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Fisheries Research Institute Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Belgium
Kris Hostens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,391
1,202
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Belgium
Jane Debode
plant pathology
biocontrol
microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,354
1,724
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
India
Pu Zacharia
Marine Fisheries
Fishery biology
stock assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,333
1,478
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Tanzania
Ismael A. Kimirei
Limnology
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Marine Biology
Habitat Connectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,184
1,585
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Belgium
Hilde Muylle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,342
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Belgium
Cottyn Bart
phytopathology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,974
917
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Belgium
Jochen Depestele
Fisheries
Marine ecology
climate effects on fish
fish productivity
seabed impacts of fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
912
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Belgium
Tom De Swaef
Functional-Structural Plant Models
Crop models
Plant Water Relations
Plant Phenotyping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,846
1,236
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Belgium
Sarah Garré
water
soil
agriculture
climate
geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
1,379
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Belgium
Marijke Aluwé
Animal husbandry - pig production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
1,058
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Bangladesh
Enamul Hoq
Marine Fisheries
Mangrove Ecology
Fish Biodiversity
Fish Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,544
889
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Tanzania
Mary Alphonce Kishe|Mary Alphonce Kishe_Machmu
Fisheries ecology
Fish Biology
Biodiversity Conservation
Fisheries Management
Aquatic Environmental Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
901
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
China
Xi-Wen Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,527
963
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
India
Abdussamad
Fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,521
968
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Belgium
Kris Van Poucke
plant pathology
Phytophthora
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,452
514
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Belgium
Bart Vanelslander
fisheries biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
940
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
India
S Lakshmi Pillai
crustacean fisheries
crustacean taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
1,087
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Belgium
Ilya Kirov
Transposons
Genomics
non-coding RNAs
Bioinformatics
Programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
1,012
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
China
Changming Bai
virology
shellfish
herpesvirus
ostreid herpesvirus-1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
768
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Kenya
Eric Okuku
Marine litter
Ocean acidification
marine pollution
Biogeochemistry
and EIA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
911
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
India
KK Joshi
Taxonomy of fishes
Biodiversity
Biology of sharks
ECOPATH
Population dynamics of Marine fishes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,114
652
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Kenya
Nina Wambiji
Fisheries
marine ecology
marine mammals
marine biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,103
933
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Belgium
Steve Baeyen
life sciences
phytopathology
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
734
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Belgium
De Jonghe Kris
plant viruses
phloem bacteria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
822
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
India
Jayakumar R
Mariculture
marine finfish seed production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
701
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,733
Belgium
3,186
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Kris Hostens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,391
1,202
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,266
Belgium
3,209
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Jane Debode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,354
1,724
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,984
India
9,479
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Pu Zacharia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,333
1,478
0.634
Marine Fisheries
Fishery biology
stock assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,585
Tanzania
129
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ismael A. Kimirei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,184
1,585
0.726
Limnology
Fisheries
Fish Ecology
Marine Biology
Habitat Connectivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,214
Belgium
3,482
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Hilde Muylle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,342
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,088
Belgium
3,604
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Cottyn Bart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,974
917
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,125
Belgium
3,724
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Jochen Depestele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
912
0.488
Fisheries
Marine ecology
climate effects on fish
fish productivity
seabed impacts of fisheries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,755
Belgium
3,755
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Tom De Swaef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,846
1,236
0.670
Functional-Structural Plant Models
Crop models
Plant Water Relations
Plant Phenotyping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,012
Belgium
3,848
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Sarah Garré
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
1,379
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,619
Belgium
3,913
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Marijke Aluwé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
1,058
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,327
Bangladesh
776
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Enamul Hoq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,544
889
0.576
Marine Fisheries
Mangrove Ecology
Fish Biodiversity
Fish Quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,356
Tanzania
194
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Mary Alphonce Kishe|Mary Alphonce Kishe_Machmu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
901
0.589
Fisheries ecology
Fish Biology
Biodiversity Conservation
Fisheries Management
Aquatic Environmental Quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,025
China
24,909
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Xi-Wen Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,527
963
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,390
India
14,614
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Abdussamad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,521
968
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,116
Belgium
4,285
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Kris Van Poucke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,452
514
0.354
plant pathology
Phytophthora
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,273
Belgium
4,347
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Bart Vanelslander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
940
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,467
India
17,299
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
S Lakshmi Pillai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
1,087
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,290
Belgium
4,707
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Ilya Kirov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
1,012
0.814
Transposons
Genomics
non-coding RNAs
Bioinformatics
Programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,349
China
28,395
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Changming Bai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
768
0.637
virology
shellfish
herpesvirus
ostreid herpesvirus-1
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,781
Kenya
642
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Eric Okuku
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
911
0.803
Marine litter
Ocean acidification
marine pollution
Biogeochemistry
and EIA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,637
India
19,139
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
KK Joshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,114
652
0.585
Taxonomy of fishes
Biodiversity
Biology of sharks
ECOPATH
Population dynamics of Marine fishes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,076
Kenya
662
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Nina Wambiji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,103
933
0.846
Fisheries
marine ecology
marine mammals
marine biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645,171
Belgium
4,992
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Steve Baeyen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
734
0.669
life sciences
phytopathology
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,791
Belgium
5,212
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
De Jonghe Kris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
822
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,271
India
20,865
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Jayakumar R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
701
0.702
Mariculture
marine finfish seed production