Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Catholic University of Leuven Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025
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
astronomy
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,055
36,579
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cosmology
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,580
16,812
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
magnetism
superconductivity
quantum chemistry
vibronic coupling
nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,380
13,013
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physics
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,855
4,695
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
fysica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,357
3,317
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Massive stars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,359
10,299
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
nuclear medicine imaging
image reconstruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,028
4,290
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
astrofysica
zonnefysica
ruimteweer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,208
6,017
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,198
3,291
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
MHD
computational solar and astrophysics
solar physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,739
4,760
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
kernfysica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,585
4,177
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Theoretical high-energy physics
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,880
5,521
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,127
2,106
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Solid State Physics
Lattice Dynamics
Optoelectronics
Materials Modelling
Synchrotron Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,472
6,273
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Astrophysics
Exoplanets
Interferometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,674
3,458
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
string theory
gauge gravity duality
conformal field theory
black holes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
2,567
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
statistical physics
condensed matter
mathematical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,276
2,943
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
nuclear solid state physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,181
515
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
nonlinear optimal control
nonlinear constrained optimization
model predictive control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,149
4,040
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Astronomy
Asteroseismology
Massive Stars
Variable Stars
Photometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,032
3,775
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
String theory-Supergravity
Cosmology
General Relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,901
2,286
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Physique médicale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,322
2,380
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
HPC
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,033
1,939
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Particle physics
phenomenology at LHC
Extra-dimensions
BSM theories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,013
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
1,219
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,546
62
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Conny Aerts
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,055
36,579
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,536
157
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
M Williams
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,580
16,812
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,606
220
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Liviu Chibotaru
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,380
13,013
0.475
magnetism
superconductivity
quantum chemistry
vibronic coupling
nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,922
246
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gustaaf Borghs
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,855
4,695
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,318
418
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Antoine Van Proeyen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,357
3,317
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,988
463
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hugues Sana
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,359
10,299
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,275
479
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Johan Nuyts
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,028
4,290
0.252
nuclear medicine imaging
image reconstruction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,186
663
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stefaan Poedts
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,208
6,017
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,943
826
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Lievens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,198
3,291
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,127
964
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rony Keppens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,739
4,760
0.489
MHD
computational solar and astrophysics
solar physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,956
986
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gerda Neyens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,585
4,177
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,318
1,071
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas Hertog
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,880
5,521
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,045
1,171
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joseph O Indekeu
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,127
2,106
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,148
1,466
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Julian A Steele
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,472
6,273
0.969
Solid State Physics
Lattice Dynamics
Optoelectronics
Materials Modelling
Synchrotron Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,529
1,642
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Denis Defrère
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,674
3,458
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,006
2,042
537
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nikolay P Bobev
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
2,567
0.580
string theory
gauge gravity duality
conformal field theory
black holes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,589
2,097
546
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wojciech De Roeck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,276
2,943
0.688
statistical physics
condensed matter
mathematical physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,527
2,140
558
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Guido Langouche
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,181
515
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,224
2,152
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joris Gillis
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,149
4,040
0.974
nonlinear optimal control
nonlinear constrained optimization
model predictive control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,763
2,210
571
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dominic M Bowman
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,032
3,775
0.936
Astronomy
Asteroseismology
Massive Stars
Variable Stars
Photometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,316
2,268
582
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thomas Van Riet
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,901
2,286
0.586
String theory-Supergravity
Cosmology
General Relativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,560
2,563
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Edmond Sterpin
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,322
2,380
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,968
2,730
695
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ehsan Moravveji
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,033
1,939
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,252
2,746
699
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Priscila De Aquino
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,013
0.338
Particle physics
phenomenology at LHC
Extra-dimensions
BSM theories
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,211
2,834
719
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gert Raskin
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
1,219
0.427