Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Veterinary Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 37 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
Mastitis
Infectious diseases
statistics
mathematical modeling
veterinary epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,005
9,725
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,331
8,591
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Animal health
management
economics
epidemiology
decision support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,425
8,663
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Molecular evolution and phylogeny
genomics
bioinformatics
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,203
3,848
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
aquaculture
food web ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,537
6,109
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Functional genomics
evolutionary biology
bioinformatics
population genomics
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,932
4,978
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
genetics
breeding
aquaculture
fish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,309
3,416
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Animal Breeding and Genetics
Genomic Selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,700
4,845
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Animal ecology
Movement ecology
Stress ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,548
4,961
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Animal nutrition
Plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,922
3,209
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Entomology
Insects as food and feed
Human nutrition
Animal nutrition
Herpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,997
5,910
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Animal Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,519
2,407
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
animal welfare
behaviour
domestication
ethics
sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,126
1,904
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
quantitative genetics
animal science
breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,205
3,378
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,136
3,101
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Animal breeding
Methane emission
Feed efficiency
Udder health
New traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,950
2,285
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,745
1,410
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Veterinary Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,672
1,150
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Quantitative Genetics
Breeding Programs
Horse Breeding
Cattle Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,639
1,329
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Comparative Immunology
veterinary species vaccination
host-pathogen interaction
molecular immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,478
1,936
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Animal behavior
animal welfare
applied animal behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
874
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Animal Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,697
595
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
antimicrobial resistance
plasmid biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,578
1,799
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Animal health
zoonosis
epidemiology
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
1,946
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,282
644
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,270
377
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ynte H Schukken
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,005
9,725
0.249
Mastitis
Infectious diseases
statistics
mathematical modeling
veterinary epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,463
524
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martien Groenen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,331
8,591
0.266
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,412
1,243
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Henk Hogeveen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,425
8,663
0.470
Animal health
management
economics
epidemiology
decision support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,670
1,719
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
O Madsen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,203
3,848
0.271
Molecular evolution and phylogeny
genomics
bioinformatics
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,854
1,801
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marc Verdegem
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,537
6,109
0.451
aquaculture
food web ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,619
2,073
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hendrik Jan Megens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,932
4,978
0.417
Functional genomics
evolutionary biology
bioinformatics
population genomics
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,095
2,212
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hans Komen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,309
3,416
0.302
genetics
breeding
aquaculture
fish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,040
2,364
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mario Calus
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,700
4,845
0.453
Animal Breeding and Genetics
Genomic Selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,525
2,405
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frank Van Langevelde
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,548
4,961
0.470
Animal ecology
Movement ecology
Stress ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,517
2,875
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John W Cone
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,922
3,209
0.360
Animal nutrition
Plant physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,285
3,208
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dennis Oonincx
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,997
5,910
0.739
Entomology
Insects as food and feed
Human nutrition
Animal nutrition
Herpetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,317
3,405
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marc Naguib
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,519
2,407
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,461
3,589
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hans Hopster
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,126
1,904
0.267
animal welfare
behaviour
domestication
ethics
sensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,931
4,037
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
HA Mulder
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,205
3,378
0.544
quantitative genetics
animal science
breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,517
4,746
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Guido Bosch
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,136
3,101
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,937
4,881
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yvette De Haas
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,950
2,285
0.462
Animal breeding
Methane emission
Feed efficiency
Udder health
New traits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,373
5,968
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marleen Visker
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,745
1,410
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,088
6,053
521
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Willie Loeffen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,672
1,150
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,289
6,094
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bart Ducro
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,639
1,329
0.365
Quantitative Genetics
Breeding Programs
Horse Breeding
Cattle Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,291
6,292
547
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maria Forlenza
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,478
1,936
0.557
Comparative Immunology
veterinary species vaccination
host-pathogen interaction
molecular immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,642
6,317
551
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul Koene
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,460
874
0.253
Animal behavior
animal welfare
applied animal behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,122
7,434
630
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Karel De Greef
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,697
595
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,924
7,641
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Brouwer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,578
1,799
0.698
antimicrobial resistance
plasmid biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,483
7,691
649
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jose L Gonzales
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
1,946
0.764
Animal health
zoonosis
epidemiology
virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,894
8,189
698
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fimme Jan Van Der Wal
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,282
644
0.282