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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Hydraulics
Fluvial hydraulics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,367
1,804
0.336
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Fluvial Hydraulics - Sediment transport - Dam-break flows
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,855
1,700
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Root water uptake
Hydraulics
Modelling
Root anatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,993
1,529
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
dissimilar welding
hybrid structures
architectured materials
multiphysics simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,224
0.888
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Robotics
mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
106
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Multibody Dynamics
Mechatronics
Piano Action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
30
0.968
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Nework planning
Convex Optimization
Microgrids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
29
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Energy Harvesting
Thermoelectrics
Materials Characterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
19
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Civil engineering
Structural optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
Yves Zech
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,367
1,804
0.336
Hydraulics
Fluvial hydraulics
Sandra Soares Frazao
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,855
1,700
0.441
Fluvial Hydraulics - Sediment transport - Dam-break flows
Valentin Couvreur
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,993
1,529
0.767
Root water uptake
Hydraulics
Modelling
Root anatomy
Thaneshan Sapanathan T Sapanathan
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,224
0.888
dissimilar welding
hybrid structures
architectured materials
multiphysics simulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Christophe Everarts
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
106
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sébastien Timmermans
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
30
0.968
Multibody Dynamics
Mechatronics
Piano Action
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Benoît Martin
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
29
0.518
Nework planning
Convex Optimization
Microgrids
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Geoffrey Roy
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
19
0.655
Energy Harvesting
Thermoelectrics
Materials Characterization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Igor Bouckaert
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
Civil engineering
Structural optimization