Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Wageningen University Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering Rankings 2025
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
ecosystems
ecosystem services
biodiversity
ecology
ecological economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,996
34,915
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
ecology
global change
integrated assessment
biogeochemical cycles
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,928
31,663
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
environmental politics
environmental sociology
environmental governance
global governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,223
10,966
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Water and Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,828
10,575
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
duurzame consumptie
sociologie
sociale praktijken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,141
5,113
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Interests: water treatment for re-use
micropollutant removal
urban secondary resource re-use
sustainable desalination
water for food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,749
7,583
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Climate Dynamics
Climate Variability
Climate Change
Climate Modelling
Climate Prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,674
5,493
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,096
6,125
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Water
Rights
Justice
Political Ecology
Irrigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,214
6,874
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Wastewater treatment
resource recovery
nutrients
membrane
anaerobic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,611
4,969
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Environmental governance
food system transformation
sustainable seafood
marine conservation
globalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,466
7,654
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
water technology
water treatment
membrane filtration
capacitive deionization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,016
5,890
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
agriculture
land use
greenhouse gas
soil science
bioenergy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,355
5,199
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computational methods - Biobased & Environmental Sciences - System Identification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,350
4,463
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
climate change
climate impacts
weather impacts
impact modelling
uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,919
4,135
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,221
5,055
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,205
6,461
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Digital Soil Mapping
Geostatistics
Remote Sensing
Spatial Modelling
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,875
5,623
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Water and health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,622
3,222
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
environmental technology
environmental microbiology
ground water treatment
contaminated sediments
bioavaialability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,476
2,096
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Remote Sensing
UAVs
Biodiversity
Agriculture
Land Cover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,321
2,706
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
global environmental governance
anticipatory governance
climate politics
transparency
environmental politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,294
3,559
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
tourism
climate change
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,171
2,789
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Environmental and behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,886
3,042
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,267
4,925
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,043
90
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dolf De Groot
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,996
34,915
0.411
ecosystems
ecosystem services
biodiversity
ecology
ecological economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,273
92
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rik Leemans
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,928
31,663
0.386
ecology
global change
integrated assessment
biogeochemical cycles
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,575
574
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Arthur Pj Mol
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,223
10,966
0.375
environmental politics
environmental sociology
environmental governance
global governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,710
1,143
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fulco Ludwig
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,828
10,575
0.562
Water and Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,889
1,767
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
G Spaargaren
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,141
5,113
0.389
duurzame consumptie
sociologie
sociale praktijken
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,583
1,827
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Huub Rijnaarts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,749
7,583
0.595
Interests: water treatment for re-use
micropollutant removal
urban secondary resource re-use
sustainable desalination
water for food
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,136
1,843
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
W Hazeleger
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,674
5,493
0.433
Climate Dynamics
Climate Variability
Climate Change
Climate Modelling
Climate Prediction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,292
1,945
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephan Hennekens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,096
6,125
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,634
2,114
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rutgerd Boelens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,214
6,874
0.613
Water
Rights
Justice
Political Ecology
Irrigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,337
2,270
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hardy Temmink
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,611
4,969
0.468
Wastewater treatment
resource recovery
nutrients
membrane
anaerobic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,837
2,316
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Simon R Bush
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,466
7,654
0.731
Environmental governance
food system transformation
sustainable seafood
marine conservation
globalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,613
2,431
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
A Van Der Wal
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,016
5,890
0.588
water technology
water treatment
membrane filtration
capacitive deionization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,242
2,604
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jan Peter Lesschen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,355
5,199
0.556
agriculture
land use
greenhouse gas
soil science
bioenergy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,499
2,937
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Karel J Keesman
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,350
4,463
0.534
Computational methods - Biobased & Environmental Sciences - System Identification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,606
3,091
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
R Dankers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,919
4,135
0.522
climate change
climate impacts
weather impacts
impact modelling
uncertainty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,757
3,384
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eric Arets
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,221
5,055
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,104
3,391
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martine Van Der Ploeg
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,205
6,461
0.897
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,136
3,542
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Laura Poggio
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,875
5,623
0.818
Digital Soil Mapping
Geostatistics
Remote Sensing
Spatial Modelling
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,926
3,678
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nynke Hofstra
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,622
3,222
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,456
3,740
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tim Grotenhuis
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,476
2,096
0.324
environmental technology
environmental microbiology
ground water treatment
contaminated sediments
bioavaialability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,324
3,824
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sander Mucher
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,321
2,706
0.428
Remote Sensing
UAVs
Biodiversity
Agriculture
Land Cover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,005
3,837
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aarti Gupta
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,294
3,559
0.565
global environmental governance
anticipatory governance
climate politics
transparency
environmental politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,273
3,908
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bas Amelung
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,171
2,789
0.452
tourism
climate change
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,154
4,043
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Francisco Alpizar
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,886
3,042
0.517
Environmental and behavioral economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,614
4,434
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zoran JN Steinmann
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,267
4,925
0.935
Environmental Science