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Catholic University of Leuven 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 :76
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,879
10,297
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Cereal Science and Technology
Food (Bio)Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,634
12,811
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Physics
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,539
4,571
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
health services research
nursing
health informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,510
13,249
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
artificial intelligence
machine learning
statistical relational AI
probabilistic programming
neurosymbolic ai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,438
7,919
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Analytics
Machine Learning
Credit Risk
Fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,419
12,740
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,310
17,560
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Phylogenetics
Molecular Evolution
Computational Biology
Virology
Bayesian Inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,292
21,692
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,063
7,452
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
medical imaging
forensic imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,736
5,657
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Nanomaterials
Chemical induced asthma
PM
Diesel Exhaust
Irritant induced effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,367
8,552
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
predictive microbiology
systems and control
optimization
mathematical modeling and identification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,264
9,479
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Microbiome research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,195
20,349
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
lipid metabolism
biochemistry
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,155
7,129
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,852
11,528
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
tensor decompositions and applications
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,742
10,175
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,699
6,726
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
political science
political trust
comparative politics
political behavior
elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,557
10,224
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
virologie
HIV
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,336
6,211
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
somatic genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,144
7,722
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
cancer
ischemia
angiogenesis
inflammation
hypoxia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,131
12,412
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,895
11,281
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,872
7,410
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
radiopharmaceuticals PET radionuclide therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,486
6,765
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Brain imaging and analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,474
5,786
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,130
240
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Johan Driesen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,879
10,297
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,506
243
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Christophe M Courtin
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,634
12,811
0.500
Cereal Science and Technology
Food (Bio)Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,666
244
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Gustaaf Borghs
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,539
4,571
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,717
245
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Sermeus Walter
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,510
13,249
0.519
health services research
nursing
health informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,834
246
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Luc De Raedt
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,438
7,919
0.311
artificial intelligence
machine learning
statistical relational AI
probabilistic programming
neurosymbolic ai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,869
247
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Bart Baesens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,419
12,740
0.501
Analytics
Machine Learning
Credit Risk
Fraud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,067
249
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Peter Kuppens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,310
17,560
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,103
250
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Guy Baele
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,292
21,692
0.858
Phylogenetics
Molecular Evolution
Computational Biology
Virology
Bayesian Inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,456
255
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Buntinx F
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,063
7,452
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,040
260
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Vandermeulen Dirk
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,736
5,657
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,696
265
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Peter Hm Hoet
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,367
8,552
0.351
Nanomaterials
Chemical induced asthma
PM
Diesel Exhaust
Irritant induced effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,865
266
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Jan Van Impe
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,264
9,479
0.391
predictive microbiology
systems and control
optimization
mathematical modeling and identification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,987
268
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Sara Vieira Silva
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,195
20,349
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,055
269
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Pp Van Veldhoven
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,155
7,129
0.295
lipid metabolism
biochemistry
cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,652
274
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Stepan Lomov
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,852
11,528
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,845
276
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Lieven De Lathauwer
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,742
10,175
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,934
278
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Liliane Schoofs
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,699
6,726
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,212
281
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Marc Hooghe
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,557
10,224
0.434
political science
political trust
comparative politics
political behavior
elections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,614
283
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Zeger Debyser
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,336
6,211
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,017
290
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Maria Debiec Rychter
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,144
7,722
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,044
291
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Massimiliano Mazzone
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,131
12,412
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,516
295
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Stefaan Soenen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,895
11,281
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,560
296
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Jeremy Harvey
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,872
7,410
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,309
302
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Guy Bormans
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,486
6,765
0.301
radiopharmaceuticals PET radionuclide therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,337
303
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Patrick Dupont
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,474
5,786
0.257