Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,329
36,702
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,122
13,355
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,115
10,943
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,784
13,510
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
soil science
soil ecology
soil biogeochemistry
soil/plant interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,065
10,405
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
soil
ecology
nematodes
earthworms
biomonitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,616
8,738
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Soil Ecology
Plant-Soil Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,465
10,680
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Soil Biodiversity
soil ecology
Protists
Nematodes
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,985
10,081
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
soil science
soil organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,216
2,811
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Integrated modelling
Soil Science
Soil fertility
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,184
3,281
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Soil
agriculture
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,848
5,708
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Soil pollution
Pesticide transport model
Microplastics
Risk assessment of pollutants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,358
7,979
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Remote Sensing
Physical Geography
LiDAR
forestry
UAV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,872
6,102
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
soil
agriculture
Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,740
5,488
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Soil Science
Environmental Systems Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,227
1,579
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
soil ecology
ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,175
3,095
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,064
2,360
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Soil Science - Environmental Science - Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,863
1,919
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Soil Health
Sustainable land management
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,855
3,902
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
soil microbiology
plant pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
1,969
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
soil science
environmental science
exposure modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,796
1,501
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Soil physics
hydrology
mathematics
computer programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,406
1,352
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
microbiology
biomethane
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,197
820
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
pyrogeography
integrated fire management
science communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,549
2,347
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Soil erosion
Aeolian landscapes
Sustainable Watershed Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,368
2,519
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,950
180
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,329
36,702
0.652
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,272
654
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Niels H Batjes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,122
13,355
0.492
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,757
693
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lijbert Brussaard
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,115
10,943
0.419
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,958
758
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas Kuyper
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,784
13,510
0.545
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,140
1,205
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Willem Van Groenigen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,065
10,405
0.576
soil science
soil ecology
soil biogeochemistry
soil/plant interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,987
1,455
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rgm De Goede
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,616
8,738
0.560
soil
ecology
nematodes
earthworms
biomonitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,705
1,469
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerlinde B De Deyn
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,465
10,680
0.691
Soil Ecology
Plant-Soil Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,765
2,175
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stefan Geisen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,985
10,081
0.918
Soil Biodiversity
soil ecology
Protists
Nematodes
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,428
2,388
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Buurman
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,216
2,811
0.275
soil science
soil organic matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,803
2,394
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jetse Stoorvogel
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,184
3,281
0.322
Integrated modelling
Soil Science
Soil fertility
GIS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,043
2,768
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pulleman
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,848
5,708
0.645
Soil
agriculture
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,362
2,935
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xiaomei Yang
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,358
7,979
0.955
Soil pollution
Pesticide transport model
Microplastics
Risk assessment of pollutants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,437
3,106
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Harm Bartholomeus
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,872
6,102
0.775
Remote Sensing
Physical Geography
LiDAR
forestry
UAV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,180
3,610
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Johan Gb Leenaars
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,740
5,488
0.814
soil
agriculture
Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,757
3,884
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gert Jan Reinds
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,227
1,579
0.254
Soil Science
Environmental Systems Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,168
3,903
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jack Faber
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,175
3,095
0.501
soil ecology
ecotoxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,118
3,963
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marcel Hoosbeek
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,064
2,360
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,857
4,060
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hans Kros
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,863
1,919
0.327
Soil Science - Environmental Science - Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,264
4,760
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vl Titia Mulder
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,855
3,902
0.804
Soil Health
Sustainable land management
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,426
4,805
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joeke Postma
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
1,969
0.410
soil microbiology
plant pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,725
4,816
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul Römkens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,796
1,501
0.313
soil science
environmental science
exposure modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,913
5,114
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jan G Wesseling
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,406
1,352
0.307
Soil physics
hydrology
mathematics
computer programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,317
5,303
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kor Zwart
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,197
820
0.195
microbiology
biomethane
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,192
5,945
505
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cathelijne Stoof
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,549
2,347
0.661
pyrogeography
integrated fire management
science communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,674
6,179
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michel Riksen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,368
2,519
0.748
Soil erosion
Aeolian landscapes
Sustainable Watershed Management