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Highly Cited Researchers
Université Libre de Bruxelles 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
Innovation
Innovation Policy
Intellectual property
Economic growth
Intellectual property rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,320
3,580
0.250
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,954
3,535
0.355
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Addiction
neurocognition
decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,484
3,360
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
nuclear physics
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,120
3,069
0.234
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
operations research
mathematical programming
bilevel programming
combinatorial optimization
pricing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,709
2,946
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Agroecology
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,083
2,809
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
nonlinear optics
integrated photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,400
2,808
0.638
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Cryptography
number theory
algorithms
graph theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,328
2,576
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,278
2,468
0.753
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
general relativity
holography
quantum field theory
scattering theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
2,285
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Behavioral Economics
Experimental Economics
Game Theory
Industrial Organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,789
2,192
0.224
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Soft/Wet
Microrobotics
Microtechnique
Microfluidics
Capillary Forces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,896
2,179
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Oceanography
Glaciology
Paleoceanography
Isotope (bio)geochemistry
Isotope tracers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,982
1,968
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Corporate Governance
Corporate Finance
Responsible Investment
Law and Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,809
1,781
0.228
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Macroeconomics
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,691
1,720
0.198
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Developmental hematopoiesis
neuro-immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,080
1,648
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,352
1,628
0.256
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,452
1,409
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Electrochemistry
Nanotechnology
Electrodeposition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,977
1,346
0.681
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Political Psychology
Behavioural Science
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
1,317
0.966
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Swarm Robotics
Collective Decision Making
Distributed Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,598
1,298
0.812
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Cultural transmission
Social Anthropology
Memory
Heritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,664
1,297
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Climate Finance
Climate Policy
Climate Change Adaptation
Foreign Aid
Transparency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
1,251
0.849
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Computer science
Computer security
cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,179
1,214
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
supply chain management
operations management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,518
1,127
0.742
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,819
1,347
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Bruno Van Pottelsberghe
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,320
3,580
0.250
Innovation
Innovation Policy
Intellectual property
Economic growth
Intellectual property rights
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,965
1,372
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Marianne Rooman
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,954
3,535
0.355
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Theoretical Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,665
1,450
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Xavier Noël
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,484
3,360
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,124
1,592
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Pierre Descouvemont
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,120
3,069
0.234
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,009
1,658
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Martine Labbé
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,709
2,946
0.338
operations research
mathematical programming
bilevel programming
combinatorial optimization
pricing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,674
1,744
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Nicolas J Vereecken
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,083
2,809
0.688
Agroecology
entomology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,743
1,748
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
François Leo
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,400
2,808
0.638
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,746
1,889
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Christophe Petit
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,328
2,576
0.774
Cryptography
number theory
algorithms
graph theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,286
1,972
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Mathieu Bourguignon
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,278
2,468
0.753
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,978
2,117
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Kevin Nguyen
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
2,285
0.630
general relativity
holography
quantum field theory
scattering theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,964
2,184
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Georg Kirchsteiger
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,789
2,192
0.224
Behavioral Economics
Experimental Economics
Game Theory
Industrial Organization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,422
2,199
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Pierre Lambert
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,896
2,179
0.559
Soft/Wet
Microrobotics
Microtechnique
Microfluidics
Capillary Forces
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,595
2,417
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Francois Fripiat
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,982
1,968
0.660
Oceanography
Glaciology
Paleoceanography
Isotope (bio)geochemistry
Isotope tracers
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,496
2,600
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Marco Becht
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,809
1,781
0.228
Corporate Governance
Corporate Finance
Responsible Investment
Law and Finance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,207
2,667
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Philippe Weil
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,691
1,720
0.198
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,401
2,761
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Valerie Wittamer
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,080
1,648
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,985
2,791
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Veronique Kruys
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,352
1,628
0.256
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,091
3,137
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Veronique Feipel
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,452
1,409
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,579
3,245
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jon Ustarroz
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,977
1,346
0.681
Electrochemistry
Nanotechnology
Electrodeposition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,649
3,292
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Myrto Pantazi
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
1,317
0.966
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Political Psychology
Behavioural Science
Cognitive Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,293
3,336
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Andreagiovanni Reina
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,598
1,298
0.812
Swarm Robotics
Collective Decision Making
Distributed Cognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,430
3,339
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Berliner David
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,664
1,297
0.487
Cultural transmission
Social Anthropology
Memory
Heritage
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,373
3,416
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Romain Weikmans
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
1,251
0.849
Climate Finance
Climate Policy
Climate Change Adaptation
Foreign Aid
Transparency
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,244
3,504
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Olivier Markowitch
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,179
1,214
0.382
Computer science
Computer security
cryptography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,352
3,697
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Evelyne Vanpoucke
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,518
1,127
0.742
supply chain management
operations management