Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Erasmus University 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,846
70,228
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cardiovascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,302
56,242
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
biostatistics
cardiovascular diseases
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,312
62,988
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
cardio-thoracic surgery
valve surgery
coronary
CABG
TAVI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,370
64,501
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
psychology
psychiatry
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,496
50,966
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Decision making
Imaging
Cardiovascular
Prevention
Simulation models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,467
46,278
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Neuroradiology
Neuroepidemiology
Population Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,040
52,638
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
cardiology
heart failure
biomarkers
cardiac remodeling
galectin-3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,033
84,944
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,695
39,088
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Virology
Zoonoses
Evolution
Influenza
Virus transmission
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,941
39,784
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
virology
one health
emerging infections
preparedness
viromics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,994
56,962
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Echocardiography
cardiomyopathies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,652
35,471
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
DNA damage repair
cancer
aging
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,287
19,274
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Imaging
Population Imaging
Neuroradiology
Head&Neck Radiology
Atherosclerosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,437
42,960
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,032
31,661
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,712
26,642
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Osteoarthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,454
30,934
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Virology
Coronaviruses
Pathogenesis
Medical countermeasures
Pandemic preparedness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,747
50,413
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
thyroid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,592
13,989
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,297
14,464
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
mathematical modeling
infectious disease control
elimination
Bayesian statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,403
27,273
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cardiometabolic Epidemiology
Sex-specific and gender-related implications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,179
45,095
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Developmental Psychopathology and Substance Use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,168
22,723
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
osteoarthrosis
genetics
functional genetics
pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,008
27,461
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
stroke
acute neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,615
34,663
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
913
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter J Koudstaal
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,846
70,228
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,017
16
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jaap W. Deckers
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,302
56,242
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,049
19
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eric Boersma
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,312
62,988
0.359
biostatistics
cardiovascular diseases
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,619
35
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arie Pieter Kappetein
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,370
64,501
0.460
cardio-thoracic surgery
valve surgery
coronary
CABG
TAVI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,891
43
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,496
50,966
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,759
62
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mgm Hunink
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,467
46,278
0.435
Decision making
Imaging
Cardiovascular
Prevention
Simulation models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,777
63
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Meike Vernooij
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,040
52,638
0.496
Neuroradiology
Neuroepidemiology
Population Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,842
64
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rudolf De Boer
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,033
84,944
0.809
cardiology
heart failure
biomarkers
cardiac remodeling
galectin-3
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,010
69
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frank Verhulst
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,695
39,088
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,116
72
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ron Fouchier
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,941
39,784
0.398
Virology
Zoonoses
Evolution
Influenza
Virus transmission
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,530
80
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marion Koopmans
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,994
56,962
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,984
88
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Folkert Ten Cate
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,652
35,471
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,065
105
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jan Hoeijmakers
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,287
19,274
0.253
DNA damage repair
cancer
aging
nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,735
115
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aad Van Der Lugt
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,437
42,960
0.610
Imaging
Population Imaging
Neuroradiology
Head&Neck Radiology
Atherosclerosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,250
134
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fred Paas
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,032
31,661
0.472
Cognitive load theory
Educational Psychology
Instructional Design
Embodied Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,442
144
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Roy Thurik
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,712
26,642
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,642
151
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sita Bierma-Zeinstra
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,454
30,934
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,772
156
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bart L. Haagmans
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,747
50,413
0.791
Virology
Coronaviruses
Pathogenesis
Medical countermeasures
Pandemic preparedness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,542
170
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Theo J Visser
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,592
13,989
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,604
172
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gabriel Krestin
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,297
14,464
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,242
185
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Luc E. Coffeng
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,403
27,273
0.484
mathematical modeling
infectious disease control
elimination
Bayesian statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,300
186
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maryam Kavousi
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,179
45,095
0.803
Cardiometabolic Epidemiology
Sex-specific and gender-related implications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,304
188
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rutger Engels
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,168
22,723
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,343
191
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joyce Van Meurs
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,008
27,461
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,506
216
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Diederik Dippel
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,615
34,663
0.672