Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ghent University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological 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
Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates
Histology
3D Visualisations
Geometric Morphometrics
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,805
2,557
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
metabolic engineering
biotechnology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,203
2,590
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Criminal decision-making
moral emotions
self-control
biosocial and evolutionary theorizing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,152
2,995
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Tropical forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,666
4,584
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
life sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,394
2,172
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Applied microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Flow cytometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,229
3,293
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Biotech Data Science
Data Analysis
Data Representation
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,798
1,985
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Conservation Biology
Applied Ecology
Endangered Species
Decision Analysis
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,707
3,192
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
animal coloration
eggs
evolution
fossils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,479
2,007
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Cladocera
Aquatic Ecology
Taxonomy
Socotra
Island Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,802
1,176
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Evolutionary genetics
herbivory
symbiosis
speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
1,973
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
irrationality
pseudoscience
conspiracy theories
cultural evolution
nature of belief
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,631
1,551
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Ecologie forestière et Biologie du bois
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
1,427
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Behavioural Ecology
Life-history trade-offs
Host-parasite interactions
Maternal effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,955
686
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Cardiovascular biology
redox signaling
connective tissue disease
drug discovery
zebrafish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,929
833
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Microbial ecology
bioinformatics
omics
cytometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,922
1,713
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Structural biology
cytokine receptor complexes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,693
1,362
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
radiobiology
radiosensitivity
biological dosimetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,403
700
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Herpetology
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
826
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Plant ecology
Conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,348
1,002
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Taxonomy
Nematodes
Meiofauna
Deep-sea
Polymetallic nodules
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
740
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Mating behaviour
Hormone
Functional genomics
Male disrupting
Fruit fly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
1,082
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
algae
taxonomy
phylogeny
biogeography
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,317
1,174
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Computational Biology
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,284
1,042
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Vertebrate Paleontology
biochronology
paleocene eocene boundary thermal maximum gashatan subeng perissodactyla china
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
355
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,003
1,622
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Dominique Adriaens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,805
2,557
0.440
Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates
Histology
3D Visualisations
Geometric Morphometrics
Biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,118
1,784
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Marjan De Mey
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,203
2,590
0.498
metabolic engineering
biotechnology
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,027
1,805
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Lieven Jr Pauwels
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,152
2,995
0.581
Criminal decision-making
moral emotions
self-control
biosocial and evolutionary theorizing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,051
1,964
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Marijn Bauters
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,666
4,584
0.982
Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Tropical forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,728
2,076
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Frédéric Clement
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,394
2,172
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,058
2,141
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Frederiek Maarten Kerckhof
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,229
3,293
0.779
Applied microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Flow cytometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,631
2,332
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Wesley De Neve
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,798
1,985
0.523
Biotech Data Science
Data Analysis
Data Representation
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,148
2,379
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Stefano Canessa
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,707
3,192
0.861
Conservation Biology
Applied Ecology
Endangered Species
Decision Analysis
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,432
2,492
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Liliana D Alba
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,479
2,007
0.577
animal coloration
eggs
evolution
fossils
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,966
2,904
556
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Kay Van Damme
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,802
1,176
0.420
Cladocera
Aquatic Ecology
Taxonomy
Socotra
Island Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,010
2,961
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Nicky Wybouw
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
1,973
0.727
Evolutionary genetics
herbivory
symbiosis
speciation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,669
3,026
579
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Maarten Boudry
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,631
1,551
0.590
irrationality
pseudoscience
conspiracy theories
cultural evolution
nature of belief
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,758
3,164
599
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Bhely Angoboy Ilondea
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
1,427
0.584
Ecologie forestière et Biologie du bois
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,218
3,658
689
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Liesbeth De Neve
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,955
686
0.351
Behavioural Ecology
Life-history trade-offs
Host-parasite interactions
Maternal effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,539
3,685
693
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Patrick Sips
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,929
833
0.432
Cardiovascular biology
redox signaling
connective tissue disease
drug discovery
zebrafish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,619
3,693
694
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Ruben Props
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,922
1,713
0.891
Microbial ecology
bioinformatics
omics
cytometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,084
3,970
754
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Kenneth Verstraete
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,693
1,362
0.804
Structural biology
cytokine receptor complexes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,134
4,433
862
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Ans Baeyens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,403
700
0.499
radiobiology
radiosensitivity
biological dosimetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,643
4,491
875
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Mehdi Khosrow Rajabizadeh
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
826
0.603
Herpetology
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574,958
4,525
880
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Bram D Hondt
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,348
1,002
0.743
Plant ecology
Conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,820
4,534
886
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Tania Nara Bezerra
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
740
0.550
Taxonomy
Nematodes
Meiofauna
Deep-sea
Polymetallic nodules
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,117
4,609
901
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Dong Wei
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
1,082
0.828
Mating behaviour
Hormone
Functional genomics
Male disrupting
Fruit fly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583,094
4,590
899
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Christophe Vieira
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,317
1,174
0.891
algae
taxonomy
phylogeny
biogeography
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,146
4,656
909
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Bart Mesuere
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,284
1,042
0.812
Computational Biology
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,445
5,219
1,002
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Pieter Missiaen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
355
0.351
Vertebrate Paleontology
biochronology
paleocene eocene boundary thermal maximum gashatan subeng perissodactyla china