Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Wageningen University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science 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 :76
edible mushrooms
compost
community ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,674
391
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
ecological economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,624
470
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
population and community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
814
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
ecology
it
dss
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
911
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
biotechnology
microalgae biotechnology
scientific communication
statistics applied to biological
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
947
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
biodiversity
botany
soil ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,552
1,446
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
1,175
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Ecotoxicology
Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,492
565
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Biodiversity Indicators
Nature Conservation
Recreation
Nature Policy
Spatial models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,487
408
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Microalgal biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,458
1,117
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
ecology
climate change
agriculture
environmental sciences
nature conservation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
963
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
789
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Molecular Plant Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,349
1,055
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Microbiology
Fermentation
Biotechnology
GMOs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,330
563
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Renewable resources
Sustainable energy
Stress Ecology
Phenotypic Plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
680
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Entomology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,183
945
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Environmental biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
955
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Microbiology
Anaerobic physiology
carboxydotrophy
metal reduction
biotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,115
932
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
744
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Ecotoxicology
Toxicology
Cumulative Effect Assessment
Environmental Risk Assessment
Environmental Awareness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
613
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Bacteria
Viruses
Bioinformatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
738
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Aquaculture Fish physiology Fish Husbandry Fish Disease
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
468
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Evolutionary Biology
Eco-evolutionary dynamics
Phylogenetics
Experimental Evolution
Molecular Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
564
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Limnologia
ecofisiologia de cianobactérias
restauração de ecossistemas aquáticos
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
834
730
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
ecology
life history
evolution
genomics
evolutionary genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
269
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,663
9,608
812
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Gerben Straatsma
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,674
391
0.234
edible mushrooms
compost
community ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,883
9,763
827
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Joke Luttik
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,624
470
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,294
9,816
832
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Karen Van De Wolfshaar
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
814
0.506
population and community ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,378
9,960
842
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Verweij
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
911
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,796
9,970
843
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
İago Teles
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
947
0.609
biotechnology
microalgae biotechnology
scientific communication
statistics applied to biological
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,143
9,976
844
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Casper W Quist
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,552
1,446
0.932
biodiversity
botany
soil ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,078
10,052
851
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Iris Hordijk
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
1,175
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,744
10,185
860
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Jdm Belgers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,492
565
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,880
10,203
862
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Rogier Pouwels
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,487
408
0.274
Biodiversity Indicators
Nature Conservation
Recreation
Nature Policy
Spatial models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,409
10,303
867
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Sarah D Adamo
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,458
1,117
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
556,673
10,444
878
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Anouschka Hof
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
963
0.676
ecology
climate change
agriculture
environmental sciences
nature conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,165
10,600
892
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Mark Levisson
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
789
0.573
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,485
10,698
899
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Anneke Horstman
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,349
1,055
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,502
10,757
902
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Sturme M
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,330
563
0.423
Microbiology
Fermentation
Biotechnology
GMOs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,722
11,101
928
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Coby Van Dooremalen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
680
0.549
Renewable resources
Sustainable energy
Stress Ecology
Phenotypic Plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,990
11,307
943
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Bram Cornelissen|A.C.M. Cornelissen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,183
945
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,404
11,556
951
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Sara Cantera
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
955
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,336
11,587
954
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Martijn Diender
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,115
932
0.836
Microbiology
Anaerobic physiology
carboxydotrophy
metal reduction
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,581
11,858
965
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Yanning Qiu
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
744
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,828
12,133
980
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Pepijn De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
613
0.615
Ecotoxicology
Toxicology
Cumulative Effect Assessment
Environmental Risk Assessment
Environmental Awareness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,097
12,408
990
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Eric R Hester
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
738
0.783
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Bacteria
Viruses
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,983
12,761
1,009
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Tom Spanings
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
468
0.535
Aquaculture Fish physiology Fish Husbandry Fish Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,771
12,991
1,018
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Philip Ruelens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
835
564
0.675
Evolutionary Biology
Eco-evolutionary dynamics
Phylogenetics
Experimental Evolution
Molecular Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
748,068
12,999
1,021
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Natalia Pessoa Noyma
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
834
730
0.875
Limnologia
ecofisiologia de cianobactérias
restauração de ecossistemas aquáticos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757,551
13,117
1,028
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Agnieszka Doroszuk
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
269
0.331
ecology
life history
evolution
genomics
evolutionary genetics