Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Wageningen University 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
Cardiometabolic diseases
nutrition
epidemiology
sustainability
public health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,321
123,734
0.718
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Microbiology
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Bacterial Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,295
93,741
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nutrition
Obesity
Malnutrition
DIetary Assessment
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,932
67,530
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
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 :5
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,839
39,082
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
ecosystems
ecosystem services
biodiversity
ecology
ecological economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,744
36,432
0.420
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Intestinal Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,497
36,347
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
ecology
global change
integrated assessment
biogeochemical cycles
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,768
33,243
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
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 :10
Plastic Debris
Microplastic
Nanoplastic
Water Quality
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,487
30,092
0.708
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,162
29,444
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,659
28,259
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
microbiology
CRISPR
Argonaute
biosensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,920
28,231
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Earth Observation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,863
27,608
0.629
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
succession
lianas
functional traits
forest ecology
forest use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,182
25,887
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
microbial ecology
microbial genomics
bioremediation
gut microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,499
25,259
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Computational Metabolomics
Computational Mass Spectrometry
Metabolomics
NMR
Substructure mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,766
25,138
0.939
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Natural Products
Microbiomes
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,767
24,222
0.787
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,928
22,900
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,060
22,832
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Food design
Maillard reaction
Functional Foods
Food and health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,237
22,056
0.535
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
ecological models
resilience
alternative stable states
early warning signals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,288
20,005
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Tropical Forest Ecology
Tropical Conservation
Forest Monitoring
Rain Forests
Livelihoods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,071
19,112
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
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 :25
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,832
17,737
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Johanna M Marianne Geleijnse *
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,321
123,734
0.718
Cardiometabolic diseases
nutrition
epidemiology
sustainability
public health policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
978
19
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Willem M De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,295
93,741
0.475
Microbiology
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Bacterial Genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,885
41
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Edith Feskens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,932
67,530
0.384
Nutrition
Obesity
Malnutrition
DIetary Assessment
Epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,893
42
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
4,573
106
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,839
39,082
0.664
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,077
119
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dolf De Groot
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,744
36,432
0.420
ecosystems
ecosystem services
biodiversity
ecology
ecological economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,102
121
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Erwin Zoetendal
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,497
36,347
0.516
Intestinal Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,896
141
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rik Leemans
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,768
33,243
0.397
ecology
global change
integrated assessment
biogeochemical cycles
biodiversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,685
153
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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: 10
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
7,091
165
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lourens Poorter
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,162
29,444
0.599
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,564
187
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ken E Giller
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,659
28,259
0.430
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,574
188
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Van Der Oost
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,920
28,231
0.514
microbiology
CRISPR
Argonaute
biosensor
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,829
192
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
8,687
212
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Frans Bongers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,182
25,887
0.537
succession
lianas
functional traits
forest ecology
forest use
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,033
223
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hauke Smidt
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,499
25,259
0.594
microbial ecology
microbial genomics
bioremediation
gut microbiome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,090
225
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Justin JJ Van Der Hooft
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,766
25,138
0.939
Computational Metabolomics
Computational Mass Spectrometry
Metabolomics
NMR
Substructure mining
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,612
233
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marnix Medema
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,767
24,222
0.787
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Natural Products
Microbiomes
Synthetic Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,511
257
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richard Gf Visser
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,928
22,900
0.441
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,553
260
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,060
22,832
0.351
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,123
276
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vincenzo Fogliano
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,237
22,056
0.535
Food design
Maillard reaction
Functional Foods
Food and health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,849
312
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Egbert H Van Nes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,288
20,005
0.536
ecological models
resilience
alternative stable states
early warning signals
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,773
340
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Douglas Sheil
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,071
19,112
0.530
Tropical Forest Ecology
Tropical Conservation
Forest Monitoring
Rain Forests
Livelihoods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,726
362
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
15,371
377
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
PC Struik
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,832
17,737
0.509
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding