Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Free University of Brussels Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,113
109,307
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Astroteilchenphysik
Kosmologie
AGN und Radiogalaxien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,185
48,534
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,429
19,604
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
electric vehicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,598
20,199
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
clinical neurology
stroke
MS
ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,891
7,761
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Education
Innovation
ICT Integration
Design
Professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,826
17,989
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
liver fibrosis
in vitro models of chronic liver disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,640
11,669
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Environmental chemistry
water resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,890
2,840
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
international relations
psychology
philosophy of social science
science diplomacy
positioning theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,504
5,221
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Adsorption
separation technology
process intensification
CO2 capture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,860
6,766
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Food science
Nutrition
Animal source foods
Food Microbiology
Meat science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,853
8,274
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Structural biology
computational biology
bioinformatics
NMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,840
6,545
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Human microbiomes and viromes
Ancient DNA
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,635
9,406
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,542
4,573
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Eiwitchemie en -structuur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,414
3,735
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Earth and Planetary sciences
Impact cratering
Sedimentary Geochemistry
Palaeoenvironments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,332
5,576
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Social Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,192
5,717
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
AI
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Multi-agent Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,442
6,825
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Single domain antibodies
Molecular Imaging
Immune-therapies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,187
6,982
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,060
3,408
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,931
2,031
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
managerial economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,413
3,817
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
advanced thermal analysis
advanced materials
self-healing polymers
organic photovoltaics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,024
4,527
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,977
5,683
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Redox signaling
Redox Biology
thiol-disulfide exchange mechanisms
ROS stress
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,857
4,049
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steven Lowette
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,113
109,307
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,106
27
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jörg Paul Rachen
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,185
48,534
0.577
Astroteilchenphysik
Kosmologie
AGN und Radiogalaxien
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,007
131
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Romain Meeusen
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,429
19,604
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,344
193
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Van Mierlo Joeri
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,598
20,199
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,612
222
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jacques De Keyser
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,891
7,761
0.289
clinical neurology
stroke
MS
ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,227
242
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jo Tondeur
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,826
17,989
0.697
Education
Innovation
ICT Integration
Design
Professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,199
262
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Leo Van Grunsven
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,640
11,669
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,976
339
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Steven John Eisenreich
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,890
2,840
0.136
Environmental chemistry
water resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,136
441
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Luk Van Langenhove
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,504
5,221
0.298
international relations
psychology
philosophy of social science
science diplomacy
positioning theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,837
517
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joeri Denayer
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,860
6,766
0.427
Adsorption
separation technology
process intensification
CO2 capture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,870
518
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Frédéric Leroy
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,853
8,274
0.522
Food science
Nutrition
Animal source foods
Food Microbiology
Meat science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,916
680
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wim Vranken
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,840
6,545
0.510
Structural biology
computational biology
bioinformatics
NMR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,027
770
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Raul Tito|Raul Yhossef Tito Tadeo, RY Tito, RYT Tadeo
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,635
9,406
0.808
Human microbiomes and viromes
Ancient DNA
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,823
781
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sebastian Oberthuer
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,542
4,573
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,906
793
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Remy Loris
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,414
3,735
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,625
799
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philippe Claeys
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,332
5,576
0.492
Earth and Planetary sciences
Impact cratering
Sedimentary Geochemistry
Palaeoenvironments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,832
812
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Frank Van Overwalle
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,192
5,717
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,097
865
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nowe Ann
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,442
6,825
0.654
AI
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Multi-agent Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,751
888
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Devoogdt
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,187
6,982
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,132
903
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alain Beschin
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,060
3,408
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,587
923
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Henri De Greve
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,931
2,031
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,552
986
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marc Jegers
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,413
3,817
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,593
1,028
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Guy Van Assche
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,024
4,527
0.502
advanced thermal analysis
advanced materials
self-healing polymers
organic photovoltaics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,237
1,033
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bart Roelands
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,977
5,683
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,925
1,052
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Joris Messens
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,857
4,049
0.457
Redox signaling
Redox Biology
thiol-disulfide exchange mechanisms
ROS stress
Structural Biology