Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Wageningen 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
Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,063
1,284
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Ornamental breeding
Biodiversity
Disease resistance
Mapping
SNP development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,993
2,363
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Digital Twinning
Ecological Modeling
Forest Ecology
Animal movement
Social Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,828
4,836
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Population genetics
social evolution
evolution of cooperation
levels of selection
phylogenetic reconstruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,827
3,159
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
antibiotic resistance
evolution
natural products
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,762
4,532
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
coral ecology
benthic ecology
applied statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,017
2,343
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Ecology of Farming Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,920
2,488
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
botany
crop ecophysiology
functional-structural plant modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,723
3,743
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
ecology
nature conservation
disease
parasites
human-wildlife conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,625
2,404
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
reproductive biology
testis
ovary
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,355
1,695
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,257
3,724
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Landscape Ecology
Climate change
Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,818
964
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
ecologie
modellen
insekten
vogels
risicoanalyse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
1,676
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Wildlife biology
Marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,292
1,815
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Vegetation dynamics
Forest ecology
Biodiversity
Ecological resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,108
3,490
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
biological metal recovery
nutrient cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,021
1,932
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Ecology
Physiology
Immunology
Ecological Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,008
1,738
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
biology
aquatic ecology
fish biology
ecomorphology
multivariate statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,672
1,535
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
biological control
greenhouse pests
foodweb complexities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,553
2,042
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
1,761
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
biotechnology
fermentation
metabolic engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,406
1,599
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
ecology
biology
soil
plant soil relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,313
1,147
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
feed safety
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,222
1,127
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Synthetic Biology
Metabolic Engineering
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
2,753
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
entomology
learning
memory
behavior
brain
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,026
1,032
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,873
3,557
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Sanja Selakovic
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,063
1,284
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,440
3,587
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Paul Arens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,993
2,363
0.338
Ornamental breeding
Biodiversity
Disease resistance
Mapping
SNP development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,127
3,672
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Geerten M Hengeveld
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,828
4,836
0.708
Digital Twinning
Ecological Modeling
Forest Ecology
Animal movement
Social Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,155
3,675
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Duur K Aanen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,827
3,159
0.463
Population genetics
social evolution
evolution of cooperation
levels of selection
phylogenetic reconstruction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,645
3,707
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Mohammad Alanjary
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,762
4,532
0.670
antibiotic resistance
evolution
natural products
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,979
4,078
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Erik Meesters
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,017
2,343
0.389
coral ecology
benthic ecology
applied statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,809
4,136
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Egbert A Lantinga
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,920
2,488
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,796
4,273
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Jochem B Evers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,723
3,743
0.654
botany
crop ecophysiology
functional-structural plant modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,964
4,338
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Ignas Heitkonig
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,625
2,404
0.427
ecology
nature conservation
disease
parasites
human-wildlife conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,901
4,502
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Katja Teerds
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,355
1,695
0.317
reproductive biology
testis
ovary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,412
4,576
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Luisa Trindade
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,257
3,724
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,828
4,915
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Claire C Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,818
964
0.200
Landscape Ecology
Climate change
Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,640
5,303
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Kees Booij
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
1,676
0.386
ecologie
modellen
insekten
vogels
risicoanalyse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,071
5,341
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Roger Kirkwood
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,292
1,815
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,870
5,509
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Rodrigo Muñoz
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,108
3,490
0.850
Vegetation dynamics
Forest ecology
Biodiversity
Ecological resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,818
5,588
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Jan Weijma
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,021
1,932
0.480
biological metal recovery
nutrient cycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,568
5,603
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Kevin D Matson
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,008
1,738
0.434
Ecology
Physiology
Immunology
Ecological Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,774
5,962
512
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Leopold AJ Nagelkerke
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,672
1,535
0.418
biology
aquatic ecology
fish biology
ecomorphology
multivariate statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,617
6,103
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Gerben Messelink
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,553
2,042
0.575
biological control
greenhouse pests
foodweb complexities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,448
6,293
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Martin J Baptist
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
1,761
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,043
6,306
549
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Ana M López Contreras
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,406
1,599
0.469
biotechnology
fermentation
metabolic engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,049
6,434
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Wieger Wamelink
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,313
1,147
0.346
ecology
biology
soil
plant soil relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,194
6,572
572
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Lwd Van Raamsdonk
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,222
1,127
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,352
6,739
581
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Nico J. Claassens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
2,753
0.889
Synthetic Biology
Metabolic Engineering
Microbiology
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,488
6,834
589
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Hans M Smid
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,026
1,032
0.341
entomology
learning
memory
behavior
brain