Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Utrecht University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Biomaterials
Pharmaceutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,361
26,828
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Hydrology
Water Resources
Geosciences
Environmental Sciences
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,251
24,380
0.621
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
sustainable innovation
societal transitions
sustainable technology
innovation systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,736
23,676
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
economic geography
evolutionary economics
evolutionary economic geography
clusters
regional growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,186
23,616
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
drug delivery
exosomes
microvesicles
nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,366
23,105
0.876
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Biogeochemistry
Organic Geochemistry
Oceanography
Stable Isotopes
Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,206
22,543
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,198
22,128
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
burnout
engagement
workaholism
motivation
work stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,837
22,062
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
social science methodology
multilevel analysis
survey methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,102
21,898
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
ICU
infectious diseases
pneumonia
sepsis
trial design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,313
21,501
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,531
20,948
0.607
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Adolescent Development and Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,416
20,927
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Biofabrication in Translational Regenerative Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,938
19,026
0.657
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Deep Transitions
History of Technology
Sustainability Transitions
Strategic Niche Management
Multi-Level Perspective
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,187
18,997
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
translational immunology drug development medical nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,309
18,658
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Pancreatic cancer Pancreatitis Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,791
18,275
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,016
18,272
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Radiology
Vascular
Bone formation
Systems Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,817
18,052
0.626
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,306
17,929
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,945
17,793
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,052
17,415
0.268
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Systematic Reviewing
Active Learning
Structural Equation Modeling
Bayesian analysis
small data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,991
17,190
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Biology
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,649
17,126
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Catalysis
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,426
16,863
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Energy
resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,495
16,778
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,566
186
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Wim Hennink
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,361
26,828
0.351
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Biomaterials
Pharmaceutics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,777
212
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Marc Bierkens
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,251
24,380
0.621
Hydrology
Water Resources
Geosciences
Environmental Sciences
Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,199
225
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Marko Hekkert
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,736
23,676
0.682
sustainable innovation
societal transitions
sustainable technology
innovation systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,235
226
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ron Boschma
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,186
23,616
0.471
economic geography
evolutionary economics
evolutionary economic geography
clusters
regional growth
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,536
233
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Pieter Vader
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,366
23,105
0.876
drug delivery
exosomes
microvesicles
nanomedicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,914
241
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Jack J Middelburg
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,206
22,543
0.387
Biogeochemistry
Organic Geochemistry
Oceanography
Stable Isotopes
Geochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,225
246
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Gert Storm
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,198
22,128
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,269
250
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Toon Taris
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,837
22,062
0.461
burnout
engagement
workaholism
motivation
work stress
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,387
255
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Joop Hox
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,102
21,898
0.412
social science methodology
multilevel analysis
survey methodology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,669
264
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Lennie Derde
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,313
21,501
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,102
277
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Olle Ten Cate|T.J. ten Cate, Th.J. ten Cate
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,531
20,948
0.607
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,112
278
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Wim Meeus
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,416
20,927
0.451
Adolescent Development and Developmental Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,791
311
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jos Malda
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,938
19,026
0.657
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,824
312
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Johan Schot
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,187
18,997
0.511
Deep Transitions
History of Technology
Sustainability Transitions
Strategic Niche Management
Multi-Level Perspective
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,156
320
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Johan Garssen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,309
18,658
0.596
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,590
332
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Hjalmar Van Santvoort
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,791
18,275
0.635
Pancreatic cancer Pancreatitis Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,594
333
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Jacob M Van Laar
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,016
18,272
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,856
344
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Pim De Jong
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,817
18,052
0.626
Radiology
Vascular
Bone formation
Systems Medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,995
348
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Berend Jan Bosch
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,306
17,929
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,172
354
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Marian Joels
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,945
17,793
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,638
359
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Philip G De Groot
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,052
17,415
0.268
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,906
366
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Rens Van De Schoot
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,991
17,190
0.537
Systematic Reviewing
Active Learning
Structural Equation Modeling
Bayesian analysis
small data
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,989
370
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Hans Jap Heesterbeek
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,649
17,126
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,360
377
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Kp De Jong
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,426
16,863
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,476
379
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Ernst Worrell
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,495
16,778
0.516