Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Geography Highly Cited Researchers 11 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
Belgium
Jean Poesen
geography
geomorphology
soil erosion
soil
soil conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,345
29,731
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Belgium
Gert Verstraeten
Geography
Geomorphology
Anthropocene
Geoarchaeology
Soil Erosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,175
5,312
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Belgium
Nicole Van Lipzig
Climatology
meteorology
regional climate modelling
land-atmosphere interactions
climate scenarios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,142
5,686
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Belgium
Anton Van Rompaey
Geography
Human-Environment Interactions
Land use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,310
3,707
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Belgium
Chris Kesteloot
Urban geography
human geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,612
709
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Belgium
Maarten Loopmans
human geography
political ecology
politics of urban and rural development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,475
1,139
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Belgium
An Steegen
Geography
Geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,047
544
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Belgium
Therese Steenberghen
Spatial analyses
transport and mobility statistics
spatial planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
583
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Belgium
Anneleen Kenis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,748
1,053
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Belgium
Nils Broothaerts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,085
732
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Belgium
WardSwinnen
peatlands
river floodplains
organic carbon dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
405
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,770
Belgium
31
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jean Poesen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,345
29,731
0.370
geography
geomorphology
soil erosion
soil
soil conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,492
Belgium
531
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gert Verstraeten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,175
5,312
0.328
Geography
Geomorphology
Anthropocene
Geoarchaeology
Soil Erosion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,148
Belgium
945
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicole Van Lipzig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,142
5,686
0.561
Climatology
meteorology
regional climate modelling
land-atmosphere interactions
climate scenarios
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,314
Belgium
1,051
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anton Van Rompaey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,310
3,707
0.398
Geography
Human-Environment Interactions
Land use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,662
Belgium
2,456
625
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chris Kesteloot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,612
709
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,598
Belgium
3,189
796
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maarten Loopmans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,475
1,139
0.460
human geography
political ecology
politics of urban and rural development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,524
Belgium
3,592
871
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
An Steegen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,047
544
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,837
Belgium
3,842
926
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Therese Steenberghen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
583
0.316
Spatial analyses
transport and mobility statistics
spatial planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,796
Belgium
3,952
951
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Anneleen Kenis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,748
1,053
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
658,728
Belgium
5,097
1,179
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nils Broothaerts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,085
732
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,016,682
Belgium
7,354
1,623
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
WardSwinnen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
405
0.998
peatlands
river floodplains
organic carbon dynamics