Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Catholic University of Leuven Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Earth Sciences 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
geography
geomorphology
soil erosion
soil carbon
biogeochemical cycles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,726
15,789
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
biogeochemistry
rivers
lakes
estuaries
mangroves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,491
9,970
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
remote sensing - imaging spectroscopy - applied ecology - biodiversity - urban ecology - precision farming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,931
7,259
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Ore geology
geofluids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,987
3,471
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
geomatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,961
1,583
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
palaeolithic
Egypt
quaternary
AMS Eujrope
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
1,134
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Global change ecology
conservation ecology
biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
microclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,316
4,064
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
geomorphology
quaternary sciences
paleoenvironment
paleoclimates
geoarchaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,090
1,006
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Geodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,517
960
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
climate change and extreme events
regional climate modelling
South Asian summer monsoon
large scale mid-latitude circulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,403
3,113
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Earth Sciences
Igneous Petrology
Planetary Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,248
2,471
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Hydrogeology
geostatistics
groundwater modelling
water management
geothermal energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,131
2,245
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
urban geography
geographic data science
geocomputation
visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,519
1,610
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Social sustainability
protected areas
governance of social-ecological systems
social innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
1,894
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Geostatistics
Hydrometeorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
788
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
geography
remote sensing
GIS
geo-archaeology
archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
453
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
sustainable concrete
concrete technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
988
835
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
sedimentary petrology
sedimentology
geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
317
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
computer vision
remote sensing
3D modeling
urban analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
337
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Exoplanets
Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
273
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
phosphorus biogeochemistry
wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
245
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Earth sciences
Geomorphology
Physical geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
173
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Global History of Knowledge
Ming-Qing History
Late Imperial China
History of Cartography
History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
153
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Asteroseismology
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Stellar Magnetic Fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
185
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Geology
Mining Waste
Ceramics
Circular Economy
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
170
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,363
97
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gerard Govers
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,726
15,789
0.361
geography
geomorphology
soil erosion
soil carbon
biogeochemical cycles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,076
417
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steven Bouillon
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,491
9,970
0.539
biogeochemistry
rivers
lakes
estuaries
mangroves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,291
950
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ben Somers
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,931
7,259
0.731
remote sensing - imaging spectroscopy - applied ecology - biodiversity - urban ecology - precision farming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,899
1,204
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philippe Muchez
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,987
3,471
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,484
1,863
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maarten Vergauwen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,961
1,583
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,939
1,983
520
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
PM Vermeersch
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
1,134
0.245
palaeolithic
Egypt
quaternary
AMS Eujrope
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,290
2,098
549
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Koenraad Van Meerbeek
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,316
4,064
0.942
Global change ecology
conservation ecology
biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
microclimate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,386
2,202
570
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paulissen E
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,090
1,006
0.246
geomorphology
quaternary sciences
paleoenvironment
paleoclimates
geoarchaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,317
2,463
627
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Manuel Sintubin
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,517
960
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,381
2,537
652
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sajjad Saeed
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,403
3,113
0.915
climate change and extreme events
regional climate modelling
South Asian summer monsoon
large scale mid-latitude circulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,148
2,613
672
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Olivier Namur
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,248
2,471
0.761
Earth Sciences
Igneous Petrology
Planetary Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,502
2,681
684
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marijke Huysmans
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,131
2,245
0.717
Hydrogeology
geostatistics
groundwater modelling
water management
geothermal energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,208
3,095
770
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ate Poorthuis
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,519
1,610
0.639
urban geography
geographic data science
geocomputation
visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,007
3,131
779
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Constanza Parra
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
1,894
0.767
Social sustainability
protected areas
governance of social-ecological systems
social innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619,330
4,850
1,123
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Li Pen Wang
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
788
0.668
Geostatistics
Hydrometeorology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,261
5,100
1,182
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Véronique De Laet
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
453
0.429
geography
remote sensing
GIS
geo-archaeology
archaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
682,721
5,253
1,211
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Niels Hulsbosch
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
988
835
0.845
sustainable concrete
concrete technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
989,679
7,140
1,577
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Saturnina Henares
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
317
0.757
sedimentary petrology
sedimentology
geochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,064,938
7,735
1,703
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wufan Zhao
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
337
0.971
computer vision
remote sensing
3D modeling
urban analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,162,973
8,498
1,847
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kaustubh Hakim
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
273
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,203,429
8,818
1,917
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lei Xia
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
245
0.988
phosphorus biogeochemistry
wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,218,151
8,947
1,950
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hanne De Brue
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
173
0.721
Earth sciences
Geomorphology
Physical geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,284,902
9,413
2,037
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mario Cams
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
153
0.746
Global History of Knowledge
Ming-Qing History
Late Imperial China
History of Cartography
History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,327,219
9,763
2,124
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jordan Van Beeck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
185
1.000
Asteroseismology
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Stellar Magnetic Fields
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,363,596
10,035
2,187
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Francisco Veiga Simão
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
170
1.000
Geology
Mining Waste
Ceramics
Circular Economy
Sustainability