Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 80 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
Numerical Linear Algebra
System Theory
Control Theory
Datamining
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,967
20,086
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Single-case designs
distribution-free statistical inference
mixed methods research
research on statistics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,389
8,666
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
metallurgy
circular economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,000
9,551
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Meta-analysis
Multilevel analysis
Item Response Theory
Learning analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,389
11,996
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Powder metallurgy
ceramics
cermets
sintering
characterisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,173
8,472
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
mathematical statistics
nonparametric and semiparametric inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,564
4,381
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robust statistics
Outlier detection
Depth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,444
7,550
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Solar Physics
Astrophysics
Plasma Physics
MHD waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,209
2,492
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
systems and control
computational science and engineering
numerical linear algebra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,518
3,552
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Orthogonal polynomials
special functions
approximation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,077
2,663
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Powder Metallurgy
PM process simulations
Selective Laser Melting
Gas Atomisation
Rapid Solidification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,613
5,377
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Solar physics
MHD waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,515
4,226
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
time series analysis
emotion dynamics
dyadic data
component analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,469
5,649
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Deus sive Natura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,264
2,567
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,096
2,132
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Composite materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,745
3,781
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Robustness
resampling
analysis of complex data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,266
2,318
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Scientific Computing
Numerical Analysis
Applied Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,930
1,702
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Numerical Analysis
Applied Mathematics
Scienctific Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,727
1,397
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Numerical Linear algebra - Scientific Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,209
1,653
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
materials
alloy design
microstructures
materials informatics
phase-field method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,116
2,731
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
numerical analysis
scientific computing
plasma modeling
positivity-preserving methods
discontinuous Galerkin methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,093
3,492
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Composites
hybrids
fibre break models
translaminar fracture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,993
3,476
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Von Neumann algebras
measurable group theory
subfactors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,642
1,442
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mathematical Engineering
Mathematical Biology
Mathematics Education
Didactical Engineering
Heat and Mass Transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,231
516
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,922
33
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
De Moor Bart
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,967
20,086
0.254
Numerical Linear Algebra
System Theory
Control Theory
Datamining
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,422
230
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Patrick Onghena
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,389
8,666
0.316
Single-case designs
distribution-free statistical inference
mixed methods research
research on statistics education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,877
357
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
B Blanpain
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,000
9,551
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,638
432
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wim Van Den Noortgate
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,389
11,996
0.652
Meta-analysis
Multilevel analysis
Item Response Theory
Learning analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,408
444
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jozef Vleugels
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,173
8,472
0.466
Powder metallurgy
ceramics
cermets
sintering
characterisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,667
475
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Irène Gijbels
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,564
4,381
0.249
mathematical statistics
nonparametric and semiparametric inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,103
478
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mia Hubert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,444
7,550
0.433
Robust statistics
Outlier detection
Depth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,227
845
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marcel Goossens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,209
2,492
0.222
Solar Physics
Astrophysics
Plasma Physics
MHD waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,610
1,024
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wim Michiels
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,518
3,552
0.373
systems and control
computational science and engineering
numerical linear algebra
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,516
1,078
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Walter Van Assche
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,077
2,663
0.293
Orthogonal polynomials
special functions
approximation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,366
1,140
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kim Vanmeensel
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,613
5,377
0.624
Powder Metallurgy
PM process simulations
Selective Laser Melting
Gas Atomisation
Rapid Solidification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,965
1,149
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tom Van Doorsselaere
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,515
4,226
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,663
1,156
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eva Ceulemans
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,469
5,649
0.667
time series analysis
emotion dynamics
dyadic data
component analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,968
1,185
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christian Maes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,264
2,567
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,807
1,213
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Arno Kuijlaars
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,096
2,132
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,405
1,450
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aart W Van Vuure
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,745
3,781
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,620
1,556
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stefan Van Aelst
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,266
2,318
0.370
Robustness
resampling
analysis of complex data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,115
1,616
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vandewalle Stefan
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,930
1,702
0.287
Scientific Computing
Numerical Analysis
Applied Mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,387
1,671
448
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marc Van Barel
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,727
1,397
0.244
Numerical Analysis
Applied Mathematics
Scienctific Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,131
1,813
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Karl Meerbergen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,209
1,653
0.317
Numerical Linear algebra - Scientific Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,708
1,843
485
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nele Moelans
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,116
2,731
0.534
materials
alloy design
microstructures
materials informatics
phase-field method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,629
1,852
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alec Johnson
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,093
3,492
0.686
numerical analysis
scientific computing
plasma modeling
positivity-preserving methods
discontinuous Galerkin methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,639
1,886
499
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yentl Swolfs
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,993
3,476
0.696
Composites
hybrids
fibre break models
translaminar fracture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,579
2,007
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stefaan Vaes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,642
1,442
0.311
Von Neumann algebras
measurable group theory
subfactors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,602
2,670
683
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nico Scheerlinck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,231
516
0.160
Mathematical Engineering
Mathematical Biology
Mathematics Education
Didactical Engineering
Heat and Mass Transfer