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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
Geography
land use change
forest transition
social-ecological systems
land system science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,609
14,711
0.681
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Physiologie végétale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,003
12,435
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Geography
regional science
spatial analysis
economic geography
transport geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,972
3,703
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,351
3,678
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
geomorphology
human-landscape interactions
soil-landscape dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,518
3,482
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
soil and water conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,245
2,925
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Radar electromagnetic modeling - Inverse problems - Hydrogeophysics - Digital soil mapping - Remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,480
2,541
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Medical geography - Zoonotic diseases - Vector-borne diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,970
2,316
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
paleoclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,745
2,306
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Earth’s surface
soil weathering
environmental changes
biogeochemical cycles
isotope geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,926
2,023
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
géomatique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,511
1,250
0.498
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
géographie économique
théorie de la localisation
statistique spatiale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,474
1,164
0.260
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,154
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Geomorphology Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,132
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Earthquake Engineering
Numerical Simulation
Experimental Testing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
873
0.684
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
microeconomics
development economics
social choice
agricultural economics
game theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,632
767
0.291
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,196
736
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Earth's surface
biogeochemical cycles
soil-plant-atmosphere interactions
isotope geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
321
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Forest Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Soil science
Agro-ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Geology
Hydrology
Natural hazards
Wood degradation
Numerical and experimental modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Geochemistry
Environmental Sciences
Earth Sciences
Soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
permafrost
geochemistry
GIS
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Trace elements
Rare earth elements
Biogeochemical cycles
Isotope geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Géologie
Library Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
6
0.067
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,882
160
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Patrick Meyfroidt
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,609
14,711
0.681
Geography
land use change
forest transition
social-ecological systems
land system science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,418
214
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stanley Lutts
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,003
12,435
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,815
1,222
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Isabelle Thomas
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,972
3,703
0.371
Geography
regional science
spatial analysis
economic geography
transport geography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,851
1,228
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marnik Vanclooster
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,351
3,678
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,387
1,305
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Veerle Vanacker
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,518
3,482
0.534
geomorphology
human-landscape interactions
soil-landscape dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,731
1,587
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Charles Bielders
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,245
2,925
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,652
1,828
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sébastien Lambot
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,480
2,541
0.392
Radar electromagnetic modeling - Inverse problems - Hydrogeophysics - Digital soil mapping - Remote sensing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,919
1,997
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sophie O Vanwambeke
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,970
2,316
0.583
Medical geography - Zoonotic diseases - Vector-borne diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,932
2,005
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Qiuzhen Yin
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,745
2,306
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,921
2,242
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sophie Opfergelt
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,926
2,023
0.515
Earth’s surface
soil weathering
environmental changes
biogeochemical cycles
isotope geochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,756
3,278
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eric Van Bogaert
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,511
1,250
0.498
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,943
3,461
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dominique Peeters
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,474
1,164
0.260
géographie économique
théorie de la localisation
statistique spatiale
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,022
3,486
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Félicien Meunier
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,154
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,307
3,542
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zhengang Wang
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,132
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
507,890
4,152
550
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
João Pacheco De Almeida
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
873
0.684
Earthquake Engineering
Numerical Simulation
Experimental Testing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554,011
4,467
587
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Frédéric Gaspart
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,632
767
0.291
microeconomics
development economics
social choice
agricultural economics
game theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,047
4,563
597
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Job Aben
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,196
736
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,790
6,788
818
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Camille Delvigne
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
321
0.558
Earth's surface
biogeochemical cycles
soil-plant-atmosphere interactions
isotope geochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,584,175
11,676
1,375
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richard Osei
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
Forest Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Soil science
Agro-ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,763,583
12,626
1,487
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jiangtao Yang
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
Geology
Hydrology
Natural hazards
Wood degradation
Numerical and experimental modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,880,087
13,102
1,557
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nathan Bemelmans
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
Geochemistry
Environmental Sciences
Earth Sciences
Soil
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,983,233
13,487
1,601
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maxime Thomas
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
permafrost
geochemistry
GIS
remote sensing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,185,137
14,208
1,684
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bryan Arbalestrie
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Trace elements
Rare earth elements
Biogeochemical cycles
Isotope geochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,211,322
14,325
1,695
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Frédéric Brodkom
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
6
0.067