Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Catholic University of Leuven Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Computer Science Rankings 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
computer vision
object recognition
continual learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,345
32,839
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
AI
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
Complex Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,480
18,378
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
cryptology
information security
privacy
secure embedded systems
blockchain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,995
10,343
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
cryptology
computer security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,536
9,207
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cryptography
Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,634
9,560
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Analytics
Machine Learning
Credit Risk
Fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,731
13,035
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
artificial intelligence
machine learning
statistical relational AI
probabilistic programming
neurosymbolic ai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,663
8,126
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Security
Software Security
Programming Languages
Formal Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,257
10,334
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Self-adaptive systems
software engineering
software architecture
empirical methods
formal verification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,495
6,462
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Learning Analytics
Technology Enhanced Learning
Human Computer Interaction
Quantified Self
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,458
3,516
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Machine learning
Artificial intelligence
Sports analytics
Data mining
Medical informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,888
9,248
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Natural language processing and understanding
machine learning
information retrieval
multimedia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,670
6,955
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cryptography
Number Theory
Algebraic Geometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,538
7,010
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,889
7,959
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,588
2,661
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Operational research
combinatorial optimisation
timetabling
vehicle routing
scheduling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,148
4,343
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
logic programming
declarative languages and systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,980
1,296
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Optimisation
Heuristics
Artificial Intelligence
Timetabling
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,957
2,640
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Remote Sensing
Land Surface Modelling
Data Assimilation
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,207
5,764
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Low-energy chip design
sensor fusion
machine learning
cross-layer optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,157
5,414
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
privacy technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,106
3,150
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,406
832
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
conceptual modelling
model-driven engineering
enterprise modelling
software engineering education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,336
3,371
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
knowledge representation
computational logic
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,778
1,280
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Computer security
Trusted computing
Side-channel attacks
Transient execution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,422
5,226
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,913
34
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tinne Tuytelaars
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,345
32,839
0.425
computer vision
object recognition
continual learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,432
60
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Johan Suykens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,480
18,378
0.331
AI
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
Complex Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,308
149
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bart Preneel
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,995
10,343
0.304
cryptology
information security
privacy
secure embedded systems
blockchain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,407
216
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vincent Rijmen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,536
9,207
0.334
cryptology
computer security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,692
231
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nigel Smart
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,634
9,560
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,135
250
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bart Baesens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,731
13,035
0.507
Analytics
Machine Learning
Credit Risk
Fraud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,230
251
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Luc De Raedt
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,663
8,126
0.317
artificial intelligence
machine learning
statistical relational AI
probabilistic programming
neurosymbolic ai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,653
421
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Frank Piessens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,257
10,334
0.566
Security
Software Security
Programming Languages
Formal Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,199
583
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Danny Weyns
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,495
6,462
0.446
Self-adaptive systems
software engineering
software architecture
empirical methods
formal verification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,385
586
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Erik Duval
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,458
3,516
0.243
Learning Analytics
Technology Enhanced Learning
Human Computer Interaction
Quantified Self
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,838
619
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jesse Davis
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,888
9,248
0.666
Machine learning
Artificial intelligence
Sports analytics
Data mining
Medical informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,213
632
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marie Francine Moens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,670
6,955
0.509
Natural language processing and understanding
machine learning
information retrieval
multimedia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,054
639
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Frederik Vercauteren
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,538
7,010
0.518
Cryptography
Number Theory
Algebraic Geometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,933
767
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthew Blaschko
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,889
7,959
0.669
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,461
798
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hendrik Blockeel
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,588
2,661
0.230
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,526
916
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Greet Vanden Berghe
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,148
4,343
0.428
Operational research
combinatorial optimisation
timetabling
vehicle routing
scheduling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,368
939
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maurice Bruynooghe
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,980
1,296
0.130
logic programming
declarative languages and systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,249
1,060
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Patrick De Causmaecker
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,957
2,640
0.295
Optimisation
Heuristics
Artificial Intelligence
Timetabling
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,318
1,329
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alexander Gruber
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,207
5,764
0.800
Remote Sensing
Land Surface Modelling
Data Assimilation
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,395
1,341
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marian Verhelst
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,157
5,414
0.756
Low-energy chip design
sensor fusion
machine learning
cross-layer optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,502
1,351
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Claudia Diaz
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,106
3,150
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,799
1,482
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adhemar Bultheel
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,406
832
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,596
1,502
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Monique Snoeck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,336
3,371
0.532
conceptual modelling
model-driven engineering
enterprise modelling
software engineering education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,308
1,614
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marc Denecker
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,778
1,280
0.222
knowledge representation
computational logic
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,656
1,696
448
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jo Van Bulck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,422
5,226
0.964
Computer security
Trusted computing
Side-channel attacks
Transient execution