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 :701
Cognitive Science
Artificial Intelligence
Decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
2,144
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :702
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,322
2,563
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :703
immunology
biophysics
cell biology
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,315
1,955
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :704
Psychophysiology
emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,312
1,891
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :705
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,308
3,292
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :706
Artificial Intelligence
Law
Argumentation
Narrative
Evidence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,299
1,566
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :707
Citizen Journalism
Data Journalism
Press Freedom
International Journalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,297
3,018
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :708
Structural Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,297
2,699
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :709
coastal morphology
hydrodynamics
sediment transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,293
1,439
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :710
research policy
science
technology
innovation
knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,283
1,660
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :711
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
1,930
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :712
Innovation
Sustainability
Mobility
Transport
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
1,324
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :713
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,270
3,175
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :714
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
1,693
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :715
Adaptive educational systems
intelligent textbooks
learning analytics
student and user modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,252
1,169
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :716
Plant-microbe interactions
Induced resistance
Root exudates
Plant pathology
Plant microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,251
3,051
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :717
Immunoglobulins
glycosylation
mass spectrometry
rheumatoid arthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,239
2,414
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :718
soft matter
self assembly
colloids
simulations
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,238
1,765
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :719
sibling relationships
family relationships
problem behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,231
1,332
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :720
onderwijskunde
educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,227
2,346
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :721
Common pool resources
Local governance
Community forestry
Collective action
Global environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,226
1,866
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :722
Nanomaterials
Energy storage
Metal hydrides
Thin films
Sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
2,501
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :723
radiotherapy
treatment planning
online workflow
mrlinac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,221
2,491
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :724
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,220
1,784
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :725
Trustworthy AI
Multiagent Systems
Privacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,218
859
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,546
6,213
701
Ranking Based On Selection: 701
Leendert Van Maanen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
2,144
0.642
Cognitive Science
Artificial Intelligence
Decision making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,994
6,237
702
Ranking Based On Selection: 702
Marijke Kars
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,322
2,563
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,546
6,250
703
Ranking Based On Selection: 703
Zsolt Sebestyen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,315
1,955
0.590
immunology
biophysics
cell biology
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,805
6,254
704
Ranking Based On Selection: 704
Dennis Hofman
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,312
1,891
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,081
6,257
705
Ranking Based On Selection: 705
Florien Van Royen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,308
3,292
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,815
6,272
706
Ranking Based On Selection: 706
Floris Bex
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,299
1,566
0.475
Artificial Intelligence
Law
Argumentation
Narrative
Evidence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,929
6,275
707
Ranking Based On Selection: 707
Bruce Mutsvairo
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,297
3,018
0.915
Citizen Journalism
Data Journalism
Press Freedom
International Journalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,941
6,276
708
Ranking Based On Selection: 708
Anna Vangone
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,297
2,699
0.819
Structural Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,281
6,282
709
Ranking Based On Selection: 709
Piet Hoekstra
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,293
1,439
0.437
coastal morphology
hydrodynamics
sediment transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,992
6,298
710
Ranking Based On Selection: 710
Gaston Heimeriks
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,283
1,660
0.506
research policy
science
technology
innovation
knowledge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,053
6,299
711
Ranking Based On Selection: 711
Katrien Oude Rengerink
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
1,930
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,080
6,300
712
Ranking Based On Selection: 712
Jacco Farla
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
1,324
0.403
Innovation
Sustainability
Mobility
Transport
Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,917
6,320
713
Ranking Based On Selection: 713
Sonja De Zwarte
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,270
3,175
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,026
6,326
714
Ranking Based On Selection: 714
E Ellen Reitz
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
1,693
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,402
6,355
715
Ranking Based On Selection: 715
Sergey Sosnovsky
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,252
1,169
0.359
Adaptive educational systems
intelligent textbooks
learning analytics
student and user modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,420
6,356
716
Ranking Based On Selection: 716
Ioannis A Stringlis
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,251
3,051
0.938
Plant-microbe interactions
Induced resistance
Root exudates
Plant pathology
Plant microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,350
6,374
717
Ranking Based On Selection: 717
Albert Bondt
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,239
2,414
0.745
Immunoglobulins
glycosylation
mass spectrometry
rheumatoid arthritis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,436
6,376
718
Ranking Based On Selection: 718
Laura Filion
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,238
1,765
0.545
soft matter
self assembly
colloids
simulations
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,018
6,381
719
Ranking Based On Selection: 719
Kirsten Buist
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,231
1,332
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,286
6,384
720
Ranking Based On Selection: 720
Lisette Hornstra
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,227
2,346
0.727
onderwijskunde
educational psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,375
6,385
721
Ranking Based On Selection: 721
Frank Van Laerhoven
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,226
1,866
0.578
Common pool resources
Local governance
Community forestry
Collective action
Global environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,586
6,391
722
Ranking Based On Selection: 722
Ngene Peter
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
2,501
0.776
Nanomaterials
Energy storage
Metal hydrides
Thin films
Sensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,734
6,394
723
Ranking Based On Selection: 723
Gijsbert Bol
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,221
2,491
0.773
radiotherapy
treatment planning
online workflow
mrlinac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,831
6,397
724
Ranking Based On Selection: 724
Robert Harmsen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,220
1,784
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,005
6,398
725
Ranking Based On Selection: 725
Pinar Yolum
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,218
859
0.267