydraulic engineering
waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
160
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :153
Hydrogeology
groundwater
salt water intrusion
paleohydrogeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
154
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :154
Hydrology
Groundwater
Ecohydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
160
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :155
Water management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
43
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :156
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
75
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :157
Hydrology
Data Assimilation Techniques
Flood Forecasting and Early Warning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
121
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :158
Coastal engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
122
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :159
Climate change
Extreme events
hydrology
Compound events
Storylines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
117
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :160
Earth Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
60
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :161
Coastal Engineering
NbS
Ecosystem based adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
99
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :162
Geophysics
hydrogeophysics
hydrogeology
optimisation
airborne geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
97
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :163
Marine Biology
Benthic Ecology
deep-sea corals
deep-sea sponges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
87
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :164
geomatics
computational geometry
dtm
lidar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
87
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :165
Geotechnical reliability
pile foundations
design codes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
53
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :166
Rivers-reservoirs dynamics and morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
67
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :167
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
75
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :168
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
58
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :169
marine data science
machine learning
satellite remote sensing
coastal engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
66
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :170
Nature Based Solutions
Sediment Transport
Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
62
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :171
modelresearch
sandbodies
soil mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
12
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :172
civil engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
5
0.089
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :173
Climate adaptation
Climate Resilient Development Pathways
adaptation tracking
climate adaptation
climate services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
54
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :174
geochemistry
geohydrology
soil mechanics
soft sediments
ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
32
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :175
Geotechnical engineering
Soil–structure interaction
Geomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
39
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,299,624
20,365
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 151
Koen Berends
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
173
0.925
River Engineering
River Hydrodynamics and sediment transport
river morphodynamics
uncertainty analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,322,855
20,612
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 152
Alex Capel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
160
0.904
Coastal structures
hydraulic engineering
waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,349,886
20,894
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 153
Joeri Van Engelen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
154
0.928
Hydrogeology
groundwater
salt water intrusion
paleohydrogeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,359,790
21,006
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 154
Vince Kaandorp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
160
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,367,101
21,084
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 155
Daniel Twigt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
43
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,408,292
21,525
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 156
Meinard Tiessen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
75
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,462,856
22,090
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 157
Bart Van Osnabrugge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
121
0.953
Hydrology
Data Assimilation Techniques
Flood Forecasting and Early Warning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,465,884
22,116
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 158
Menno De Ridder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
122
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,495,331
22,403
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 159
Henrique Md Goulart|Henrique Goulart, Henrique Moreno Dumont Goulart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
117
1.000
Climate change
Extreme events
hydrology
Compound events
Storylines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,537,998
22,810
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 160
Andrea Forzoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
60
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,562,542
23,044
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 161
Vincent Van Zelst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
99
1.000
Coastal Engineering
NbS
Ecosystem based adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,566,927
23,083
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 162
Jude King
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
97
0.990
Geophysics
hydrogeophysics
hydrogeology
optimisation
airborne geophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,604,815
23,412
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 163
Valeria Mobilia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
87
0.978
Marine Biology
Benthic Ecology
deep-sea corals
deep-sea sponges
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,612,520
23,468
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 164
Maarten Pronk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
87
1.000
geomatics
computational geometry
dtm
lidar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,628,983
23,593
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 165
Ana Teixeira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
53
0.631
Geotechnical reliability
pile foundations
design codes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,641,900
23,701
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 166
Amgad Omer|A. Y. A Omer, Amgad Yousif, A. Y. A (Amgad) Omer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
67
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,659,517
23,867
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 167
Carola Seyfert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
75
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,700,681
24,170
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 168
Miriam Mieremet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
58
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,713,948
24,249
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 169
Floris Calkoen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
66
1.000
marine data science
machine learning
satellite remote sensing
coastal engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,735,412
24,402
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 170
Bob Smits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
62
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,774,196
24,648
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 171
Jennifer Rodrigues Monteiro - Rietdijk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
12
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,774,301
24,649
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 172
Leo Voogt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
5
0.089
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,781,036
24,717
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 173
Sarah Judith Wright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
54
1.000
Climate adaptation
Climate Resilient Development Pathways
adaptation tracking
climate adaptation
climate services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,815,881
24,945
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 174
Arjan Wijdeveld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
32
0.653
geochemistry
geohydrology
soil mechanics
soft sediments
ecotoxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,841,084
25,113
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 175
Giulia Macaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
39
0.867
Geotechnical engineering
Soil–structure interaction
Geomechanics