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 :26
Geophysics
Earth Sciences
Oceanography
Climatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
2,463
0.679
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
marine biology
marine ecology
photobiology
microbiology
bio-optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,633
2,432
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Marine microbiology
lipid biomarkers
microbial lipids
microbial evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,375
2,380
0.705
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Organic geochemistry
isotope geochemistry
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,114
2,356
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,232
2,345
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Archaea
Bacteria
Ecology
Physiology
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,790
2,217
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
microbiology
genomics
ecology
archaea
extremophiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,676
1,911
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,151
1,902
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
computational biology
evolution and ecology
genomics
molecular biology
microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,884
1,849
0.981
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
bioinformatics
computational biology
high throughput data analysis
transcriptomics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,960
1,787
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,114
1,750
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,989
1,703
0.570
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,441
1,681
0.147
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Marine carbonate chemistry
Ocean acidification
Oceanography
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,849
1,581
0.855
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
hydrodynamics
sediment transport
biogeochemistry
morphodynamics
marine ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,564
1,475
0.575
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
physical oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
1,427
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
mariene biologie
paleontologie
geschiedenis natuurwetenschappen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,510
1,386
0.132
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
deep-sea hydrothermal vents
ecology
disturbance
recovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,294
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Movement Ecology
Animal Behaviour
Foraging
Sociality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
1,249
0.751
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Animal Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,357
1,215
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,575
1,184
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,671
1,172
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
1,134
0.928
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
biogeochemistry
sediment geochemistry
ocean science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
1,030
0.647
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Ecosystem modelling
oceanography
marine biogeochemical processes
end-to-end modelling
riverine loads
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,721
1,023
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,406
4,911
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Paolo Stocchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
2,463
0.679
Geophysics
Earth Sciences
Oceanography
Climatology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,242
4,973
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Jacco C Kromkamp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,633
2,432
0.282
marine biology
marine ecology
photobiology
microbiology
bio-optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,227
5,061
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Laura Villanueva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,375
2,380
0.705
Marine microbiology
lipid biomarkers
microbial lipids
microbial evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,511
5,109
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Marcel Tj Van Der Meer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,114
2,356
0.461
Organic geochemistry
isotope geochemistry
microbial ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,603
5,128
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Olivier Beauchard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,232
2,345
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,747
5,374
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Pierre Offre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,790
2,217
0.585
Archaea
Bacteria
Ecology
Physiology
Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,716
6,048
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Henk Bolhuis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,676
1,911
0.337
microbiology
genomics
ecology
archaea
extremophiles
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,046
6,065
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Furu Mienis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,151
1,902
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,622
6,187
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Oleksandr M. Maistrenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,884
1,849
0.981
computational biology
evolution and ecology
genomics
molecular biology
microbiome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,863
6,365
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Julia C Engelmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,960
1,787
0.604
bioinformatics
computational biology
high throughput data analysis
transcriptomics
genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,587
6,487
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Fleur C. Van Duyl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,114
1,750
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,249
6,620
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Lennart De Nooijer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,989
1,703
0.570
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,724
6,686
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jan Beukema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,441
1,681
0.147
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,798
7,014
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Matthew P. Humphreys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,849
1,581
0.855
Marine carbonate chemistry
Ocean acidification
Oceanography
Biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,627
7,351
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Johan Van Der Molen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,564
1,475
0.575
hydrodynamics
sediment transport
biogeochemistry
morphodynamics
marine ecosystems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,005
7,542
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Marieke Femke De Jong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
1,427
0.745
physical oceanography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,983
7,695
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Gccadee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,510
1,386
0.132
mariene biologie
paleontologie
geschiedenis natuurwetenschappen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,897
8,079
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Sabine Gollner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
1,294
0.682
deep-sea hydrothermal vents
ecology
disturbance
recovery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,435
8,275
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Allert I. Bijleveld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
1,249
0.751
Movement Ecology
Animal Behaviour
Foraging
Sociality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,504
8,423
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Jeroen Reneerkens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,357
1,215
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,910
8,564
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
L. Peperzak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,575
1,184
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,243
8,602
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Cjm Philippart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,671
1,172
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,638
8,776
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Annika Vaksmaa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
1,134
0.928
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,534
9,259
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Peter Kraal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
1,030
0.647
biogeochemistry
sediment geochemistry
ocean science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,837
9,300
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Sonja Van Leeuwen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,721
1,023
0.594
Ecosystem modelling
oceanography
marine biogeochemical processes
end-to-end modelling
riverine loads