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Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
integrated assessment
climate change
environmental science
global change
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,677
108,670
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Global Environmental Change
Land Use
Climte Change and mitigation
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,091
26,349
0.692
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Global Environmental Change
Land Use
Climate Change and mitigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,543
16,225
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Services
Ecology
scenarios
modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,574
14,007
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
climate policy
integrated assessment
international climate policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,876
13,113
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Non-CO2 GHGs
Integrated Assessment Model diagnostics
Global energy systems
Climate change mitigation
Material scarcity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,573
11,535
0.917
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,847
10,031
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,285
6,734
0.924
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,249
6,403
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
integrated assessment
climate policy
carbon dioxide removal
scenario analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,149
6,316
0.883
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
food food systems agriculture livestock natural resources minerals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,267
5,025
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Climate change
Climate policy
Integrated Assessment
Environmental Science
Environmental Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,540
4,928
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
SDGs
Global Environmental Change
Integrated Assessment Modelling
planetary boundaries
circular economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,419
4,842
0.575
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,278
4,697
0.890
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
aquatic ecology
modelling
biodiversity
water management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,179
3,910
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biodiversity conservation
multi-regional input-output analysis
sustainable development
modelling
impact assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,724
3,554
0.752
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Climate
energy
integrated assessment modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,112
2,817
0.905
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
sustainable agriculture
land use
ecosystem services
scenario development
agricultural emissions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,139
2,151
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Soil
Water
Hydrology
Pesticides
Uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,662
1,754
0.376
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
land policy
real estate
planning law
inequality
segregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
1,383
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
geography
planning
landscapes
nature
people
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
1,327
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Housing Markets and Systems
Families and Welfare
Intergenerational Relations
Comparative Social Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,278
1,008
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,431
921
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
environmental economics
development economics
experimental and behavioural economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,592
767
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Statistics
Environmental Health
Risk perception and communication
Research methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
630
0.865
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Detlef P. Van Vuuren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,677
108,670
0.579
integrated assessment
climate change
environmental science
global change
sustainable development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,779
192
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elke Stehfest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,091
26,349
0.692
Global Environmental Change
Land Use
Climte Change and mitigation
Biodiversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,303
405
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonathan C. Doelman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,543
16,225
0.925
Global Environmental Change
Land Use
Climate Change and mitigation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,352
539
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rob Alkemade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,574
14,007
0.527
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Services
Ecology
scenarios
modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,544
610
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michel Den Elzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,876
13,113
0.488
climate policy
integrated assessment
international climate policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,307
733
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mathijs Harmsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,573
11,535
0.917
Non-CO2 GHGs
Integrated Assessment Model diagnostics
Global energy systems
Climate change mitigation
Material scarcity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,803
930
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Arthur Beusen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,847
10,031
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,800
1,589
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Oreane Edelenbosch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,285
6,734
0.924
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,090
1,691
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Albert Bleeker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,249
6,403
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,267
1,724
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vassilis Daioglou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,149
6,316
0.883
integrated assessment
climate policy
carbon dioxide removal
scenario analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,874
2,277
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Henk Westhoek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,267
5,025
0.608
food food systems agriculture livestock natural resources minerals
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,062
2,335
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andries Hof
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,540
4,928
0.654
Climate change
Climate policy
Integrated Assessment
Environmental Science
Environmental Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,120
2,375
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul Lucas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,419
4,842
0.575
SDGs
Global Environmental Change
Integrated Assessment Modelling
planetary boundaries
circular economy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,622
2,461
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Harmen Sytze de Boer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,278
4,697
0.890
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,791
2,975
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jan Janse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,179
3,910
0.545
aquatic ecology
modelling
biodiversity
water management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,159
3,265
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alexandra Marques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,724
3,554
0.752
Biodiversity conservation
multi-regional input-output analysis
sustainable development
modelling
impact assessment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,966
4,135
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Heleen van Soest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,112
2,817
0.905
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,921
5,281
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Emma H. van der Zanden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,139
2,151
0.685
sustainable agriculture
land use
ecosystem services
scenario development
agricultural emissions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,079
6,196
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aaldrik Tiktak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,662
1,754
0.376
Soil
Water
Hydrology
Pesticides
Uncertainty
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,855
7,412
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Edwin Buitelaar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
1,383
0.475
land policy
real estate
planning law
inequality
segregation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,893
7,642
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Johan Meijer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
1,327
0.925
geography
planning
landscapes
nature
people
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,530
9,086
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christian Lennartz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,278
1,008
0.789
Housing Markets and Systems
Families and Welfare
Intergenerational Relations
Comparative Social Policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,764
9,568
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Patrizio Lecca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,431
921
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554,114
10,521
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jetske Bouma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,592
767
0.482
environmental economics
development economics
experimental and behavioural economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,610
11,526
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jarry T. Porsius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
630
0.865
Statistics
Environmental Health
Risk perception and communication
Research methodology