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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,085
732
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
peatlands
river floodplains
organic carbon dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
405
0.998
Jean Poesen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,345
29,731
0.370
geography
geomorphology
soil erosion
soil
soil conservation
Gert Verstraeten
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,175
5,312
0.328
Geography
Geomorphology
Anthropocene
Geoarchaeology
Soil Erosion
Nicole Van Lipzig
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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
Anton Van Rompaey
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,310
3,707
0.398
Geography
Human-Environment Interactions
Land use
Chris Kesteloot
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,612
709
0.196
Maarten Loopmans
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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
An Steegen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,047
544
0.266
Therese Steenberghen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
583
0.316
Spatial analyses
transport and mobility statistics
spatial planning
Anneleen Kenis
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,748
1,053
0.602
Nils Broothaerts
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,085
732
0.675
WardSwinnen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
405
0.998
peatlands
river floodplains
organic carbon dynamics