Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 379 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
Belgium
Geert Molenberghs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,679
13,993
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Belgium
Tim Nawrot
Environmental epidemiology
exposome
telomere length
DOHaD
air pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,757
16,704
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Belgium
Jan Aerts
visual analytics
data visualization
bioinformatics
genomics
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,233
9,722
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Belgium
Koen Vandewal
organic semiconductors
photovoltaics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,031
10,436
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Belgium
Markus Kleinewietfeld
Neuroimmunology
Autoimmunity
Microbiome
Nutrition
Immunometabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,641
10,430
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Belgium
Niel Hens
biostatistics
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,380
11,579
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Belgium
Jean V Manca
cross-over
organic & bio-electronics
energy
sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,254
5,662
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Belgium
Ann Jf Cuypers
Plant metal stress
oxidative stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,015
8,436
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Belgium
Dominique Hansen
Exercise physiology and rehabilitation in cardiometabolic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,609
12,942
0.779

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Belgium
Vanderzande Dirk
Organic and polymer chemistry
organic semiconductors
Thin film photovoltaics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,354
3,393
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Belgium
Jan D'haen
electron microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,631
5,193
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Belgium
Hans Gerd Boyen
surfaces & interfaces
photovoltaics
electron spectroscopies
nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,704
5,190
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Belgium
Ivo Lambrichts|Ivo L
stem cells tissue engineering
histology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,114
6,192
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Belgium
Katrien Struyven
Teaching and Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,969
7,104
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Belgium
Luc Int Panis
Active mobility
Sustainable transport
Air pollution and Health
Personal exposure
Black Carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,691
6,017
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Belgium
Allard Van Riel
Innovation
Service Operations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,989
4,661
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Belgium
Laurence Lutsen
design of semiconducting materials : hydrid perovskite & conjugated polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,624
2,898
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Belgium
Baharak Hosseinkhani
Cell and Molecular Biology- Immunology- Extracellular Vesicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,309
10,481
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Belgium
Peter Feys
Rehabilitation
Multiple Sclerosis
Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,959
6,354
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Belgium
Michel Van Den Bergh
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,819
2,788
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Belgium
Tom Brijs
Road Safety
Driving Simulation
Human Factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,224
4,951
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Belgium
Michiel Thomeer
ILD
sarcoidosis
lung cancer
remote medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,977
3,062
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Belgium
Ken Haenen
CVD diamond
BN
AlN
heterostructures
functionalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,767
3,373
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Belgium
Koen Vanhoof
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,068
3,289
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Belgium
Michelle Plusquin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,805
5,792
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,415
Belgium
86
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Geert Molenberghs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,679
13,993
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,029
Belgium
172
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tim Nawrot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,757
16,704
0.526
Environmental epidemiology
exposome
telomere length
DOHaD
air pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,649
Belgium
287
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jan Aerts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,233
9,722
0.401
visual analytics
data visualization
bioinformatics
genomics
agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,203
Belgium
335
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Koen Vandewal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,031
10,436
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,775
Belgium
368
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Markus Kleinewietfeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,641
10,430
0.505
Neuroimmunology
Autoimmunity
Microbiome
Nutrition
Immunometabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,267
Belgium
403
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Niel Hens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,380
11,579
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,048
Belgium
443
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jean V Manca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,254
5,662
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,893
Belgium
454
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ann Jf Cuypers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,015
8,436
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,392
Belgium
510
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dominique Hansen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,609
12,942
0.779
Exercise physiology and rehabilitation in cardiometabolic diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,555
Belgium
522
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vanderzande Dirk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,354
3,393
0.207
Organic and polymer chemistry
organic semiconductors
Thin film photovoltaics

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,856
Belgium
550
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jan D'haen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,631
5,193
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,776
Belgium
647
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hans Gerd Boyen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,704
5,190
0.379
surfaces & interfaces
photovoltaics
electron spectroscopies
nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,741
Belgium
699
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ivo Lambrichts|Ivo L
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,114
6,192
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,775
Belgium
711
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Katrien Struyven
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,969
7,104
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,757
Belgium
722
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Luc Int Panis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,691
6,017
0.474
Active mobility
Sustainable transport
Air pollution and Health
Personal exposure
Black Carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,150
Belgium
785
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Allard Van Riel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,989
4,661
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,306
Belgium
814
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laurence Lutsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,624
2,898
0.249
design of semiconducting materials : hydrid perovskite & conjugated polymers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,114
Belgium
836
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Baharak Hosseinkhani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,309
10,481
0.927
Cell and Molecular Biology- Immunology- Extracellular Vesicles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,483
Belgium
865
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Feys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,959
6,354
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,832
Belgium
880
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michel Van Den Bergh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,819
2,788
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,043
Belgium
937
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tom Brijs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,224
4,951
0.484
Road Safety
Driving Simulation
Human Factors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,833
Belgium
966
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michiel Thomeer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,977
3,062
0.307
ILD
sarcoidosis
lung cancer
remote medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,325
Belgium
987
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ken Haenen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,767
3,373
0.345
CVD diamond
BN
AlN
heterostructures
functionalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,427
Belgium
1,078
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Koen Vanhoof
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,068
3,289
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,247
Belgium
1,113
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michelle Plusquin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,805
5,792
0.658
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