Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Free University of Brussels Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Redox signaling
Redox Biology
thiol-disulfide exchange mechanisms
ROS stress
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,028
4,207
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
batteries
storage
energy
management
microgrids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,008
8,691
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Immunology
Neuroinflammation
Tumor Immunology
Neuroscience
Macrophages/Microglia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,382
5,109
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
climate extremes
climate modelling
land-climate iteractions
climate change impacts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,569
7,998
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
organizational behavior
personality dynamics
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,750
5,227
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Multidimensional Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,343
3,255
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
structural & molecular microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,262
4,008
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
physics
photonics
optical fiber sensors
microstructured optical fibers
photonic crystal fibers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,152
2,396
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
sport policy
elite sport policy
management
sporting impact
SPLISS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,148
4,671
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Urban ecosystem services
Green infrastructure
Nature-based solutions
Urban environmental justice
Geospatial analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,935
6,220
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Active Mobility
Bicycle crashes
Cycling for Transportation
Exposure to Air Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,680
3,723
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
nephrology
transplantation
immunology
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,150
2,079
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,094
4,152
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,944
4,514
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Surface Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,294
2,612
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,076
1,409
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Conceptual Modeling
Serious Games
Human Computer Interaction
Web Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,678
1,199
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Chronic Pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,734
4,032
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Volcanology
Natural hazards
Landslide
Geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,612
3,336
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Human-robot interaction
BCI
fysiologie
biomechanica
robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,452
3,689
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
composite materials - textile reinforced concrete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,386
2,135
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
sport studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,286
1,793
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,271
979
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Clinical Decision Support
Clinical Pharmacy
Patient Safety
Drug Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,330
3,789
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,251
2,867
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,232
1,060
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Joris Messens
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,028
4,207
0.466
Redox signaling
Redox Biology
thiol-disulfide exchange mechanisms
ROS stress
Structural Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,513
1,066
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Maitane Berecibar
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,008
8,691
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,969
1,149
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Kiavash Movahedi
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,382
5,109
0.610
Immunology
Neuroinflammation
Tumor Immunology
Neuroscience
Macrophages/Microglia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,975
1,136
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Wim Thiery
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,569
7,998
0.933
climate extremes
climate modelling
land-climate iteractions
climate change impacts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,878
1,246
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Joeri Hofmans
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,750
5,227
0.674
organizational behavior
personality dynamics
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,829
1,311
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Peter Schelkens
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,343
3,255
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,481
1,331
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Han Remaut
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,262
4,008
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,784
1,352
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Francis Berghmans
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,152
2,396
0.335
physics
photonics
optical fiber sensors
microstructured optical fibers
photonic crystal fibers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,881
1,353
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Veerle De Bosscher
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,148
4,671
0.653
sport policy
elite sport policy
management
sporting impact
SPLISS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,532
1,400
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Francesc Baró
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,935
6,220
0.897
Urban ecosystem services
Green infrastructure
Nature-based solutions
Urban environmental justice
Geospatial analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,371
1,436
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Bas De Geus
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,680
3,723
0.557
Active Mobility
Bicycle crashes
Cycling for Transportation
Exposure to Air Pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,134
1,548
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Karl Martin Wissing
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,150
2,079
0.338
nephrology
transplantation
immunology
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,661
1,564
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Eva D Hondt
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,094
4,152
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,873
1,593
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Thierry Coosemans
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,944
4,514
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,827
1,752
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Frederik Tielens
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,294
2,612
0.493
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Surface Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,949
1,827
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Gerd Vandersteen
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,076
1,409
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,557
1,961
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Olga De Troyer
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,678
1,199
0.256
Conceptual Modeling
Serious Games
Human Computer Interaction
Web Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,125
1,937
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Anneleen Malfliet
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,734
4,032
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,513
1,987
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Matthieu Kervyn
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,612
3,336
0.723
Volcanology
Natural hazards
Landslide
Geomorphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,937
2,055
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Kevin De Pauw
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,452
3,689
0.829
Human-robot interaction
BCI
fysiologie
biomechanica
robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,107
2,078
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jan Wastiels
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,386
2,135
0.487
composite materials - textile reinforced concrete
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,131
2,119
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Marc Theeboom
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,286
1,793
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,911
2,127
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Bernard Manderick
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,271
979
0.229
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,851
2,096
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Pieter Cornu
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,330
3,789
0.875
Clinical Decision Support
Clinical Pharmacy
Patient Safety
Drug Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,930
2,136
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Catarina Xavier
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,251
2,867
0.674