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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 13 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
neurosurgery
neuro-oncology
bioethics
exosomes
gene therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,960
17,619
0.883
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
stroke
neurointerventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,738
9,599
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
1,557
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vascular Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,375
954
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,514
1,504
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
638
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sports Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,215
828
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Clinical exercise physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
412
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
288
0.857
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
281
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
medical physics
radiation protectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
17
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Traum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
115
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neurosurgery
neuro-oncology
targeted treatmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
105
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,649
1,172
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marike Broekman
Haaglanden Medical Center
Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,960
17,619
0.883
neurosurgery
neuro-oncology
bioethics
exosomes
gene therap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,352
1,190
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Geert Lycklama À Nijeholt
Haaglanden Medical Center
Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,738
9,599
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,666
8,210
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
J Hoogendoorn
Haaglanden Medical Center
Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
1,557
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,579
8,236
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
D Eefting
Haaglanden Medical Center
Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,375
954
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,664
10,480
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tjalco Van Rees Vellinga
Haaglanden Medical Center
Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,514
1,504
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,689
11,068
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
CDR MWGA Bronkhorst
Haaglanden Medical Center
Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
638
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,406
11,531
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Femke Map Claessen
Haaglanden Medical Center
Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,215
828
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642,732
11,613
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mart Van Der Plas
Haaglanden Medical Center
Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
412
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,124,447
18,272
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mpl Van Der Sijp
Haaglanden Medical Center
Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
288
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,156,302
18,699
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marcel Van Schie
Haaglanden Medical Center
Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
281
0.901
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,437,225
21,678
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Niels Braakman
Haaglanden Medical Center
Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
17
0.097
medical physics
radiation protectio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,451,540
21,804
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Henry Alexander Leijdesdorff
Haaglanden Medical Center
Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
115
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,697,324
23,693
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark P Van Opijnen
Haaglanden Medical Center
Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
105
1.000
Neurosurgery
neuro-oncology
targeted treatmen