Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Wageningen University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science 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
Intestinal Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,869
34,841
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Statistical ecology
Bayesian computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,637
14,219
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
succession
lianas
functional traits
forest ecology
forest use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,866
24,636
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
ecological models
resilience
alternative stable states
early warning signals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,423
19,207
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Tropical Forest Ecology
Tropical Conservation
Forest Monitoring
Rain Forests
Livelihoods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,078
18,182
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
ecologie
natuurbeheer
natuurbehoud
biodiversiteit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,834
11,286
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Mammals
Savannas
Herbivory
Himalaya
Waterfowl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,475
11,184
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Natural Products
Microbiomes
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,354
22,815
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ecology
Behaviour
Entomology
Biological Control
IPM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,630
8,585
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biology
Virology
Biotechnology
Biocontrol
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,101
6,530
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
life sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,460
6,851
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Landscape ecology
Land Use Planning
Environmental Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,192
4,655
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
biodiversity
plant ecology
community and ecosystem ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,430
10,074
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
greenhouse crops
crop physiology
crop ecology
modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,874
5,718
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Aquatic ecology
wetland ecology
restoration
macroinvertebrates
water management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,583
4,552
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Microalgal biotechnology
strain development
bioprocess design
laboratory evolution
scale up
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,375
7,064
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Tropical forest ecology
Population ecology
Dendroecology
Climate change
Conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,200
6,387
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Vegetation ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,093
6,898
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ecosystem Resilience
Climate Variability
Climate Change Adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,505
5,304
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ecology
Crop Science
Ecophysiology
Modelling
Agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,157
6,417
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
herbivores
gut
anaerobic fungi
bacteria
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,022
5,633
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
spatial ecology
biological control
pollination
agroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,477
5,669
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Disease Ecology
Plant-animal Interactions
Animal Ecology
Movement Ecology
Foraging Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,379
4,063
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
computational biology
systems biology
bioinformatics
microbiology
fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,073
4,493
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Evolution of complex traits
Host-microbe interactions
Microbiomes
Natural ecology
Population biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,899
3,968
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,748
115
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Erwin Zoetendal
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,869
34,841
0.506
Intestinal Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,217
131
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cajo Jf Ter Braak
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,637
14,219
0.217
Statistical ecology
Bayesian computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,675
248
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frans Bongers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,866
24,636
0.526
succession
lianas
functional traits
forest ecology
forest use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,013
397
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Egbert H Van Nes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,423
19,207
0.527
ecological models
resilience
alternative stable states
early warning signals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,973
423
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Douglas Sheil
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,078
18,182
0.518
Tropical Forest Ecology
Tropical Conservation
Forest Monitoring
Rain Forests
Livelihoods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,152
432
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Frank Berendse
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,834
11,286
0.324
ecologie
natuurbeheer
natuurbehoud
biodiversiteit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,272
564
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Herbert Prins
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,475
11,184
0.379
Mammals
Savannas
Herbivory
Himalaya
Waterfowl
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,418
567
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marnix Medema
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,354
22,815
0.777
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Natural Products
Microbiomes
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,307
603
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joop C Van Lenteren
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,630
8,585
0.300
Ecology
Behaviour
Entomology
Biological Control
IPM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,305
655
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Just Vlak
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,101
6,530
0.241
Biology
Virology
Biotechnology
Biocontrol
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,796
728
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Johan Am Van Arendonk
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,460
6,851
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,341
1,381
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Opdam
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,192
4,655
0.287
Landscape ecology
Land Use Planning
Environmental Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,870
1,472
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jasper Van Ruijven
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,430
10,074
0.653
biodiversity
plant ecology
community and ecosystem ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,688
1,810
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Heuvelink E
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,874
5,718
0.444
greenhouse crops
crop physiology
crop ecology
modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,758
1,858
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
PFM Verdonschot
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,583
4,552
0.362
Aquatic ecology
wetland ecology
restoration
macroinvertebrates
water management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,246
1,896
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maria J Barbosa
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,375
7,064
0.571
Microalgal biotechnology
strain development
bioprocess design
laboratory evolution
scale up
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,532
1,925
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pieter A Zuidema
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,200
6,387
0.524
Tropical forest ecology
Population ecology
Dendroecology
Climate change
Conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,310
1,946
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wim Ozinga
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,093
6,898
0.570
Vegetation ecology
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,130
2,057
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Milena Holmgren
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,505
5,304
0.461
Ecosystem Resilience
Climate Variability
Climate Change Adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,162
2,126
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Niels Anten
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,157
6,417
0.575
Ecology
Crop Science
Ecophysiology
Modelling
Agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,551
2,430
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joan Edwards
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,022
5,633
0.562
herbivores
gut
anaerobic fungi
bacteria
microbial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,738
2,571
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Felix Bianchi
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,477
5,669
0.598
spatial ecology
biological control
pollination
agroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,972
2,596
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
WF Fred De Boer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,379
4,063
0.433
Disease Ecology
Plant-animal Interactions
Animal Ecology
Movement Ecology
Foraging Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,956
2,690
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pj Schaap
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,073
4,493
0.495
computational biology
systems biology
bioinformatics
microbiology
fungi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,329
2,750
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Van Baarlen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,899
3,968
0.446
Evolution of complex traits
Host-microbe interactions
Microbiomes
Natural ecology
Population biology