Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 184 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Netherlands
Peter Mj Herman
Estuarine Ecology
Benthos
Ecosystem modelling
Spatial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,019
10,947
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Netherlands
Vethaak
micro/nano plastic pollution and health
eco-epidemiology
mixture toxicity
ecosystem change and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,715
14,555
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Netherlands
Marjolijn Haasnoot
climate adaptation
water management
environmental modelling
climate change
uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,749
10,826
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Netherlands
Hessel Winsemius
Hydrology
Water Resources
Forecasting
Climate Change
Flood risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,716
8,168
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Netherlands
Sofia Caires
ocean wave dynamics
climate and statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,925
1,873
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Netherlands
Zheng Bing Wang
Morphodynamics
sediment transport
estuaries
tidal inlets
rivers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,773
5,258
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Netherlands
Johan Winterwerp
fluid mechanics
sediment dynamics
cohesive sediment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,705
3,444
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Netherlands
AR (Ap) Van Dongeren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,345
4,943
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Netherlands
jaap kwadijk
Water management
Climate adaptation
hydrology
sea level rise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,831
3,030
0.387

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Netherlands
Aljosja Hooijer
wetland hydrology
peatlands
carbon dynamics
land subsidence
flood risk management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,934
3,132
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Netherlands
Wouter van der Star
environmental biotechnology
geotechnical engineering
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,762
2,403
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Netherlands
Robert McCall
Coastal morphology
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Hazards
Flood Risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,232
3,547
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Netherlands
Albrecht Weerts
Hydrology
Water Resources
Forecasting
Predictive Uncertainty
Data Assimilation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,084
3,234
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Netherlands
Bregje K. van Wesenbeeck
nature-based coastal defenses
coastal zone management
ecosystem-based adaptation
marshes and mangroves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,022
3,739
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Netherlands
Tom Buijse
River restoration
Fish Ecology
Water Framework Directive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,721
2,473
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Netherlands
Dirk-Jan Walstra
Coastal Morphology
Hydrodynamics
Sediment Transport
Morphodynamic Forward Modelling
Coastal Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,596
1,852
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Netherlands
Frans Klijn
water management
flood risk
landscape ecology
policy analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,590
1,766
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Netherlands
Marcel van Gent
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Structures
Hydraulic Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,048
2,085
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Netherlands
Arjen Luijendijk
Coastal changes
Coastal Morphology
Sandy Beaches
port sedimentation
numerical modelling of coastal morphodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,531
3,442
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Netherlands
Jasper Griffioen
geochemie
hydrologie
watermanagement
bodemmanagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
1,813
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Netherlands
Gualbert Oude Essink
hydrogeology
groundwater
freshwater
coastal aquifers
numerical modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,294
2,096
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Netherlands
Francois Clemens-Meyer
hydraulics
measuring techniques
asset management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,273
2,500
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Netherlands
Erik Mosselman
River Morphology
Fluvial Morphology
Morphodynamics
Mathematical Modelling
River Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
1,512
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Netherlands
Pauline van Gaans
soil and groundwater (bio)chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,050
1,000
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Netherlands
nathalie asselman
flood risk management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
854
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,793
Netherlands
495
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Mj Herman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,019
10,947
0.332
Estuarine Ecology
Benthos
Ecosystem modelling
Spatial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,425
Netherlands
717
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vethaak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,715
14,555
0.545
micro/nano plastic pollution and health
eco-epidemiology
mixture toxicity
ecosystem change and
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,488
Netherlands
1,628
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marjolijn Haasnoot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,749
10,826
0.734
climate adaptation
water management
environmental modelling
climate change
uncertainty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,589
Netherlands
1,931
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hessel Winsemius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,716
8,168
0.642
Hydrology
Water Resources
Forecasting
Climate Change
Flood risk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,705
Netherlands
2,077
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sofia Caires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,925
1,873
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,329
Netherlands
2,348
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zheng Bing Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,773
5,258
0.488
Morphodynamics
sediment transport
estuaries
tidal inlets
rivers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,083
Netherlands
2,640
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Johan Winterwerp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,705
3,444
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,672
Netherlands
2,734
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
AR (Ap) Van Dongeren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,345
4,943
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,385
Netherlands
3,268
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
jaap kwadijk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,831
3,030
0.387
Water management
Climate adaptation
hydrology
sea level rise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,698
Netherlands
3,681
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Aljosja Hooijer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,934
3,132
0.452
wetland hydrology
peatlands
carbon dynamics
land subsidence
flood risk management

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,754
Netherlands
3,769
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wouter van der Star
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,762
2,403
0.355
environmental biotechnology
geotechnical engineering
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,258
Netherlands
4,027
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robert McCall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,232
3,547
0.569
Coastal morphology
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Hazards
Flood Risk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,331
Netherlands
4,102
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Albrecht Weerts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,084
3,234
0.532
Hydrology
Water Resources
Forecasting
Predictive Uncertainty
Data Assimilation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,105
Netherlands
4,148
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bregje K. van Wesenbeeck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,022
3,739
0.621
nature-based coastal defenses
coastal zone management
ecosystem-based adaptation
marshes and mangroves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,256
Netherlands
4,343
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tom Buijse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,721
2,473
0.432
River restoration
Fish Ecology
Water Framework Directive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,276
Netherlands
4,409
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dirk-Jan Walstra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,596
1,852
0.331
Coastal Morphology
Hydrodynamics
Sediment Transport
Morphodynamic Forward Modelling
Coastal Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,462
Netherlands
4,412
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Frans Klijn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,590
1,766
0.316
water management
flood risk
landscape ecology
policy analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,086
Netherlands
4,812
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marcel van Gent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,048
2,085
0.413
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Structures
Hydraulic Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,351
Netherlands
5,208
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Arjen Luijendijk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,531
3,442
0.760
Coastal changes
Coastal Morphology
Sandy Beaches
port sedimentation
numerical modelling of coastal morphodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,560
Netherlands
5,261
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jasper Griffioen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,464
1,813
0.406
geochemie
hydrologie
watermanagement
bodemmanagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,065
Netherlands
5,412
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gualbert Oude Essink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,294
2,096
0.488
hydrogeology
groundwater
freshwater
coastal aquifers
numerical modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,132
Netherlands
5,431
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Francois Clemens-Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,273
2,500
0.585
hydraulics
measuring techniques
asset management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,268
Netherlands
5,592
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Erik Mosselman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,087
1,512
0.370
River Morphology
Fluvial Morphology
Morphodynamics
Mathematical Modelling
River Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,434
Netherlands
5,627
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pauline van Gaans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,050
1,000
0.247
soil and groundwater (bio)chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,176
Netherlands
6,594
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
nathalie asselman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
854
0.261
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