Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.939 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
37,703
13,795
0.366
* 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
36,872
17,057
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
colloiden
polymeren
self-assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,310
9,617
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
ecologie
natuurbeheer
natuurbehoud
biodiversiteit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,764
10,168
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,433
15,699
0.443
* 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
33,835
15,882
0.469
* 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
33,701
14,835
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,331
8,591
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Natural Products
Microbiomes
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,027
23,140
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,580
13,736
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Horticulture
Crop physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,292
16,884
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Toxicology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,611
11,731
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Colloids
Electrokinetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,442
3,943
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Mammals
Savannas
Herbivory
Himalaya
Waterfowl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,413
10,036
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
environmental politics
environmental sociology
environmental governance
global governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,150
9,717
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Geostatistics
Pedometrics
Spatial Uncertainty Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,561
15,492
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Ecology
Behaviour
Entomology
Biological Control
IPM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,377
7,730
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,986
9,449
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Genetics
genomics
plant pathogens
phenotyping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,870
5,364
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,653
13,007
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Computational Metabolomics
Computational Mass Spectrometry
Metabolomics
NMR
Substructure mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,232
25,826
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
agricultural sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,182
13,388
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
food science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,880
11,128
0.399
* 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
27,619
12,636
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Biology
Virology
Biotechnology
Biocontrol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,615
5,665
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,169
402
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Sander Kersten
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,703
13,795
0.366
nutrition
fasting
lipids
metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,713
409
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Douglas Sheil
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,872
17,057
0.463
Tropical Forest Ecology
Tropical Conservation
Forest Monitoring
Rain Forests
Livelihoods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,130
422
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
36,310
9,617
0.265
colloiden
polymeren
self-assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,552
431
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Frank Berendse
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,764
10,168
0.284
ecologie
natuurbeheer
natuurbehoud
biodiversiteit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,816
441
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
PC Struik
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,433
15,699
0.443
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,093
470
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Kleijn D
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,835
15,882
0.469
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,220
476
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
33,701
14,835
0.440
entomology
insect-plant interactions
chemical ecology
entomophagy
bioconversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,513
524
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Martien Groenen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,331
8,591
0.266
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,822
534
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Marnix Medema
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,027
23,140
0.723
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Natural Products
Microbiomes
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,271
545
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Jan Dijkstra
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,580
13,736
0.435
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,579
551
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Li T
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,292
16,884
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,320
572
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ivonne Rietjens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,611
11,731
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,517
578
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Johannes Hans Lyklema
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,442
3,943
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,553
580
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Herbert Prins
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,413
10,036
0.330
Mammals
Savannas
Herbivory
Himalaya
Waterfowl
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,887
587
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Arthur Pj Mol
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,150
9,717
0.322
environmental politics
environmental sociology
environmental governance
global governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,639
608
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Gerard Heuvelink
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,561
15,492
0.524
Geostatistics
Pedometrics
Spatial Uncertainty Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,855
616
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Joop C Van Lenteren
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,377
7,730
0.263
Ecology
Behaviour
Entomology
Biological Control
IPM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,317
629
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,986
9,449
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,450
633
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Theo Van Der Lee
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,870
5,364
0.186
Genetics
genomics
plant pathogens
phenotyping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,725
641
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Niels H Batjes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,653
13,007
0.454
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,261
652
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Justin JJ Van Der Hooft
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,232
25,826
0.915
Computational Metabolomics
Computational Mass Spectrometry
Metabolomics
NMR
Substructure mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,318
655
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Martin Van Ittersum
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,182
13,388
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,724
666
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
M Van Boekel
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,880
11,128
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,092
679
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Remko Boom
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,619
12,636
0.458
Food Science
Food Process Engineering
Biomaterials Science
Enzyme Conversions
Separation Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,098
680
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Just Vlak
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,615
5,665
0.205
Biology
Virology
Biotechnology
Biocontrol