Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ghent University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
psycholinguistics
bilingualism
cognitive psychology
vocabulary
individual differences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,740
23,675
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,257
19,656
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,839
18,808
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic toxicology
Ecological risk assessment
Aquatic ecology
Marine biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,130
17,616
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
inflammatoire darmziekten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,114
14,060
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
chemical kinetics
catalysis
chemical engineering
modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,185
18,800
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Quantum Physics
Entanglement
Many-Body Physics
Quantum Computation
Tensor Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,316
19,482
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
atmosferische chemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,965
10,302
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Physical activity
sedentary behavior
health promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,640
25,035
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
supramolecular chemistry
polymers
responsive materials
self-assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,628
17,540
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Structural Equation Modeling
Statistical Software
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,437
28,604
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Acute Kidney Injury
Intensive Care Medicine
Transplantation
Organ donation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,355
19,456
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Forest ecology
Forest Management
Ecological Restoration
Functional Biodiversity Research
Global Change Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,146
20,872
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Proteomics
Protease biology
Protein modifications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,940
16,097
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
ontwikkelingsstoornissen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,786
12,972
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
NOD-like receptors
caspases
inflammasome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,595
17,985
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Artificial intelligence
Cellular automata
Decision making
Fuzzy set theory
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,162
13,970
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Machine learning
Computational Biology
Large scale data mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,798
23,191
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Bioinformatics
Genomics
PLant Sciences
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,305
10,880
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
rational prescribing
polypharmacy
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,329
9,060
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Bioinformatics
Genome assembly
Gene prediction
functional annotation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,236
12,830
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
optical networks
energy efficiency
network resilience
wireless networks
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,494
8,354
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
onco-genomics/transcriptomics
single-cell sequencing
liquid biopsy biomarkers
bio-informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,705
11,374
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,557
11,185
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
gastrointestinal microbiology
host-microbe interactions
microbial ecology
in vitro technology
mucosal microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,479
17,680
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,366
95
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Marc Brysbaert
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,740
23,675
0.554
psycholinguistics
bilingualism
cognitive psychology
vocabulary
individual differences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,606
100
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Tom Coenye
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,257
19,656
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,822
102
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Stefaan De Smedt
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,839
18,808
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,173
104
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Colin R Janssen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,130
17,616
0.428
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic toxicology
Ecological risk assessment
Aquatic ecology
Marine biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,184
105
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Martine De Vos
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,114
14,060
0.342
inflammatoire darmziekten
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,678
108
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Guy B Marin
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,185
18,800
0.468
chemical kinetics
catalysis
chemical engineering
modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,172
112
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Frank Verstraete
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,316
19,482
0.496
Quantum Physics
Entanglement
Many-Body Physics
Quantum Computation
Tensor Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,367
115
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Willy Maenhaut
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,965
10,302
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,566
117
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Greet Cardon|Greet Maria Cardon, Cardon Greet
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,640
25,035
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,572
118
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Richard Hoogenboom
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,628
17,540
0.454
supramolecular chemistry
polymers
responsive materials
self-assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,321
123
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Yves Rosseel
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,437
28,604
0.764
Structural Equation Modeling
Statistical Software
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,366
124
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Eric Hoste
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,355
19,456
0.521
Acute Kidney Injury
Intensive Care Medicine
Transplantation
Organ donation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,912
135
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Kris Verheyen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,146
20,872
0.594
Forest ecology
Forest Management
Ecological Restoration
Functional Biodiversity Research
Global Change Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,084
138
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Kris Gevaert
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,940
16,097
0.461
Proteomics
Protease biology
Protein modifications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,188
140
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Herbert Roeyers
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,786
12,972
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,349
142
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Mohamed Lamkanfi
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,595
17,985
0.520
NOD-like receptors
caspases
inflammasome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,715
144
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
De Baets Bernard
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,162
13,970
0.409
Artificial intelligence
Cellular automata
Decision making
Fuzzy set theory
Machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,968
147
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Yvan Saeys
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,798
23,191
0.686
Machine learning
Computational Biology
Large scale data mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,375
152
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Pierre Rouzé
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,305
10,880
0.327
Bioinformatics
Genomics
PLant Sciences
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,208
157
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Thierry Christiaens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,329
9,060
0.280
rational prescribing
polypharmacy
medical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,300
158
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Stephane Rombauts
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,236
12,830
0.398
Bioinformatics
Genome assembly
Gene prediction
functional annotation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,052
164
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Piet Demeester
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,494
8,354
0.265
optical networks
energy efficiency
network resilience
wireless networks
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,884
170
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Katleen De Preter
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,705
11,374
0.370
onco-genomics/transcriptomics
single-cell sequencing
liquid biopsy biomarkers
bio-informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,024
172
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Luc Duchateau
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,557
11,185
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,095
173
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Tom Van De Wiele
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,479
17,680
0.580
gastrointestinal microbiology
host-microbe interactions
microbial ecology
in vitro technology
mucosal microbiome