Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Wageningen University Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
stability of complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,530
67,344
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Artificial Sociality
Culture
agent-based modelling
simulation gaming
social simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,262
30,589
0.318
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plastic Debris
Microplastic
Nanoplastic
Water Quality
Ecotoxicology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,487
30,092
0.708
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Earth Observation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,863
27,608
0.629
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,492
18,272
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
First interest
Microbial interactions in anaerobic environments. Second interest
isolation and characterization of novel anaerobic mircroorganims
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,409
16,911
0.372
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Physical Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,244
15,174
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,449
13,822
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
host-microbial interactions
mucosal immunology
mammalian microbiota
bacterial infection and immunity
intestinal-health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,079
12,362
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Environmental Education
Education for sustainable development
Social Learning
Transformative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,027
12,214
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
appetite
sensory
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,078
11,096
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,945
10,186
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Antimicrobial resistance
susceptibility tests
molecular epidemiology
ESBLs
plasmids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,874
10,041
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,627
9,933
0.564
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,065
9,799
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
anaerobic treatment
sanitation
resource recovery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,092
9,643
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Pollution Management
Environmental Outlook Studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,792
9,533
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
microbiology
soil
endophytes
microbial communites
gene transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,361
8,867
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Scenario development
participatory methods
group model building
landscape
land use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,655
8,436
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,587
8,004
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,417
7,378
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,531
7,376
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
remote sensing
change detection and time series analysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,549
7,275
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Remote sensing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,431
7,262
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,389
7,260
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,893
42
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marten Scheffer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,530
67,344
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,685
153
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gert Jan Hofstede
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,262
30,589
0.318
Artificial Sociality
Culture
agent-based modelling
simulation gaming
social simulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,851
158
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bart Koelmans
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,487
30,092
0.708
Plastic Debris
Microplastic
Nanoplastic
Water Quality
Ecotoxicology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,829
192
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin Herold
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,863
27,608
0.629
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,726
362
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Oene Oenema
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,492
18,272
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,564
413
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alfons Jm Stams
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,409
16,911
0.372
First interest
Microbial interactions in anaerobic environments. Second interest
isolation and characterization of novel anaerobic mircroorganims
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,482
508
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Saskia Keesstra
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,244
15,174
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,553
611
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Imke De Boer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,449
13,822
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,655
709
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jerry M Wells
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,079
12,362
0.513
host-microbial interactions
mucosal immunology
mammalian microbiota
bacterial infection and immunity
intestinal-health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,143
737
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Arjen Ej Wals
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,027
12,214
0.555
Environmental Education
Education for sustainable development
Social Learning
Transformative
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,395
850
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
C De Graaf
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,078
11,096
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,638
968
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lars Hein
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,945
10,186
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,367
983
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dik Mevius
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,874
10,041
0.532
Antimicrobial resistance
susceptibility tests
molecular epidemiology
ESBLs
plasmids
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,976
1,007
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Caroline M Plugge
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,627
9,933
0.564
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,731
1,031
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hans Van Trijp
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,065
9,799
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,648
1,047
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Grietje Zeeman
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,092
9,643
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,308
1,061
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carolien Kroeze
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,792
9,533
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,661
1,159
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Leo Van Overbeek
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,361
8,867
0.511
microbiology
soil
endophytes
microbial communites
gene transfer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,904
1,249
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kok K
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,655
8,436
0.539
Scenario development
participatory methods
group model building
landscape
land use
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,534
1,339
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Roel Veerkamp
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,587
8,004
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,617
1,502
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alfons Oude Lansink
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,417
7,378
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,637
1,503
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hans Bouwmeester
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,531
7,376
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,762
1,533
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jan Verbesselt
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,549
7,275
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,901
1,538
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jan Clevers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,431
7,262
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,931
1,539
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christa Testerink
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,389
7,260
0.637