Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ghent University Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials 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
Finite Element Analysis
Computational Mechanics
Fracture Mechanics
Fatigue of Materials
Damage Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,944
14,322
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
composites
computational mechanics
impact
fatigue
NDT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,501
8,606
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
hydrogen induced cracking
corrosion
thermodynamics
pyrometallurgy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,137
8,126
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
metals technology
steels
EBSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,768
6,202
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Metal Physics and Crystallographic Texture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,184
4,897
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
computational materials science (DFT)
hyperfine interactions
didactics of physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,952
3,617
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Oxygen gradients
PLIM
FLIM
Organoids
Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,173
2,265
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
polymer synthesis
organic synthesis
solid-phase synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,671
1,581
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,682
3,459
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
lanthanides
temperature-dependent luminescence
polyoxometalates
metal organic frameworks
nano materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,472
2,851
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
(Bio)Electrochemistry
Material Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,041
2,447
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
polymer chemistry
material design
living cell therapies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,146
840
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Construction materials
high performance concrete
rheology
textile reinforced concrete
fiber reinforced concrete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,132
1,634
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Durability
Recycled Aggregates
Supplementary Cementitious Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,660
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
materials
electron microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,907
1,147
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sustainable Chemistry
Process Chemistry
Speciation analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,862
1,720
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Polymer Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,529
1,134
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
polymeerchemie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
879
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Polymer recycling
polymer degradation and stability
polymer blends
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
811
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Polymer science and technology
recycling
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
811
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Polymers
Supramolecular chemistry
poly(2-oxazoline)s
cyclodextrins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
926
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
biomimetics
chemical biology
biomaterials
structural proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,364
693
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Polymer tribology
in-situ vision monitoring
quantitative microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,151
846
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Adhesives
Covalent Adaptable Networks
Debonding
Debondable Adhesives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
899
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Magnetic materials
Micromagnetism
Skyrmions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
910
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,933
383
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Magd Abdel Wahab
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,944
14,322
0.718
Finite Element Analysis
Computational Mechanics
Fracture Mechanics
Fatigue of Materials
Damage Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,728
593
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wim Van Paepegem
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,501
8,606
0.593
composites
computational mechanics
impact
fatigue
NDT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,357
687
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kim Verbeken
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,137
8,126
0.619
hydrogen induced cracking
corrosion
thermodynamics
pyrometallurgy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,674
974
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roumen Petrov
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,768
6,202
0.635
metals technology
steels
EBSD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,137
1,040
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Leo Ai Kestens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,184
4,897
0.533
Metal Physics and Crystallographic Texture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,645
1,590
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stefaan Cottenier
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,952
3,617
0.608
computational materials science (DFT)
hyperfine interactions
didactics of physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,097
2,164
447
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ruslan Dmitriev
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,173
2,265
0.543
Oxygen gradients
PLIM
FLIM
Organoids
Biomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,493
2,390
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pieter Espeel
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,671
1,581
0.431
polymer synthesis
organic synthesis
solid-phase synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,750
2,386
479
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Laurens Delva
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,682
3,459
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,936
2,496
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anna M Kaczmarek
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,472
2,851
0.821
lanthanides
temperature-dependent luminescence
polyoxometalates
metal organic frameworks
nano materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,792
2,744
535
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Antonin Prévoteau
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,041
2,447
0.805
(Bio)Electrochemistry
Material Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,701
3,434
655
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tim Desmet
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,146
840
0.391
polymer chemistry
material design
living cell therapies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,766
3,448
657
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mert Yücel Yardimci
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,132
1,634
0.766
Construction materials
high performance concrete
rheology
textile reinforced concrete
fiber reinforced concrete
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,196
3,626
685
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yury A Villagrán Zaccardi
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,660
0.839
Durability
Recycled Aggregates
Supplementary Cementitious Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,135
3,706
698
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vitaliy Bliznuk
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,907
1,147
0.601
materials
electron microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,822
3,760
707
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karel Folens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,862
1,720
0.924
Sustainable Chemistry
Process Chemistry
Speciation analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,660
4,209
815
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kevin De Bruycker
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,529
1,134
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,601
4,298
834
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stijn Billiet
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
879
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,936
4,320
839
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rudinei Fiorio
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
811
0.558
Polymer recycling
polymer degradation and stability
polymer blends
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,936
4,320
839
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rudinei Fiorio
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
811
0.558
Polymer science and technology
recycling
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,079
4,471
868
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Víctor R De La Rosa
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
926
0.670
Polymers
Supramolecular chemistry
poly(2-oxazoline)s
cyclodextrins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,929
4,498
877
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tom Gheysens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,364
693
0.508
biomimetics
chemical biology
biomaterials
structural proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,873
4,926
948
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jacob Sukumaran
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,151
846
0.735
Polymer tribology
in-situ vision monitoring
quantitative microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
654,161
5,065
974
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lucas Stricker
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
899
0.833
Adhesives
Covalent Adaptable Networks
Debonding
Debondable Adhesives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,248
5,245
1,009
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeroen Mulkers
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
910
0.915
Magnetic materials
Micromagnetism
Skyrmions