Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Utrecht University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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
Occupational Health Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,959
142,801
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
medicine
epidemiology
coronary heart disease
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350,629
140,725
0.401
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
prevention
public health
epidemiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,569
115,484
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Psychosis
Co-creation
Mental Disorders
Public Health
Diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,095
83,654
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Heavy ion physics
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,859
74,635
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Big Data
Artificial Intelligence
omics
genetics
cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,085
51,992
0.657
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Biostatistics
survival analysis
prediction and classification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,119
48,622
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
geneeskunde
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,493
46,009
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cardiology
Sex differences
Vascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,989
39,248
0.785
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Quark-Gluon Plasma
Heavy Ion Collisions
Particle Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,856
38,758
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
pediatric solid tumors
endocrine tumors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,309
36,982
0.735
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Mass Spectrometry
Proteomics
Analytical Chemistry
Stem Cells
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,724
32,931
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
IVF
PCOS
ovarian stimulation
primary ovarian insufficiency (POI)
ovarian aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,363
32,605
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,016
30,746
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Epidemiology
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Capacity Building
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,187
29,132
0.743
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Hydrology
vadose zone
contaminant transport
unsaturated flow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,298
28,849
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
morality diversity social identity work motivation power
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,914
28,760
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Polar climate
ice sheet mass balance
Greenland
Antarctica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,011
28,254
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,907
28,145
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Vascular dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,689
28,106
0.544
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Occupational Epidemiology
Occupational Hygiene
Exposure Science
Exposure Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,919
28,065
0.562
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
diagnostic test evaluation prediction evaluation pathway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,629
27,949
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Genetica
genomics
structurele variatie
integratieve biologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,575
27,828
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Environmental
Occupational Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,015
27,215
0.618
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
extracellular vesicles
nanomedicine
drug targeting
bioinspired drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,979
26,833
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,959
142,801
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Diederick E. Grobbee
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350,629
140,725
0.401
medicine
epidemiology
coronary heart disease
global health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440
8
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Oscar H Franco
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,569
115,484
0.654
prevention
public health
epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,114
21
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jim Van Os
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,095
83,654
0.433
Psychosis
Co-creation
Mental Disorders
Public Health
Diagnosis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,455
30
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marta Verweij
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,859
74,635
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,623
59
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Folkert W. Asselbergs
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,085
51,992
0.657
Big Data
Artificial Intelligence
omics
genetics
cardiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,949
70
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eijkemans, Mjc
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,119
48,622
0.419
Biostatistics
survival analysis
prediction and classification
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,245
75
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Frans Rutten
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,493
46,009
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,148
95
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hester Den Ruijter
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,989
39,248
0.785
Cardiology
Sex differences
Vascular disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,227
96
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marco Van Leeuwen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,856
38,758
0.400
Quark-Gluon Plasma
Heavy Ion Collisions
Particle Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,589
106
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ronald De Krijger
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,309
36,982
0.735
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,492
131
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Albert Jr Heck
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,724
32,931
0.429
Mass Spectrometry
Proteomics
Analytical Chemistry
Stem Cells
Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,581
134
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bc Fauser
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,363
32,605
0.386
IVF
PCOS
ovarian stimulation
primary ovarian insufficiency (POI)
ovarian aging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,107
144
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Corné Mj Pieterse
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,016
30,746
0.466
Plant Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,644
152
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,187
29,132
0.743
Epidemiology
Global Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Capacity Building
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,735
154
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Martinus Th Van Genuchten
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,298
28,849
0.282
Hydrology
vadose zone
contaminant transport
unsaturated flow
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,772
155
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Naomi Ellemers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,914
28,760
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,979
163
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michiel Van Den Broeke
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,011
28,254
0.543
Polar climate
ice sheet mass balance
Greenland
Antarctica
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,013
165
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Max Viergever
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,907
28,145
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,025
166
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Geert Jan Biessels
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,689
28,106
0.544
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,038
168
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hans Kromhout
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,919
28,065
0.562
Occupational Epidemiology
Occupational Hygiene
Exposure Science
Exposure Assessment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,084
170
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Johannes B. Reitsma
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,629
27,949
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,128
172
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Edwin Cuppen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,575
27,828
0.573
Genetica
genomics
structurele variatie
integratieve biologie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,401
181
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Roel Vermeulen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,015
27,215
0.618
Environmental
Occupational Epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,564
185
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Raymond Schiffelers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,979
26,833
0.688
extracellular vesicles
nanomedicine
drug targeting
bioinspired drug delivery