Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Wageningen University & Research Centre Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Veterinary Sciences Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
38,193
11,178
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,457
9,478
0.301
* 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
17,512
9,271
0.529
* 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
13,763
4,178
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
aquaculture
food web ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,783
6,312
0.494
* 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
11,479
5,528
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
genetics
breeding
aquaculture
fish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,929
3,614
0.331
* 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
10,262
5,277
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Animal ecology
Movement ecology
Population biology
Adaptive consumer-resource interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,967
5,155
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Animal nutrition
Plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,624
3,501
0.406
* 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
7,350
5,974
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Animal Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,324
2,615
0.357
* 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
6,971
2,180
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
quantitative genetics
animal science
breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,830
3,462
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,824
3,269
0.678
* 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
4,679
2,377
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
1,578
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Veterinary Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,566
1,315
0.369
* 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
3,497
1,411
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Animal behavior
animal welfare
applied animal behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,379
995
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Comparative Immunology
veterinary species vaccination
host-pathogen interaction
molecular immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,320
2,021
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Animal health
zoonosis
epidemiology
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,209
2,357
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Animal Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,632
674
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
antimicrobial resistance
plasmid biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,392
1,829
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,235
726
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,843
371
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
38,193
11,178
0.293
Mastitis
Infectious diseases
statistics
mathematical modeling
veterinary epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,079
510
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martien Groenen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,457
9,478
0.301
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,098
1,255
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Henk Hogeveen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,512
9,271
0.529
Animal health
management
economics
epidemiology
decision support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,897
1,692
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
O Madsen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,763
4,178
0.304
Molecular evolution and phylogeny
genomics
bioinformatics
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,343
1,823
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marc Verdegem
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,783
6,312
0.494
aquaculture
food web ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,361
2,062
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hendrik Jan Megens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,479
5,528
0.482
Functional genomics
evolutionary biology
bioinformatics
population genomics
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,328
2,193
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hans Komen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,929
3,614
0.331
genetics
breeding
aquaculture
fish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,935
2,372
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mario Calus
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,262
5,277
0.514
Animal Breeding and Genetics
Genomic Selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,162
2,443
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frank Van Langevelde
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,967
5,155
0.517
Animal ecology
Movement ecology
Population biology
Adaptive consumer-resource interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,304
2,844
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John W Cone
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,624
3,501
0.406
Animal nutrition
Plant physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,153
3,320
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dennis Oonincx
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,350
5,974
0.813
Entomology
Insects as food and feed
Human nutrition
Animal nutrition
Herpetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,679
3,335
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marc Naguib
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,324
2,615
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,070
3,495
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hans Hopster
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,971
2,180
0.313
animal welfare
behaviour
domestication
ethics
sensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,761
4,078
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
HA Mulder
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,830
3,462
0.594
quantitative genetics
animal science
breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,526
4,788
416
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Guido Bosch
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,824
3,269
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,706
4,901
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yvette De Haas
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,679
2,377
0.508
Animal breeding
Methane emission
Feed efficiency
Udder health
New traits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,171
5,856
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marleen Visker
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
1,578
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,099
5,930
502
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Willie Loeffen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,566
1,315
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,604
6,018
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bart Ducro
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,497
1,411
0.403
Quantitative Genetics
Breeding Programs
Horse Breeding
Cattle Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,929
6,167
533
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Paul Koene
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,379
995
0.294
Animal behavior
animal welfare
applied animal behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,169
6,242
542
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maria Forlenza
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,320
2,021
0.609
Comparative Immunology
veterinary species vaccination
host-pathogen interaction
molecular immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,643
6,416
556
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jose L Gonzales
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,209
2,357
0.734
Animal health
zoonosis
epidemiology
virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,150
7,282
621
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Karel De Greef
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,632
674
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,048
7,715
656
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michael Brouwer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,392
1,829
0.765
antimicrobial resistance
plasmid biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,979
8,028
686
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
2,235
726
0.325