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
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,910
25,093
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
microbiology
environmental biotechnology
microbial ecology
wastewater treatment
environmental microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,007
29,572
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
microbiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,990
14,043
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,089
20,417
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,512
986
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
diagnostic microbiology
maternal health
STI and congenital CMV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463
392
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
326
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
196
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
57
0.934
Peter Vandamme
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,910
25,093
0.344
Nico Boon
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,007
29,572
0.493
microbiology
environmental biotechnology
microbial ecology
wastewater treatment
environmental microbiology
Jean Swings
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,990
14,043
0.242
Tom Coenye
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,089
20,417
0.474
Charlotte Peeters
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,512
986
0.652
Mengistu Hailemariam Zenebe
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463
392
0.847
diagnostic microbiology
maternal health
STI and congenital CMV
Yu-Ming Cai
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
326
0.964
Charles Dumolin
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
196
0.985
Atena Sadat Sombolestani
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
57
0.934