Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 2024 and list of influential and most cited researchers in Agriculture and Forestry, Art, Design and Architecture, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and their 256 sub-branches is a unique service offered only by “AD Scientific Index”. You can see the most cited and influential researchers in the country and region. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
441,390
Country Rank
3,592
Institution Rank : 26
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![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Yves Samyn](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,943
855
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
449,226
Country Rank
3,655
Institution Rank : 27
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Luc Janssens De Bisthoven](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/56/4423331.jpg)
biodiversity
capacity development
wetlands
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
642
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
449,249
Country Rank
3,656
Institution Rank : 28
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Dejonghe Léon](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5e/4423328.jpg)
Metallogeny
geological mapping
tectonics
petrography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
335
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
481,486
Country Rank
3,865
Institution Rank : 29
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Jean-Luc Boevé](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
chemical ecology
entomology
sawflies
Hymenoptera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
462
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
482,232
Country Rank
3,869
Institution Rank : 30
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Lieven Naudts](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/18/4423334.jpg)
marine sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,711
691
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
510,523
Country Rank
4,069
Institution Rank : 31
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Sophie Decrée](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9f/4423336.jpg)
Ore geology
geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
990
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
552,383
Country Rank
4,345
Institution Rank : 32
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Xavier Devleeschouwer](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/39/4423335.jpg)
sédimentologie
stratigraphie
paléoenvironnement
cyclostratigraphie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,390
548
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
625,965
Country Rank
4,885
Institution Rank : 33
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Philippe Willenz](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/bc/4423338.jpg)
Sponge Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
450
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
635,269
Country Rank
4,946
Institution Rank : 34
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Annelise Folie](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/86/4423337.jpg)
paleoherpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,099
437
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
690,526
Country Rank
5,282
Institution Rank : 35
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Kris Piessens](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
geology
GeoEconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
520
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
693,832
Country Rank
5,304
Institution Rank : 36
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Mona Court-Picon](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Paléoécologie
Archéobotanique
Quaternaire
Europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
934
322
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
698,554
Country Rank
5,339
Institution Rank : 37
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Frederic Francken](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/de/4423339.jpg)
Sediment transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
310
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
706,068
Country Rank
5,378
Institution Rank : 38
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Karin Breugelmans](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
375
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
714,447
Country Rank
5,430
Institution Rank : 39
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Cyrille Prestianni](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/64/4423343.jpg)
Paleobotany - Seed Plants - Evolution - Radiation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
482
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
743,053
Country Rank
5,597
Institution Rank : 40
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Baeye Matthias](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
481
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
743,773
Country Rank
5,602
Institution Rank : 41
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Mirta Zupan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/05/4423348.jpg)
marine protected areas
marine conservation
offshore wind farms
marine policy
habitat restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
812
699
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
764,195
Country Rank
5,736
Institution Rank : 42
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Vanessa Heyvaert](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/cb/4423345.jpg)
sedimentology
geoarchaeology
tsunami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
767
446
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
832,890
Country Rank
6,111
Institution Rank : 43
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![James Peter Morris](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/21/4631310.jpg)
Marine Eco-Physiology
Stress Physiology
Biomimicry
Sustainability Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
502
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
836,140
Country Rank
6,123
Institution Rank : 44
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Eva Kaptijn](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
373
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
836,910
Country Rank
6,131
Institution Rank : 45
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Koen Parmentier](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Marine pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
175
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
857,114
Country Rank
6,232
Institution Rank : 46
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Jan Walstra](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/98/4423349.jpg)
GIS
Remote Sensing
Photogrammetry
Quaternary Geology
Natural Hazards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
582
315
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
868,134
Country Rank
6,286
Institution Rank : 47
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Christian Burlet](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Geology
Raman spectroscopy
mineralogy
laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
562
385
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
879,541
Country Rank
6,333
Institution Rank : 48
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Stijn Goolaerts](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b4/4631308.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
542
343
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
882,044
Country Rank
6,346
Institution Rank : 49
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Eric Simon](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1a/4423347.jpg)
Biologie
paléontologie
Brachiopodes
génétique
tolérance aux métaux lourds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
125
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
896,089
Country Rank
6,420
Institution Rank : 50
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
![Marie Cours](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
freshwater biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
501
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
441,390
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
3,592
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
26
Yves Samyn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,943
855
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
449,226
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
3,655
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
27
Luc Janssens De Bisthoven
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
642
0.338
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
biodiversity
capacity development
wetlands
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
449,249
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
3,656
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
28
Dejonghe Léon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
335
0.177
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
Metallogeny
geological mapping
tectonics
petrography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
481,486
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
3,865
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
29
Jean-Luc Boevé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
462
0.269
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
chemical ecology
entomology
sawflies
Hymenoptera
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
482,232
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
3,869
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
30
Lieven Naudts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,711
691
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
510,523
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
4,069
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
31
Sophie Decrée
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
990
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
552,383
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
4,345
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
32
Xavier Devleeschouwer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,390
548
0.394
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
sédimentologie
stratigraphie
paléoenvironnement
cyclostratigraphie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
625,965
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
4,885
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
33
Philippe Willenz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
450
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
635,269
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
4,946
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
34
Annelise Folie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,099
437
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
690,526
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
5,282
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
35
Kris Piessens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
520
0.552
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
693,832
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
5,304
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
36
Mona Court-Picon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
934
322
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
698,554
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
5,339
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
37
Frederic Francken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
310
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
706,068
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
5,378
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
38
Karin Breugelmans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
375
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
714,447
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
5,430
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
39
Cyrille Prestianni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
482
0.546
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
Paleobotany - Seed Plants - Evolution - Radiation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
743,053
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
5,597
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
40
Baeye Matthias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
481
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
743,773
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
5,602
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
41
Mirta Zupan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
812
699
0.861
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
marine protected areas
marine conservation
offshore wind farms
marine policy
habitat restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
764,195
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
5,736
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
42
Vanessa Heyvaert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
767
446
0.581
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
sedimentology
geoarchaeology
tsunami
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
832,890
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
6,111
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
43
James Peter Morris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
502
0.801
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
Marine Eco-Physiology
Stress Physiology
Biomimicry
Sustainability Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
836,140
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
6,123
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
44
Eva Kaptijn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
373
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
836,910
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
6,131
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
45
Koen Parmentier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
175
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
857,114
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
6,232
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
46
Jan Walstra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
582
315
0.541
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
GIS
Remote Sensing
Photogrammetry
Quaternary Geology
Natural Hazards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
868,134
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
6,286
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
47
Christian Burlet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
562
385
0.685
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
Geology
Raman spectroscopy
mineralogy
laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
879,541
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
6,333
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
48
Stijn Goolaerts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
542
343
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
882,044
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
6,346
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
49
Eric Simon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
125
0.232
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
Biologie
paléontologie
Brachiopodes
génétique
tolérance aux métaux lourds
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
896,089
![Belgium](/flags/be.png)
6,420
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/16259.jpg)
50
Marie Cours
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
501
0.977