Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Utrecht University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 :501
Housing
segregation
neighbourhoods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,606
2,224
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :502
machine learning
cancer genomics
nanopore sequencing
bioinformatics
network and systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,598
3,989
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :503
Game-based learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,598
3,045
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :504
Inborn errors
rare disease elucidation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,597
3,937
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :505
evolutionary economics
economic geography
high-skilled migration
green innovation
GVC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,592
2,819
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :506
Biomaterials
Implant-associated infections
Smart Coatings
Additive Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,586
3,982
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :507
Geodynamics of plate boundaries
lithosphere scale deformation processes and the expressions of these processes in observations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,574
2,261
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :508
Computational Biology
Single Cell Sequencing
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,561
4,744
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :509
relationships
work
parenthood
divorce
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,525
2,409
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :510
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,521
2,066
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :511
Electron Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,509
1,958
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :512
Energy analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,498
3,135
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :513
Communication and Persuasion
Argumentation
Narratives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,485
2,412
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :514
Oncological Urology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,467
5,240
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :515
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,442
2,085
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :516
sociology
social networks
complexity
trust
cooperation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,426
2,156
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :517
molecular biology
CRISPR/Cas9
immunology
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,417
3,310
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :518
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,412
2,640
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :519
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,364
4,564
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :520
aquatic biogeochemistry
microbial ecophysiology
bioirrigation
imaging
nanosims
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,354
2,428
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :521
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,349
1,280
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :522
Hematologie
laboratoriumgeneeskunde
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,346
3,296
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :523
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,312
1,132
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :524
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Science
Natural Language Generation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,301
1,797
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :525
rheumatology
orthopedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,293
2,899
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,554
4,222
501
Ranking Based On Selection: 501
Gideon Bolt
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,606
2,224
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,787
4,232
502
Ranking Based On Selection: 502
Jeroen De Ridder
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,598
3,989
0.713
machine learning
cancer genomics
nanopore sequencing
bioinformatics
network and systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,798
4,233
503
Ranking Based On Selection: 503
Pieter Wouters
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,598
3,045
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,820
4,234
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 504
Peter M. Van Hasselt
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,597
3,937
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,984
4,243
505
Ranking Based On Selection: 505
Andrea Morrison
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,592
2,819
0.504
evolutionary economics
economic geography
high-skilled migration
green innovation
GVC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,165
4,246
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 506
Saber Amin Yavari
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,586
3,982
0.713
Biomaterials
Implant-associated infections
Smart Coatings
Additive Manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,570
4,253
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 507
Rob Govers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,574
2,261
0.406
Geodynamics of plate boundaries
lithosphere scale deformation processes and the expressions of these processes in observations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,968
4,263
508
Ranking Based On Selection: 508
Francis Blokzijl
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,561
4,744
0.853
Computational Biology
Single Cell Sequencing
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,156
4,283
509
Ranking Based On Selection: 509
Esther Kluwer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,525
2,409
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,282
4,287
510
Ranking Based On Selection: 510
Joop Schippers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,521
2,066
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,684
4,292
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 511
Wjc Geerts
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,509
1,958
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,016
4,301
512
Ranking Based On Selection: 512
Wina Crijns Graus
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,498
3,135
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,465
4,307
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 513
Hans Hoeken
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,485
2,412
0.440
Communication and Persuasion
Argumentation
Narratives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,048
4,319
514
Ranking Based On Selection: 514
Peter-Paul M. Willemse
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,467
5,240
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,849
4,329
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 515
Tobias Dansen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,442
2,085
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,404
4,338
516
Ranking Based On Selection: 516
Vincent Buskens
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,426
2,156
0.397
sociology
social networks
complexity
trust
cooperation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,710
4,342
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 517
Robert Jan Lebbink
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,417
3,310
0.611
molecular biology
CRISPR/Cas9
immunology
virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,885
4,345
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 518
Isabelle Benoit
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,412
2,640
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,420
4,367
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 519
Matteo Monai
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,364
4,564
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,757
4,374
520
Ranking Based On Selection: 520
Lubos Polerecky
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,354
2,428
0.453
aquatic biogeochemistry
microbial ecophysiology
bioirrigation
imaging
nanosims
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,902
4,375
521
Ranking Based On Selection: 521
Wjg Ros
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,349
1,280
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,987
4,376
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 522
Richard Van Wijk
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,346
3,296
0.617
Hematologie
laboratoriumgeneeskunde
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,127
4,399
523
Ranking Based On Selection: 523
Arie Vaandrager
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,312
1,132
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,484
4,407
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 524
Kees Van Deemter
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,301
1,797
0.339
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Science
Natural Language Generation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,736
4,414
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 525
Simon Mastbergen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,293
2,899
0.548
rheumatology
orthopedics