Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Deltares Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering 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
ocean wave dynamics
climate and statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,848
2,274
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Coastal morphology
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Hazards
Flood Risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,042
3,980
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
nature-based coastal defenses
coastal zone management
ecosystem-based adaptation
marshes and mangroves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,838
4,093
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Coastal Morphology
Hydrodynamics
Sediment Transport
Morphodynamic Forward Modelling
Coastal Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,509
2,216
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Structures
Hydraulic Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
2,253
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Coastal changes
Coastal Morphology
Sandy Beaches
port sedimentation
numerical modelling of coastal morphodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,307
3,543
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
hydrogeology
groundwater
freshwater
coastal aquifers
numerical modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,158
2,250
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Fine sediment transport and morphology in fluvial estuarine and marine environments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,964
1,837
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Coastal Engineering
Coastal and River Structures
Coastal Morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,446
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sediment Transport & Coastal Morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
872
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
storm surge
waves
coastal hazards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,469
971
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Oceanography and Limnology
Coastal Dynamics
Water Quality
Ocean Colour Remote Sensing
Optical and Spatial Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,366
643
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
coastal development
eco-engineering
sediment toxicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,134
260
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
coastal hazards
coastal risk assessment
coastal morphodynamics
climate change
adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
1,110
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Hydrodynamics
Coastal
Storm Surge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
619
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Marine Geology
bedform dynamics
glacial morphology and sedimentology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
604
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Coastal hydrodynamics and morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
780
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
hydrology
groundwater - surface water interaction
pathways
coastal groundwater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
788
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Morphology
Morphodynamic Modelling
Sediment Transport
Building with Nature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
784
470
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
offshore wind
coastal engineering
morphodynamics
metocean
port engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
430
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Coastal Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
578
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
coastal engineering
port development
morphology
sustainability
nature-based solutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
404
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Coastal and estuarine sediment transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
285
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Coastal Engineering
Machine Learning
Numerical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
319
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
water management
governance
policy analysis
marine spatial planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
109
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,070
2,047
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sofia Caires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,848
2,274
0.192
ocean wave dynamics
climate and statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,276
4,064
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert McCall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,042
3,980
0.659
Coastal morphology
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Hazards
Flood Risk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,253
4,189
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bregje K. van Wesenbeeck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,838
4,093
0.701
nature-based coastal defenses
coastal zone management
ecosystem-based adaptation
marshes and mangroves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,624
4,396
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dirk-Jan Walstra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,509
2,216
0.402
Coastal Morphology
Hydrodynamics
Sediment Transport
Morphodynamic Forward Modelling
Coastal Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,495
4,859
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marcel van Gent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
2,253
0.460
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Structures
Hydraulic Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,283
5,327
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Arjen Luijendijk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,307
3,543
0.823
Coastal changes
Coastal Morphology
Sandy Beaches
port sedimentation
numerical modelling of coastal morphodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,229
5,461
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gualbert Oude Essink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,158
2,250
0.541
hydrogeology
groundwater
freshwater
coastal aquifers
numerical modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,050
6,915
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bas Van Maren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,964
1,837
0.620
Fine sediment transport and morphology in fluvial estuarine and marine environments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,100
8,145
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Guido Wolters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,446
0.639
Coastal Engineering
Coastal and River Structures
Coastal Morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,171
9,439
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jebbe Van Der Werf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
872
0.501
Sediment Transport & Coastal Morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,907
10,262
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maarten van Ormondt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,469
971
0.661
storm surge
waves
coastal hazards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,238
10,637
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marieke Eleveld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,366
643
0.471
Oceanography and Limnology
Coastal Dynamics
Water Quality
Ocean Colour Remote Sensing
Optical and Spatial Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,428
11,506
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joost Stronkhorst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,134
260
0.229
coastal development
eco-engineering
sediment toxicity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642,628
11,577
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Panagiotis Athanasiou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,117
1,110
0.994
coastal hazards
coastal risk assessment
coastal morphodynamics
climate change
adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,633
11,791
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joao Lima Rego
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
619
0.581
Hydrodynamics
Coastal
Storm Surge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
671,254
11,954
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thaiënne Agp Van Dijk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
604
0.585
Marine Geology
bedform dynamics
glacial morphology and sedimentology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,233
11,964
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anouk De Bakker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
780
0.758
Coastal hydrodynamics and morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
682,645
12,105
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joost Delsman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
788
0.788
hydrology
groundwater - surface water interaction
pathways
coastal groundwater
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
770,162
13,253
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pieter Koen Tonnon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
784
470
0.599
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Morphology
Morphodynamic Modelling
Sediment Transport
Building with Nature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
782,366
13,391
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jan-Joost Schouten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
430
0.568
offshore wind
coastal engineering
morphodynamics
metocean
port engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
813,193
13,817
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bas Huisman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
578
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
932,379
15,391
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wiebe de Boer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
404
0.831
coastal engineering
port development
morphology
sustainability
nature-based solutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
990,407
16,194
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Katherine Cronin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
285
0.677
Coastal and estuarine sediment transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
999,002
16,338
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joost Den Bieman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
319
0.774
Coastal Engineering
Machine Learning
Numerical Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,011,366
16,492
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Saskia Hommes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
109
0.273
water management
governance
policy analysis
marine spatial planning