Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Catholic University of Leuven 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
Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,458
98,456
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,188
61,175
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
metagenomics
human microbiome
gut microbiota
synthetic ecology
microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,113
74,894
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Presenilin
gamma-secretase
regulated intramembrane proteolyis
Alzheimer's Disease
microRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,917
39,886
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
geography
geomorphology
soil erosion
soil
soil conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,022
33,679
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Numerical Linear Algebra
System Theory
Control Theory
Datamining
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,237
23,371
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
computer vision
object recognition
continual learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,012
33,439
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cosmology
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,861
36,131
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
tandheelkunde
dentistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,561
27,523
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Chronic pain
experimental health psychology
fear conditioning
pain-related fear
cognitive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,501
31,583
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
single-cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,400
37,540
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,537
30,057
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
life sciences
ion channels
channelopathies
cardiovascular research
TRP channels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,314
16,306
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Psychosis
experience sampling
psychiatry
clinical psychology
digital mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,845
33,900
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
mathematical engineering
signal processing
system theory
circuit theory
cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,165
14,463
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
AI
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
Complex Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,731
18,610
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
astronomy
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,469
36,978
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
cereal science and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,205
24,042
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
rare earths
ionic liquids
hydrometallurgy
solvometallurgy
solvent extraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,518
25,805
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Job Insecurity
temporary work
work stress
work engagement
bullying at work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,780
27,325
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,404
37,173
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
stem cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,795
6,774
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,112
25,686
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,926
28,179
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,581
18,583
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jan Staessen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,458
98,456
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
856
9
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter Carmeliet
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,188
61,175
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,395
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeroen Raes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,113
74,894
0.656
metagenomics
human microbiome
gut microbiota
synthetic ecology
microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,811
26
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bart De Strooper
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,917
39,886
0.444
Presenilin
gamma-secretase
regulated intramembrane proteolyis
Alzheimer's Disease
microRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,743
31
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jean Poesen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,022
33,679
0.426
geography
geomorphology
soil erosion
soil
soil conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,843
32
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
De Moor Bart
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,237
23,371
0.299
Numerical Linear Algebra
System Theory
Control Theory
Datamining
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,876
33
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tinne Tuytelaars
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,012
33,439
0.429
computer vision
object recognition
continual learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,116
35
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
M Williams
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,861
36,131
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,374
37
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Van Meerbeek Bart
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,561
27,523
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,380
38
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Johan Ws Vlaeyen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,501
31,583
0.430
Chronic pain
experimental health psychology
fear conditioning
pain-related fear
cognitive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,041
47
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Diether Lambrechts
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,400
37,540
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,172
50
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dirk Raes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,537
30,057
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,666
51
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bernd Nilius
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,314
16,306
0.254
life sciences
ion channels
channelopathies
cardiovascular research
TRP channels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,757
52
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Inez Myin Germeys|Inez Yvonne Ronald Germeys, Inez Germeys
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,845
33,900
0.531
Psychosis
experience sampling
psychiatry
clinical psychology
digital mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,624
57
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joos Vandewalle
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,165
14,463
0.244
mathematical engineering
signal processing
system theory
circuit theory
cryptography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,421
61
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Johan Suykens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,731
18,610
0.334
AI
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
Complex Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,484
63
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Conny Aerts
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,469
36,978
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,563
65
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jan A Delcour
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,205
24,042
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,247
68
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Koen Binnemans
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,518
25,805
0.491
rare earths
ionic liquids
hydrometallurgy
solvometallurgy
solvent extraction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,088
73
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hans De Witte
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,780
27,325
0.549
Job Insecurity
temporary work
work stress
work engagement
bullying at work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,204
74
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Davy Vancampfort
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,404
37,173
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,743
80
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Catherine Verfaillie
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,795
6,774
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,975
81
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Johan Neyts
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,112
25,686
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,036
82
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tatiana Kuznetsova Kouznetsova
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,926
28,179
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,162
84
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sabine Van Huffel
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,581
18,583
0.399