Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Deltares Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
micro/nano plastic pollution and health
eco-epidemiology
mixture toxicity
ecosystem change and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,910
15,180
0.586
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Estuarine Ecology
Benthos
Ecosystem modelling
Spatial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,559
12,555
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
climate adaptation
water management
environmental modelling
climate change
uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,414
10,452
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Hydrology
Water Resources
Forecasting
Climate Change
Flood risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,321
8,857
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Morphodynamics
sediment transport
estuaries
tidal inlets
rivers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,513
5,819
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,093
5,458
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
nature-based coastal defenses
coastal zone management
ecosystem-based adaptation
marshes and mangroves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,838
4,093
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Coastal morphology
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Hazards
Flood Risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,042
3,980
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
fluid mechanics
sediment dynamics
cohesive sediment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,513
3,872
0.407
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Coastal changes
Coastal Morphology
Sandy Beaches
port sedimentation
numerical modelling of coastal morphodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,307
3,543
0.823
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
wetland hydrology
peatlands
carbon dynamics
land subsidence
flood risk management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,836
3,533
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Hydrology
Water Resources
Forecasting
Predictive Uncertainty
Data Assimilation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,912
3,496
0.591
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Water management
Climate adaptation
hydrology
sea level rise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,683
3,408
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
environmental biotechnology
geotechnical engineering
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,680
2,797
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
hydraulics
measuring techniques
asset management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,178
2,730
0.653
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
River restoration
Fish Ecology
Water Framework Directive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,605
2,710
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,978
2,708
0.909
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
earth observations
environmental modeling
software design
visualization
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,606
2,324
0.892
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
ocean wave dynamics
climate and statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,848
2,274
0.192
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Structures
Hydraulic Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
2,253
0.460
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
hydrogeology
groundwater
freshwater
coastal aquifers
numerical modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,158
2,250
0.541
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Coastal Morphology
Hydrodynamics
Sediment Transport
Morphodynamic Forward Modelling
Coastal Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,509
2,216
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
2,133
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
water management
flood risk
landscape ecology
policy analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,526
2,047
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
geochemie
hydrologie
watermanagement
bodemmanagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,379
2,034
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,468
507
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Vethaak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,910
15,180
0.586
micro/nano plastic pollution and health
eco-epidemiology
mixture toxicity
ecosystem change and
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,062
700
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter Mj Herman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,559
12,555
0.386
Estuarine Ecology
Benthos
Ecosystem modelling
Spatial Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,362
933
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marjolijn Haasnoot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,414
10,452
0.779
climate adaptation
water management
environmental modelling
climate change
uncertainty
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,728
1,160
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hessel Winsemius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,321
8,857
0.719
Hydrology
Water Resources
Forecasting
Climate Change
Flood risk
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,993
2,031
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zheng Bing Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,513
5,819
0.554
Morphodynamics
sediment transport
estuaries
tidal inlets
rivers
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,750
2,193
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
AR (Ap) Van Dongeren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,093
5,458
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,102
2,994
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bregje K. van Wesenbeeck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,838
4,093
0.701
nature-based coastal defenses
coastal zone management
ecosystem-based adaptation
marshes and mangroves
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,245
3,092
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert McCall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,042
3,980
0.659
Coastal morphology
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Hazards
Flood Risk
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,395
3,171
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Johan Winterwerp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,513
3,872
0.407
fluid mechanics
sediment dynamics
cohesive sediment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,645
3,463
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Arjen Luijendijk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,307
3,543
0.823
Coastal changes
Coastal Morphology
Sandy Beaches
port sedimentation
numerical modelling of coastal morphodynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,078
3,472
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aljosja Hooijer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,836
3,533
0.517
wetland hydrology
peatlands
carbon dynamics
land subsidence
flood risk management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,921
3,507
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Albrecht Weerts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,912
3,496
0.591
Hydrology
Water Resources
Forecasting
Predictive Uncertainty
Data Assimilation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,259
3,603
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
jaap kwadijk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,683
3,408
0.444
Water management
Climate adaptation
hydrology
sea level rise
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,521
4,387
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wouter van der Star
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,680
2,797
0.419
environmental biotechnology
geotechnical engineering
biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,453
4,500
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Francois Clemens-Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,178
2,730
0.653
hydraulics
measuring techniques
asset management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,995
4,534
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tom Buijse
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,605
2,710
0.483
River restoration
Fish Ecology
Water Framework Directive
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,198
4,540
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Margreet van Marle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,978
2,708
0.909
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,168
5,189
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gennadii Donchyts
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,606
2,324
0.892
earth observations
environmental modeling
software design
visualization
machine learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,065
5,274
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sofia Caires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,848
2,274
0.192
ocean wave dynamics
climate and statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,367
5,323
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marcel van Gent
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
2,253
0.460
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Structures
Hydraulic Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,689
5,330
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gualbert Oude Essink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,158
2,250
0.541
hydrogeology
groundwater
freshwater
coastal aquifers
numerical modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,302
5,389
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dirk-Jan Walstra
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,509
2,216
0.402
Coastal Morphology
Hydrodynamics
Sediment Transport
Morphodynamic Forward Modelling
Coastal Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,820
5,536
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fedor Baart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
2,133
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,334
5,713
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Frans Klijn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,526
2,047
0.370
water management
flood risk
landscape ecology
policy analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,947
5,749
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jasper Griffioen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,379
2,034
0.464
geochemie
hydrologie
watermanagement
bodemmanagement