Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Deltares Highly Cited Researchers Citation Engineering & Technology Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
climate adaptation
water management
environmental modelling
climate change
uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,467
9,548
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
ocean wave dynamics
climate and statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,758
2,190
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Hydrology
Water Resources
Forecasting
Climate Change
Flood risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,471
8,147
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
fluid mechanics
sediment dynamics
cohesive sediment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,279
3,664
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Water management
Climate adaptation
hydrology
sea level rise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,505
3,250
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
environmental biotechnology
geotechnical engineering
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,557
2,690
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Coastal morphology
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Hazards
Flood Risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,815
3,764
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Hydrology
Water Resources
Forecasting
Predictive Uncertainty
Data Assimilation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,707
3,296
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
nature-based coastal defenses
coastal zone management
ecosystem-based adaptation
marshes and mangroves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,564
3,824
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Coastal Morphology
Hydrodynamics
Sediment Transport
Morphodynamic Forward Modelling
Coastal Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,370
2,095
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Structures
Hydraulic Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,698
2,069
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
geochemie
hydrologie
watermanagement
bodemmanagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,277
1,941
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Coastal changes
Coastal Morphology
Sandy Beaches
port sedimentation
numerical modelling of coastal morphodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,051
3,298
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
hydraulics
measuring techniques
asset management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,013
2,566
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
hydrogeology
groundwater
freshwater
coastal aquifers
numerical modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,012
2,112
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
geologie
kustprocessen
geomorfologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,827
1,362
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Fine sediment transport and morphology in fluvial estuarine and marine environments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,821
1,703
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Geophysics
Geomechanics
Geo-Energy
Hydrogeology
Geomatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
491
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
geotechnical engineering
geosynthetics
ground improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,484
1,565
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
earth observations
environmental modeling
software design
visualization
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,462
2,184
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Inversion
Modeling
Hydrogeophysics
Near-surface geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
1,340
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
hydrology
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,322
1,347
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Coastal Engineering
Coastal and River Structures
Coastal Morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
1,361
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Water management
macrophytes
ecohydraulics
limnology
water quality and ecological modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
964
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
sea-level change
sedimentology
deltas
geomechanics
quaternary geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,860
1,079
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,589
1,881
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marjolijn Haasnoot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,467
9,548
0.766
climate adaptation
water management
environmental modelling
climate change
uncertainty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,993
2,004
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sofia Caires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,758
2,190
0.186
ocean wave dynamics
climate and statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,433
2,067
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hessel Winsemius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,471
8,147
0.710
Hydrology
Water Resources
Forecasting
Climate Change
Flood risk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,239
2,623
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Johan Winterwerp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,279
3,664
0.395
fluid mechanics
sediment dynamics
cohesive sediment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,237
3,248
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
jaap kwadijk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,505
3,250
0.433
Water management
Climate adaptation
hydrology
sea level rise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,491
3,698
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wouter van der Star
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,557
2,690
0.410
environmental biotechnology
geotechnical engineering
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,213
4,088
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert McCall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,815
3,764
0.647
Coastal morphology
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Hazards
Flood Risk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,390
4,152
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Albrecht Weerts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,707
3,296
0.578
Hydrology
Water Resources
Forecasting
Predictive Uncertainty
Data Assimilation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,859
4,258
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bregje K. van Wesenbeeck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,564
3,824
0.687
nature-based coastal defenses
coastal zone management
ecosystem-based adaptation
marshes and mangroves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,240
4,364
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dirk-Jan Walstra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,370
2,095
0.390
Coastal Morphology
Hydrodynamics
Sediment Transport
Morphodynamic Forward Modelling
Coastal Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,895
4,887
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marcel van Gent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,698
2,069
0.440
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Structures
Hydraulic Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,144
5,223
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jasper Griffioen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,277
1,941
0.454
geochemie
hydrologie
watermanagement
bodemmanagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,099
5,429
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Arjen Luijendijk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,051
3,298
0.814
Coastal changes
Coastal Morphology
Sandy Beaches
port sedimentation
numerical modelling of coastal morphodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,261
5,464
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francois Clemens-Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,013
2,566
0.639
hydraulics
measuring techniques
asset management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,328
5,468
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gualbert Oude Essink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,012
2,112
0.526
hydrogeology
groundwater
freshwater
coastal aquifers
numerical modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,468
6,953
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
A Van Der Spek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,827
1,362
0.482
geologie
kustprocessen
geomorfologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,036
6,959
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bas Van Maren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,821
1,703
0.604
Fine sediment transport and morphology in fluvial estuarine and marine environments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,487
7,237
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ipo Ritsema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
491
0.185
Geophysics
Geomechanics
Geo-Energy
Hydrogeology
Geomatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,342
7,554
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Suzanne Van Eekelen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,484
1,565
0.630
geotechnical engineering
geosynthetics
ground improvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,737
7,583
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gennadii Donchyts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,462
2,184
0.887
earth observations
environmental modeling
software design
visualization
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,439
7,804
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marios Karaoulis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
1,340
0.572
Inversion
Modeling
Hydrogeophysics
Near-surface geophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,718
7,840
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frederiek Sperna Weiland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,322
1,347
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,836
8,155
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Guido Wolters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
1,361
0.625
Coastal Engineering
Coastal and River Structures
Coastal Morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,981
8,641
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ellis Penning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
964
0.495
Water management
macrophytes
ecohydraulics
limnology
water quality and ecological modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,639
8,880
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marc Hijma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,860
1,079
0.580
sea-level change
sedimentology
deltas
geomechanics
quaternary geology