Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Maastricht University Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers 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
Experimentelle Medizin
Pharmakologie
Herz-Kreislauf
Nervensystem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,414
48,562
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Radiomics
Tumour hypoxia
Decision Support Systems
Immunotherapy
Living medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,984
44,558
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Instructional design
cognitive load theory
4C/ID
complex learning
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,307
28,271
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Leren in het werkplek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,720
12,914
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,277
36,982
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Energy expenditure
Physical activity
Body weight regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,209
12,523
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,358
21,961
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,284
19,210
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
vascular medicine
hemostasis and thrombosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,924
16,304
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,189
13,244
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
asthma
COPD
stop smoking
IBS
educational research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,602
12,937
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
metabolisme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,431
7,915
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
gastrointestinale oncologie
ouderen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,827
14,639
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Cognitive aging
Intervention research
eHealth
diabetes
dementia prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,252
13,478
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Polyphenols
Redox Signaling
Flavonoids
Toxicology
Antioxidants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,690
8,202
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Obesity prevention
Health promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,908
10,773
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Chronic pain
arm-hand functioning in stroke and cerebral palsy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,264
17,562
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,026
5,311
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Alzheimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,843
11,095
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,723
13,755
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Epidemiology
Systematic Reviews
Complex Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,980
9,936
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,600
8,788
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
fysiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,667
8,386
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
AMPK
diabetes
inflammation
phosphorylation
energy metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,465
8,932
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Metabolism
Inflammation
Lysosomes
Translational research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,864
9,886
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,616
34
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas Unger
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,414
48,562
0.346
Experimentelle Medizin
Pharmakologie
Herz-Kreislauf
Nervensystem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,218
107
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philippe Lambin
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,984
44,558
0.594
Radiomics
Tumour hypoxia
Decision Support Systems
Immunotherapy
Living medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,667
153
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeroen Jg Van Merrienboer
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,307
28,271
0.440
Instructional design
cognitive load theory
4C/ID
complex learning
medical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,937
200
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Timothy L Dornan
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,720
12,914
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,060
204
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Heymans S
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,277
36,982
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,265
239
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Klaas Westerterp
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,209
12,523
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,638
282
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aaron Isaacs
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,358
21,961
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,676
285
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rene Kemp
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,284
19,210
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,279
297
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hugo Ten Cate
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,924
16,304
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,380
382
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Beatrice De Gelder
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,189
13,244
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,439
407
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jean WM Muris
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,602
12,937
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,286
431
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jf Glatz
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,431
7,915
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,786
445
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Harm Rutten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,827
14,639
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,328
600
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Pj Van Boxtel
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,252
13,478
0.461
Cognitive aging
Intervention research
eHealth
diabetes
dementia prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,295
655
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Guido Haenen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,690
8,202
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,978
735
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stef Kremers
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,908
10,773
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,056
761
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
R Smeets
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,264
17,562
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,319
838
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Moris Scholl
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,026
5,311
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,661
848
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fred W Van Leeuwen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,843
11,095
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,898
855
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marieke Wichers
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,723
13,755
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,322
891
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maurice Zeegers
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,980
9,936
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,116
913
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pim Martens
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,600
8,788
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,215
964
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Matthijs Hesselink
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,667
8,386
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,315
1,047
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dietbert Neumann
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,465
8,932
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,952
1,097
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ronit Shiri Sverdlov
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,864
9,886
0.498