Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Wageningen University 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
nutrition
fasting
lipids
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,084
15,641
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Tropical Forest Ecology
Tropical Conservation
Forest Monitoring
Rain Forests
Livelihoods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,071
19,112
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
colloiden
polymeren
self-assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,001
11,477
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
ecologie
natuurbeheer
natuurbehoud
biodiversiteit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,336
11,732
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,832
17,737
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,141
17,659
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
entomology
insect-plant interactions
chemical ecology
entomophagy
bioconversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,072
16,287
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,878
9,846
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,786
15,283
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Natural Products
Microbiomes
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,767
24,222
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Colloids
Electrokinetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,297
4,778
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Toxicology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,165
13,182
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Mammals
Savannas
Herbivory
Himalaya
Waterfowl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,997
11,658
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
environmental politics
environmental sociology
environmental governance
global governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,765
11,352
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Ecology
Behaviour
Entomology
Biological Control
IPM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,027
8,917
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Geostatistics
Pedometrics
Spatial Uncertainty Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,691
16,740
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,640
10,926
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Genetics
genomics
plant pathogens
phenotyping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,601
6,213
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,924
14,111
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
agricultural sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,572
14,703
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
food science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,402
12,586
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Biology
Virology
Biotechnology
Biocontrol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,357
6,744
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
appetite
sensory
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,078
11,096
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Food Science
Food Process Engineering
Biomaterials Science
Enzyme Conversions
Separation Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,029
13,763
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,798
8,373
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,201
403
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Sander Kersten
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,084
15,641
0.422
nutrition
fasting
lipids
metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,903
417
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Douglas Sheil
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,071
19,112
0.530
Tropical Forest Ecology
Tropical Conservation
Forest Monitoring
Rain Forests
Livelihoods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,947
419
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Martien A Cohen Stuart
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,001
11,477
0.319
colloiden
polymeren
self-assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,462
436
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Frank Berendse
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,336
11,732
0.332
ecologie
natuurbeheer
natuurbehoud
biodiversiteit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,873
446
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
PC Struik
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,832
17,737
0.509
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,254
478
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Kleijn D
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,141
17,659
0.533
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,314
479
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Joop Ja Van Loon
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,072
16,287
0.492
entomology
insect-plant interactions
chemical ecology
entomophagy
bioconversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,489
522
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Martien Groenen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,878
9,846
0.309
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,611
547
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Jan Dijkstra
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,786
15,283
0.496
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,631
548
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Marnix Medema
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,767
24,222
0.787
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Natural Products
Microbiomes
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,163
568
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Johannes Hans Lyklema
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,297
4,778
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,306
571
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ivonne Rietjens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,165
13,182
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,521
576
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Herbert Prins
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,997
11,658
0.389
Mammals
Savannas
Herbivory
Himalaya
Waterfowl
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,830
586
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Arthur Pj Mol
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,765
11,352
0.381
environmental politics
environmental sociology
environmental governance
global governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,749
612
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Joop C Van Lenteren
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,027
8,917
0.307
Ecology
Behaviour
Entomology
Biological Control
IPM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,164
623
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Gerard Heuvelink
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,691
16,740
0.583
Geostatistics
Pedometrics
Spatial Uncertainty Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,239
625
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,640
10,926
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,297
630
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Theo Van Der Lee
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,601
6,213
0.217
Genetics
genomics
plant pathogens
phenotyping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,158
649
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Niels H Batjes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,924
14,111
0.505
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,609
661
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Martin Van Ittersum
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,572
14,703
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,848
669
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
M Van Boekel
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,402
12,586
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,903
670
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Just Vlak
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,357
6,744
0.247
Biology
Virology
Biotechnology
Biocontrol
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,349
681
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
C De Graaf
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,078
11,096
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,415
684
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Remko Boom
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,029
13,763
0.509
Food Science
Food Process Engineering
Biomaterials Science
Enzyme Conversions
Separation Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,735
694
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Pierre De Wit
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,798
8,373
0.312
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance