Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Others Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Biofilm
Wastewater
Anammox
Nutrient Removal
Resource Recovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,179
61,353
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,615
16,997
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,207
29,234
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
ICT and Governance
ICT-infrastructure
open data
AI
open government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,759
32,188
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,752
17,502
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
human factors
human-robot interaction
cognition
transportation
applied statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,097
17,286
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
biomechanics
upper extremity
functional anatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,834
7,711
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Statistical Thermodynamics
Molecular Simulation
Engineering Thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,472
10,243
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
water resources management
hydrologic modeling
distributed temperature sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,146
10,195
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
System Identification
Adaptive Optics
Distributed identification
Distributed Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,738
5,801
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,883
8,017
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Metallic microstructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,722
9,673
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Advanced Soft Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,431
5,742
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Intelligent Transport Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,197
13,500
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
European spatial planning
territorial cooperation
territorial cohesion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,892
3,913
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
urban water systems
hydroinformatics
smart water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,723
9,814
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
engineering sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,573
5,901
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Solar cells
Photovoltaics
Sustainable energy
Energy transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,216
7,970
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
MEMS/NEMS (Micro/Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems) Organ-on-Chip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,482
3,797
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,371
7,939
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Regeltechniek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,648
3,572
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Analog Circuits
Data Converters
Smart Sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,244
6,243
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Surface functionalisation
chemical and biosensors
membranes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,711
3,062
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Map Generalization
3D Cadastre
Point Clouds
Land Administration
Spatial Databases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,579
4,948
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
World Wide Web
Web Science
User Modeling
Data
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,001
4,025
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,598
33
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark Van Loosdrecht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,179
61,353
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,148
106
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jacob Moulijn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,615
16,997
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,531
111
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Freek Kapteijn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,207
29,234
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,346
302
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marijn Janssen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,759
32,188
0.736
ICT and Governance
ICT-infrastructure
open data
AI
open government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,435
359
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aw Van Der Vaart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,752
17,502
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,102
886
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joost De Winter|J.C.F. de Winter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,097
17,286
0.748
human factors
human-robot interaction
cognition
transportation
applied statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,843
957
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Veeger Hej
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,834
7,711
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,288
1,045
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thijs Vlugt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,472
10,243
0.500
Statistical Thermodynamics
Molecular Simulation
Engineering Thermodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,172
1,073
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nick Van De Giesen|nicolaas vandegiesen, de giesen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,146
10,195
0.506
water resources management
hydrologic modeling
distributed temperature sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,311
1,108
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michel Verhaegen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,738
5,801
0.294
System Identification
Adaptive Optics
Distributed identification
Distributed Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,791
1,170
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Massimo Menenti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,883
8,017
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,321
1,188
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jilt Sietsma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,722
9,673
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,301
1,214
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jan Van Esch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,431
5,742
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,134
1,230
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bart Van Arem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,197
13,500
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,973
1,345
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andreas Faludi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,892
3,913
0.232
European spatial planning
territorial cooperation
territorial cohesion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,661
1,362
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zoran Kapelan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,723
9,814
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,290
1,382
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
M.Stive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,573
5,901
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,891
1,425
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Miro Zeman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,216
7,970
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,319
1,507
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pm Lina Sarro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,482
3,797
0.245
MEMS/NEMS (Micro/Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems) Organ-on-Chip
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,873
1,515
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tim Hugo Taminiau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,371
7,939
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,630
1,601
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hans Hellendoorn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,648
3,572
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,288
1,805
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kofi Makinwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,244
6,243
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,013
1,894
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ernst Jr Sudholter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,711
3,062
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,995
1,924
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Van Oosterom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,579
4,948
0.393
Map Generalization
3D Cadastre
Point Clouds
Land Administration
Spatial Databases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,324
2,006
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Geert-Jan Houben
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,001
4,025
0.335