Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.264 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,267
97,870
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Physics of particles and fields
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,409
80,976
0.421
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,500
56,670
0.907
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Global ecosystem functioning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,001
36,214
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neurosciences
neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,353
25,989
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
mass spectrometry
human exposure
emerging pollutants
human biomonitoring
metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,245
26,016
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
plasma chemistry
CO2 conversion
plasma catalysis
plasma medicine
modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,216
25,259
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nanophysics
Condensed Matter Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,273
21,355
0.295
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Applied cell death research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,069
20,504
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
nano materials
electron microscopy
materials characterisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,929
18,482
0.268
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
electron tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,165
18,297
0.607
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,862
17,354
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,463
16,740
0.713
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Antimicrobial resistance
bacterial genetics and genomics
biofilms
rapid diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,915
14,431
0.725
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cardiovasculaire genetica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,018
13,281
0.379
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biomedical image reconstruction
processing
and analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,557
12,656
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
open innovation
ecosystem management
digital transformation
corporate venturing
business model innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,246
12,529
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
health economics
mathematical models
infectious diseases
vaccination
pharmacoeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,373
12,250
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cardiovascular pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,645
11,674
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Atherosclerosis
cell death
autophagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,550
11,176
0.391
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
Environmental Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,497
10,509
0.314
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Parasitologie
infectieziekten
geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,999
10,443
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Terrestrial carbon cycling
biogeochemical cycles
CO2 removal
enhanced weathering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,054
10,010
0.665
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,382
9,905
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
global change
ecology
bio-energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,317
8,837
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pierre Van Mechelen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,267
97,870
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,057
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nick Van Remortel
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,409
80,976
0.421
Physics of particles and fields
general relativity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,114
14
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hamid Yimam Hassen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,500
56,670
0.907
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition
Cancer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,366
26
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ivan Janssens
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,001
36,214
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,373
51
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sebastiaan Engelborghs
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,353
25,989
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,360
50
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Adrian Covaci
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,245
26,016
0.418
mass spectrometry
human exposure
emerging pollutants
human biomonitoring
metabolomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,715
55
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Annemie Bogaerts
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,216
25,259
0.559
plasma chemistry
CO2 conversion
plasma catalysis
plasma medicine
modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,063
78
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Francois Peeters
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,273
21,355
0.295
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,725
83
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tom Vanden Berghe
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,069
20,504
0.539
Applied cell death research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,540
95
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,929
18,482
0.268
nano materials
electron microscopy
materials characterisation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,712
98
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sara Bals
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,165
18,297
0.607
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,759
113
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christiaan Vrints
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,862
17,354
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,518
125
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sarah Lebeer
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,463
16,740
0.713
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,159
154
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Surbhi Malhotra Kumar
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,915
14,431
0.725
Antimicrobial resistance
bacterial genetics and genomics
biofilms
rapid diagnostics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,564
173
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bart Loeys
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,018
13,281
0.379
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,148
185
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jan Sijbers
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,557
12,656
0.477
Biomedical image reconstruction
processing
and analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,500
186
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wim Vanhaverbeke
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,246
12,529
0.377
open innovation
ecosystem management
digital transformation
corporate venturing
business model innovation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,224
194
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Philippe Beutels
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,373
12,250
0.548
health economics
mathematical models
infectious diseases
vaccination
pharmacoeconomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,002
214
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Guido De Meyer
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,645
11,674
0.381
Cardiovascular pharmacology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,726
234
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wim Martinet
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,550
11,176
0.391
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,338
256
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ronny Blust
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,497
10,509
0.314
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
Environmental Pollution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,588
260
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Louis Maes
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,999
10,443
0.402
Parasitologie
infectieziekten
geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,516
288
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sara Vicca
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,054
10,010
0.665
Terrestrial carbon cycling
biogeochemical cycles
CO2 removal
enhanced weathering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,010
294
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Patrick De Pelsmacker
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,382
9,905
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,926
335
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Reinhart Ceulemans
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,317
8,837
0.209
global change
ecology
bio-energy