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 :651
Sedimentology
Estuaries
River morphology
bedforms
turbidites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,738
1,373
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :652
genetics
pharmacogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,725
1,821
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :653
Exposure Assessment
Environmental Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,724
3,703
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :654
glaciology
Greenland ice sheet
earth system modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,696
3,556
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :655
Graphs and Networks
Algorithms
Parameterized Complexity
Approximation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,690
2,578
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :656
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
2,418
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :657
applied economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,683
1,289
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :658
pathogen genomics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,679
2,303
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :659
Computer Science
Software Architecture
Modelling
Petri nets
#bpm@uu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,674
2,109
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :660
Testosterone
Cortisol
Psychopathy
Social Anxiety
Amygdala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,658
1,771
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :661
Ecosystem resilience
Tropical forests
Earth system
Global change
Complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,650
3,406
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :662
Leadership Nursing Health Care Sciences Stroke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,620
2,114
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :663
Computability
Multi-agent learning
Argumentation
NLG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,616
450
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :664
Sustainability Transitions
Governance Experiments
Smart cities & Eco-Cities
Urban Transport
Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,601
2,718
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :665
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,596
3,181
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :666
Arabidopsis
plants
temperature signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,588
2,024
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :667
bioanalysis
pharmaceutical analysis
biotechnology
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,582
641
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :668
Statistics
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,573
3,556
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :669
Plant Science
Plant Genetics
Plant Microbiome
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
1,319
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :670
Criminology
Sociology
Violence
Informal Justice
Legitimacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,567
3,034
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :671
Business Process Management
Robotic Process Automation
Workarounds
#bpm@uu
#UU-ICS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,549
1,877
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :672
Methodology
Clinical Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,539
3,496
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :673
Medicine
Stem Cell Therapy
Nephrology
Vascular Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
2,612
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :674
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
2,653
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :675
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,523
1,368
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,282
5,741
651
Ranking Based On Selection: 651
Janrik Van Den Berg
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,738
1,373
0.367
Sedimentology
Estuaries
River morphology
bedforms
turbidites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,059
5,752
652
Ranking Based On Selection: 652
Maarten Leusink
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,725
1,821
0.489
genetics
pharmacogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,085
5,754
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 653
Jie Chen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,724
3,703
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,864
5,789
654
Ranking Based On Selection: 654
Leo Van Kampenhout
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,696
3,556
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,248
5,800
655
Ranking Based On Selection: 655
Erik Jan Van Leeuwen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,690
2,578
0.699
Graphs and Networks
Algorithms
Parameterized Complexity
Approximation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,551
5,805
656
Ranking Based On Selection: 656
Borja Martinovic
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
2,418
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,699
5,809
657
Ranking Based On Selection: 657
Adriaan Kalwij
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,683
1,289
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,920
5,812
658
Ranking Based On Selection: 658
Anita C. Schürch
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,679
2,303
0.626
pathogen genomics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,208
5,818
659
Ranking Based On Selection: 659
Jan Martijn Van Der Werf
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,674
2,109
0.574
Computer Science
Software Architecture
Modelling
Petri nets
#bpm@uu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,181
5,830
660
Ranking Based On Selection: 660
David Terburg
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,658
1,771
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,642
5,837
661
Ranking Based On Selection: 661
Arie Staal
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,650
3,406
0.933
Ecosystem resilience
Tropical forests
Earth system
Global change
Complex systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,552
5,861
662
Ranking Based On Selection: 662
Thóra B. Hafsteinsdóttir
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,620
2,114
0.584
Leadership Nursing Health Care Sciences Stroke
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,832
5,865
663
Ranking Based On Selection: 663
Gerard Vreeswijk
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,616
450
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,746
5,881
664
Ranking Based On Selection: 664
Frans Sengers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,601
2,718
0.755
Sustainability Transitions
Governance Experiments
Smart cities & Eco-Cities
Urban Transport
Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,098
5,888
665
Ranking Based On Selection: 665
Edwin Sutanudjaja
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,596
3,181
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,646
5,898
666
Ranking Based On Selection: 666
Martijn Van Zanten
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,588
2,024
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,059
5,904
667
Ranking Based On Selection: 667
Frits Flesch
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,582
641
0.179
bioanalysis
pharmaceutical analysis
biotechnology
biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,587
5,917
668
Ranking Based On Selection: 668
Valentijn Mt De Jong
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,573
3,556
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,978
5,927
669
Ranking Based On Selection: 669
Anja JH Van Dijken
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,568
1,319
0.370
Plant Science
Plant Genetics
Plant Microbiome
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,995
5,929
670
Ranking Based On Selection: 670
Amy Nivette
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,567
3,034
0.851
Criminology
Sociology
Violence
Informal Justice
Legitimacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,210
5,946
671
Ranking Based On Selection: 671
Inge Van De Weerd
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,549
1,877
0.529
Business Process Management
Robotic Process Automation
Workarounds
#bpm@uu
#UU-ICS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,816
5,963
672
Ranking Based On Selection: 672
Kim Luijken
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,539
3,496
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,956
5,964
673
Ranking Based On Selection: 673
Hendrik Gremmels
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
2,612
0.738
Medicine
Stem Cell Therapy
Nephrology
Vascular Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,285
5,971
674
Ranking Based On Selection: 674
Nigel Turner
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,532
2,653
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,904
5,982
675
Ranking Based On Selection: 675
Jorg Huijding
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,523
1,368
0.388