Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ghent University 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 :26
Sustainable AI
Ethical AI
Semantic Web
Linked Open Data
Big Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,652
2,403
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
machine learning
surrogate modeling
optimization
kriging
IoT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,293
2,718
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Network and service management
Softwarized networks
Data analytics
Multimedia systems
Cyber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,003
2,880
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Deep Learning
Natural Language Processing
(past: electromagnetics)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
3,264
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Deepfake
Attitudes
Implicit Social Cognition
(Social) Learning
Misinformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
2,620
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Active Inference
Deep Learning
Robotics
Distributed Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,483
2,636
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
AI
machine learning
computer vision
sports data science
digital heritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,372
2,491
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Cloud computing
Distributed Software
Cybersecurity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,192
2,480
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
image processing
shearlets
image restoration
gpu optimization
CT reconstruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,846
1,404
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Computer Vision
Intelligent Systems
Decision Support
Smart Cities
Industry 4.0
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,730
1,722
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Knowledge Graphs
Data Quality
Data Integration
Table Annotation
Graph Validation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,495
1,858
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Semantic Web
Linked Data
Open Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,334
1,416
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Data-independent acquisition (DIA) MS
Histone epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,066
1,424
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
computer vision
machine learning
artificial intelligence
image and video processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,016
1,622
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
machine learning
operations research
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
1,534
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Data Mining
Biometrics
Big Data
Deep Learning
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,891
1,202
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Privacy Law and Bioethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,860
1,582
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Computational data analysis
machine learning
image processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,854
1,492
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Data Quality
Databases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,688
1,003
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
parallel processing
FPGAs
GPUs
high performance computing
HPC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
324
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Bioinformatics
High Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,634
908
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
internet of things
wireless sensor networks
web of things
embedded devices
coap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,629
1,157
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
deterministic networking
software-defined networking
network reliability
network modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
1,087
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Video Coding
Immersive Representations
Visual Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
982
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
1,191
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,734
1,970
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Erik Mannens Meng
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,652
2,403
0.517
Sustainable AI
Ethical AI
Semantic Web
Linked Open Data
Big Data Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,753
2,113
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ivo Couckuyt
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,293
2,718
0.633
machine learning
surrogate modeling
optimization
kriging
IoT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,597
2,250
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Tim Wauters
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,003
2,880
0.719
Network and service management
Softwarized networks
Data analytics
Multimedia systems
Cyber
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,796
2,300
468
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Thomas Demeester
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
3,264
0.842
Deep Learning
Natural Language Processing
(past: electromagnetics)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,721
2,460
492
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Sean Hughes
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
2,620
0.742
Deepfake
Attitudes
Implicit Social Cognition
(Social) Learning
Misinformation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,149
2,489
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Tim Verbelen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,483
2,636
0.757
Active Inference
Deep Learning
Robotics
Distributed Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,235
2,556
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Steven Verstockt
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,372
2,491
0.739
AI
machine learning
computer vision
sports data science
digital heritage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,131
2,658
520
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Bruno Volckaert
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,192
2,480
0.777
Cloud computing
Distributed Software
Cybersecurity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,632
2,872
550
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Bart Goossens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,846
1,404
0.493
image processing
shearlets
image restoration
gpu optimization
CT reconstruction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,269
2,948
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Sidharta Gautama
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,730
1,722
0.631
Computer Vision
Intelligent Systems
Decision Support
Smart Cities
Industry 4.0
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,899
3,120
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Anastasia Dimou
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,495
1,858
0.745
Knowledge Graphs
Data Quality
Data Integration
Table Annotation
Graph Validation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,545
3,248
618
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Miel Vander Sande
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,334
1,416
0.607
Semantic Web
Linked Data
Open Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,703
3,519
666
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Maarten Dhaenens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,066
1,424
0.689
Data-independent acquisition (DIA) MS
Histone epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,364
3,575
675
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Viktor Slavkovikj
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,016
1,622
0.805
computer vision
machine learning
artificial intelligence
image and video processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,354
3,599
680
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Michiel Stock
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
1,534
0.768
machine learning
operations research
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,890
3,724
701
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Daniel Peralta
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,891
1,202
0.636
Data Mining
Biometrics
Big Data
Deep Learning
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,154
3,763
708
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Mahsa Shabani
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,860
1,582
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,199
3,776
710
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Jan Verwaeren
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,854
1,492
0.805
Computational data analysis
machine learning
image processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,087
3,977
756
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Antoon Bronselaer
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,688
1,003
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,160
4,032
773
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Erik H D Hollander
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
324
0.196
parallel processing
FPGAs
GPUs
high performance computing
HPC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,114
4,057
780
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jan Fostier
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,634
908
0.556
Bioinformatics
High Performance Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,091
4,064
781
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Floris Van Den Abeele
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,629
1,157
0.710
internet of things
wireless sensor networks
web of things
embedded devices
coap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,759
4,075
784
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Wouter Tavernier
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
1,087
0.671
deterministic networking
software-defined networking
network reliability
network modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,982
4,069
782
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Glenn Van Wallendael
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
982
0.604
Video Coding
Immersive Representations
Visual Quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,572
4,102
791
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Lionel Pigou
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
1,191
0.741