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
Belgium
Tinne Tuytelaars
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
Belgium
Johan Suykens
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
Belgium
Bart Preneel
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
Belgium
Vincent Rijmen
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
Belgium
Nigel Smart
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
Belgium
Bart Baesens
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
Belgium
Luc De Raedt
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
Belgium
Frank Piessens
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
Belgium
Danny Weyns
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
Belgium
Erik Duval
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
Belgium
Jesse Davis
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
Belgium
Marie Francine Moens
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
Belgium
Frederik Vercauteren
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
Belgium
Matthew Blaschko
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
Belgium
Hendrik Blockeel
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
Belgium
Greet Vanden Berghe
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
Belgium
Maurice Bruynooghe
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
Belgium
Patrick De Causmaecker
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
Belgium
Alexander Gruber
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
Belgium
Marian Verhelst
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
Belgium
Claudia Diaz
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
Belgium
Adhemar Bultheel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,406
832
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Belgium
Monique Snoeck
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
Belgium
Marc Denecker
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
Belgium
Jo Van Bulck
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
Belgium
34
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tinne Tuytelaars
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
Belgium
60
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Johan Suykens
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
Belgium
149
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bart Preneel
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
Belgium
216
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vincent Rijmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,536
9,207
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,692
Belgium
231
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nigel Smart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,634
9,560
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,135
Belgium
250
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bart Baesens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,731
13,035
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,230
Belgium
251
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Luc De Raedt
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
Belgium
421
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Frank Piessens
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
Belgium
583
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Danny Weyns
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
Belgium
586
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Erik Duval
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
Belgium
619
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jesse Davis
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
Belgium
632
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marie Francine Moens
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
Belgium
639
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Frederik Vercauteren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,538
7,010
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,933
Belgium
767
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthew Blaschko
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
Belgium
798
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hendrik Blockeel
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
Belgium
916
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Greet Vanden Berghe
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
Belgium
939
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maurice Bruynooghe
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
Belgium
1,060
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Patrick De Causmaecker
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
Belgium
1,329
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alexander Gruber
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
Belgium
1,341
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marian Verhelst
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
Belgium
1,351
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Claudia Diaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,106
3,150
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,799
Belgium
1,482
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adhemar Bultheel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,406
832
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,596
Belgium
1,502
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Monique Snoeck
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
Belgium
1,614
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marc Denecker
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
Belgium
1,696
448
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jo Van Bulck
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