Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Wetsus, European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology 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
Environmental biotechnology
fermentation
bioprocesses
carboxylates
EPS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
241
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Capacitive Deionization
Water Technology
Electrochemistry
Ion Exchange Membranes
Numerical Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
234
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
fouling
water treatment
blue energy
reverse electrodialysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
219
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
bio-electrochemical systems
water technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
226
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
207
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Biopolymer
Melt and solution Processing
Novel thermoplastic elastomer development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
169
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Resource recovery
Chemical engineering
Phosphorus
Anaerobic digestion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
160
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
carbon capture
electrochemistry
chemical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
151
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Advanced oxidation processes
vacuum UV processes
Micropollutants
PFAS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
147
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Membrane technology
micropollutants
source separated sanitation
wastewater treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
144
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Gas Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
85
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Environmental Technology
Water Technology
Chemical Engineering
Biological Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
99
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Photochemistry
titanium dioxide
photocatalysis
AOP
Radical Filtration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
97
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Analytical chemistry
innovation
waterscience
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
34
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Physics
Sensing
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
23
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Non-Chemical Water Treatment
Environmental Microbiology
Food Safety
Water Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,180,754
18,934
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Carlos A Contreras-Dávila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
241
0.920
Environmental biotechnology
fermentation
bioprocesses
carboxylates
EPS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,213,916
19,331
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Tm Mubita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
234
0.967
Capacitive Deionization
Water Technology
Electrochemistry
Ion Exchange Membranes
Numerical Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,231,813
19,573
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Bárbara Vital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
219
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,238,913
19,663
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
João Pereira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
226
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,256,286
19,876
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Steffen Georg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
207
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,365,898
21,105
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Sanjay Pal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
169
1.000
Biopolymer
Melt and solution Processing
Novel thermoplastic elastomer development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,381,774
21,274
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Chris Schott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
160
0.982
Resource recovery
Chemical engineering
Phosphorus
Anaerobic digestion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,414,433
21,635
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Qingdian Shu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
151
1.000
carbon capture
electrochemistry
chemical engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,425,857
21,740
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Yicheng Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
147
1.000
Advanced oxidation processes
vacuum UV processes
Micropollutants
PFAS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,431,752
21,800
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Sam Rutten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
144
0.993
Membrane technology
micropollutants
source separated sanitation
wastewater treatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,559,312
23,038
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Jelmer Dijkstra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
85
0.794
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Gas Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Scanning Electron Microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,565,967
23,098
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Sr Pinela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
99
0.943
Environmental Technology
Water Technology
Chemical Engineering
Biological Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,584,992
23,272
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Shuyana A. Heredia Deba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
97
0.970
Photochemistry
titanium dioxide
photocatalysis
AOP
Radical Filtration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,678,587
24,039
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Jan-Willem Schoonen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
34
0.430
Analytical chemistry
innovation
waterscience
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,748,325
24,529
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Gerrit Willem Steen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
23
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,093,195
26,406
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Jack Khalil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
Non-Chemical Water Treatment
Environmental Microbiology
Food Safety
Water Technology