Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Applied cell death research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,169
22,091
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Epigenetics
Cancer
Inflammation
Cardiovascular
Neuroplasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,850
6,575
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Genetics of Intellectual disabitilty
autism and related cognitive disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,004
7,657
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
autononomic nervous system
neuro-immunology
gastrointestinal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,653
5,739
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Proteomics
peptidomics
insects
neuropeptides
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,335
2,988
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Genetics
Genomics
Molecular Biology
NGS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,515
4,720
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
geneeskunde
gastroenterologie
medisch onderwijs
fundamenteel onderzoek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,779
4,359
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Epigenetics
Molecular Biology of Cancer
Kinase signalling in cancer and Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,989
2,119
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genetics
Human Genetics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,425
2,717
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
bioinformatics
microbiology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,587
3,544
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
genetics
sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,093
3,045
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
general practice
prevention
NCD
implementation
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,706
1,780
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bioinformatics
Immunoinformatics
Data Mining
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
1,965
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,987
1,298
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ethics
epigenethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,802
1,080
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cell biology
Kidney pathology
Cell cycle
Nephrocalcinosis
Toxic nephropathies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
1,074
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Optical spectroscopy
Raman
Raman optical activity
vibrational circular dichroism
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
758
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
genetica
bio-informatica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
790
401
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
molecular modeling
reactive force field
reaxff
molecular dynamics
density f
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
675
468
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Bioinformatics
immunology
data science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
569
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
phylogenetics
phylogeography
invasion biology
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
116
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biochemistry
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
69
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Proteomics
Data Analysis
Immunopeptidomics
Open Modification Searching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
41
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Genomics
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,064
131
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tom Vanden Berghe
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,169
22,091
0.594
Applied cell death research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,001
385
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wim Vanden Berghe
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,850
6,575
0.331
Epigenetics
Cancer
Inflammation
Cardiovascular
Neuroplasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,799
434
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frank Kooy
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,004
7,657
0.425
Genetics of Intellectual disabitilty
autism and related cognitive disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,108
457
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jean Pierre Timmermans
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,653
5,739
0.325
autononomic nervous system
neuro-immunology
gastrointestinal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,874
902
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Geert Baggerman
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,335
2,988
0.289
Proteomics
peptidomics
insects
neuropeptides
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,215
1,001
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Arvid Suls
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,515
4,720
0.496
Genetics
Genomics
Molecular Biology
NGS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,240
1,092
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Benedicte De Winter
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,779
4,359
0.497
geneeskunde
gastroenterologie
medisch onderwijs
fundamenteel onderzoek
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,379
1,851
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Claudina Perez Novo
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,989
2,119
0.425
Epigenetics
Molecular Biology of Cancer
Kinase signalling in cancer and Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,031
2,061
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geert Vandeweyer
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,425
2,717
0.614
Genetics
Human Genetics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,476
2,430
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stijn Wittouck
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,587
3,544
0.988
bioinformatics
microbiology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,679
2,710
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wouter De Coster
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,093
3,045
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,880
2,964
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hilde Bastiaens
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,706
1,780
0.658
general practice
prevention
NCD
implementation
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,719
3,171
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pieter Meysman
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
1,965
0.809
Bioinformatics
Immunoinformatics
Data Mining
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,658
3,606
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dorien Schepers
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,987
1,298
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,932
3,829
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kristien Hens
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,802
1,080
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,644
4,226
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Benjamin A Vervaet
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
1,074
0.712
Cell biology
Kidney pathology
Cell cycle
Nephrocalcinosis
Toxic nephropathies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,394
4,630
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christian Johannessen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
758
0.587
Optical spectroscopy
Raman
Raman optical activity
vibrational circular dichroism
Structural Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
762,879
5,737
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Philip Holmgren
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
790
401
0.508
genetica
bio-informatica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
816,837
6,023
480
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stijn Huygh
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
675
468
0.693
molecular modeling
reactive force field
reaxff
molecular dynamics
density f
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
867,396
6,303
501
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nicolas De Neuter
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
569
0.984
Bioinformatics
immunology
data science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,345,353
9,906
837
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Genevieve Diedericks
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
116
0.652
phylogenetics
phylogeography
invasion biology
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,506,384
11,020
941
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Siamak Ghaffaripour
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
69
0.566
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biochemistry
Genetics and Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,883,470
13,063
1,096
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Charlotte Adams
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
41
0.976
Proteomics
Data Analysis
Immunopeptidomics
Open Modification Searching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,093,177
13,850
1,173
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Diala El Masri
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,203,043
14,270
1,209
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wilson Sawasawa
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
Genomics
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics