Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 80 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
ecosystems
ecosystem services
biodiversity
ecology
ecological economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,014
31,317
0.356
* 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
85,101
29,525
0.347
* 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
30,150
9,717
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Water and Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,758
9,986
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
duurzame consumptie
sociologie
sociale praktijken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,609
4,551
0.334
* 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
13,410
7,205
0.537
* 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
13,203
5,150
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,650
5,786
0.457
* 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
12,088
6,548
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Environmental governance
food system transformation
sustainable seafood
marine conservation
globalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,437
7,806
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wastewater treatment
resource recovery
nutrients
membrane
anaerobic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,991
4,441
0.404
* 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
10,498
5,262
0.501
* 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
9,785
4,831
0.494
* 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
8,847
4,336
0.490
* 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
8,230
3,702
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,971
6,691
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Digital Soil Mapping
Geostatistics
Remote Sensing
Spatial Modelling
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
5,984
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,692
4,788
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Water and health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,993
2,878
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
global environmental governance
anticipatory governance
climate politics
transparency
environmental politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,704
3,433
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
environmental technology
environmental microbiology
ground water treatment
contaminated sediments
bioavaialability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,641
1,869
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Remote Sensing
UAVs
Biodiversity
Agriculture
Land Cover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,551
2,454
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
tourism
climate change
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,409
2,523
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Environmental and behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,212
2,946
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,907
5,203
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,075
88
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
88,014
31,317
0.356
ecosystems
ecosystem services
biodiversity
ecology
ecological economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,287
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
85,101
29,525
0.347
ecology
global change
integrated assessment
biogeochemical cycles
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,832
587
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Arthur Pj Mol
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,150
9,717
0.322
environmental politics
environmental sociology
environmental governance
global governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,174
1,136
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fulco Ludwig
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,758
9,986
0.505
Water and Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,382
1,787
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
G Spaargaren
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,609
4,551
0.334
duurzame consumptie
sociologie
sociale praktijken
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,679
1,821
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Huub Rijnaarts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,410
7,205
0.537
Interests: water treatment for re-use
micropollutant removal
urban secondary resource re-use
sustainable desalination
water for food
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,103
1,845
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
W Hazeleger
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,203
5,150
0.390
Climate Dynamics
Climate Variability
Climate Change
Climate Modelling
Climate Prediction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,038
1,939
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephan Hennekens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,650
5,786
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,320
2,041
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rutgerd Boelens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,088
6,548
0.542
Water
Rights
Justice
Political Ecology
Irrigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,897
2,181
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Simon R Bush
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,437
7,806
0.683
Environmental governance
food system transformation
sustainable seafood
marine conservation
globalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,156
2,303
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hardy Temmink
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,991
4,441
0.404
Wastewater treatment
resource recovery
nutrients
membrane
anaerobic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,060
2,420
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
10,498
5,262
0.501
water technology
water treatment
membrane filtration
capacitive deionization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,078
2,616
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jan Peter Lesschen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,785
4,831
0.494
agriculture
land use
greenhouse gas
soil science
bioenergy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,587
2,893
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Karel J Keesman
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,847
4,336
0.490
Computational methods - Biobased & Environmental Sciences - System Identification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,259
3,121
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
R Dankers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,230
3,702
0.450
climate change
climate impacts
weather impacts
impact modelling
uncertainty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,773
3,219
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Martine Van Der Ploeg
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,971
6,691
0.839
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,619
3,294
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laura Poggio
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
5,984
0.771
Digital Soil Mapping
Geostatistics
Remote Sensing
Spatial Modelling
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,937
3,323
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eric Arets
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,692
4,788
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,302
3,654
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nynke Hofstra
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,993
2,878
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,082
3,794
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aarti Gupta
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,704
3,433
0.512
global environmental governance
anticipatory governance
climate politics
transparency
environmental politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,575
3,821
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tim Grotenhuis
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,641
1,869
0.281
environmental technology
environmental microbiology
ground water treatment
contaminated sediments
bioavaialability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,820
3,867
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sander Mucher
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,551
2,454
0.375
Remote Sensing
UAVs
Biodiversity
Agriculture
Land Cover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,498
3,939
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bas Amelung
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,409
2,523
0.394
tourism
climate change
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,744
4,035
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Francisco Alpizar
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,212
2,946
0.474
Environmental and behavioral economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,389
4,210
372
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zoran JN Steinmann
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,907
5,203
0.881
Environmental Science