Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
pediatric solid tumors
endocrine tumors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,075
38,693
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Cardiology
Sex differences
Vascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,759
40,962
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Occupational Epidemiology
Occupational Hygiene
Exposure Science
Exposure Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,354
29,409
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
economic geography
evolutionary economics
evolutionary economic geography
clusters
regional growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,333
24,642
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Genetica
genomics
structurele variatie
integratieve biologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,859
29,062
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
burnout
engagement
workaholism
motivation
work stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,124
23,187
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Adolescent Development and Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,680
22,015
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
medicine
obstetrics
perinatal medicine
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,476
17,234
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Environmental
Occupational Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,499
28,614
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
luminescence
solid state chemistry
lanthanides
quantum dots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,815
16,311
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Catalysis
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,103
17,490
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,134
14,020
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
extracellular vesicles
nanomedicine
drug targeting
bioinspired drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,561
28,363
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Hydrology
Water Resources
Geosciences
Environmental Sciences
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,485
25,580
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Epidemiology
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Capacity Building
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,357
30,203
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
biogeochemie
bodemkunde
landbouw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,286
16,619
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Deep Transitions
History of Technology
Sustainability Transitions
Strategic Niche Management
Multi-Level Perspective
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,507
20,170
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
orthopedics
bone
cartilage
implants
mechanobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,773
15,883
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
sustainable innovation
societal transitions
sustainable technology
innovation systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,639
25,459
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
immunology
cancer
transcription
signal transduction
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,123
10,028
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
pharmacoepidemiology
real world evidence
vaccins
big data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,088
13,384
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Structural Biology
Protein Crystallography
Complement
Membrane Proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,916
6,095
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,729
22,097
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,556
12,327
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Chemistry
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,474
12,893
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,372
210
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ronald De Krijger
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,075
38,693
0.743
pediatric solid tumors
endocrine tumors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,464
214
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Hester Den Ruijter
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,759
40,962
0.791
Cardiology
Sex differences
Vascular disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,582
217
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Hans Kromhout
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,354
29,409
0.573
Occupational Epidemiology
Occupational Hygiene
Exposure Science
Exposure Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,592
220
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ron Boschma
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,333
24,642
0.480
economic geography
evolutionary economics
evolutionary economic geography
clusters
regional growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,067
238
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Edwin Cuppen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,859
29,062
0.583
Genetica
genomics
structurele variatie
integratieve biologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,291
241
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Toon Taris
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,124
23,187
0.472
burnout
engagement
workaholism
motivation
work stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,784
253
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Wim Meeus
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,680
22,015
0.462
Adolescent Development and Developmental Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,195
265
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Visser Gha
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,476
17,234
0.371
medicine
obstetrics
perinatal medicine
diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,576
277
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Roel Vermeulen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,499
28,614
0.629
Environmental
Occupational Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,324
300
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Andries Meijerink
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,815
16,311
0.372
luminescence
solid state chemistry
lanthanides
quantum dots
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,661
312
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Kp De Jong
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,103
17,490
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,136
325
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Wilma Vollebergh
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,134
14,020
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,958
344
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Raymond Schiffelers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,561
28,363
0.699
extracellular vesicles
nanomedicine
drug targeting
bioinspired drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,003
347
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Marc Bierkens
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,485
25,580
0.632
Hydrology
Water Resources
Geosciences
Environmental Sciences
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,085
350
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,357
30,203
0.748
Epidemiology
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Capacity Building
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,126
351
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Bouwman Af
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,286
16,619
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,173
377
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Johan Schot
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,507
20,170
0.524
Deep Transitions
History of Technology
Sustainability Transitions
Strategic Niche Management
Multi-Level Perspective
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,625
386
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Harrie Weinans
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,773
15,883
0.420
orthopedics
bone
cartilage
implants
mechanobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,417
406
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Marko Hekkert
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,639
25,459
0.695
sustainable innovation
societal transitions
sustainable technology
innovation systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,774
413
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Paul Coffer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,123
10,028
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,796
414
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Mcjm Sturkenboom|M Sturkenboom
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,088
13,384
0.371
pharmacoepidemiology
real world evidence
vaccins
big data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,924
419
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Piet Gros
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,916
6,095
0.170
Structural Biology
Protein Crystallography
Complement
Membrane Proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,066
425
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Olle Ten Cate|T.J. ten Cate, Th.J. ten Cate, Cate, ten T.J.
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,729
22,097
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,186
427
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Ben Scheres
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,556
12,327
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,249
428
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Frank De Groot
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,474
12,893
0.363