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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,805
5,792
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,415
86
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Geert Molenberghs
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,679
13,993
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,029
172
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tim Nawrot
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
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
287
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jan Aerts
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
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
335
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Koen Vandewal
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,031
10,436
0.474
organic semiconductors
photovoltaics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,775
368
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Markus Kleinewietfeld
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
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
403
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Niel Hens
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,380
11,579
0.597
biostatistics
infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,048
443
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jean V Manca
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,254
5,662
0.310
cross-over
organic & bio-electronics
energy
sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,893
454
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ann Jf Cuypers
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,015
8,436
0.468
Plant metal stress
oxidative stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,392
510
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dominique Hansen
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
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
522
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vanderzande Dirk
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
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
550
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jan D'haen
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,631
5,193
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,776
647
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hans Gerd Boyen
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
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
699
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ivo Lambrichts|Ivo L
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,114
6,192
0.472
stem cells tissue engineering
histology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,775
711
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Katrien Struyven
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,969
7,104
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,757
722
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Luc Int Panis
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
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
785
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Allard Van Riel
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,989
4,661
0.389
Innovation
Service Operations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,306
814
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laurence Lutsen
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
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
836
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Baharak Hosseinkhani
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
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
865
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Feys
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,959
6,354
0.580
Rehabilitation
Multiple Sclerosis
Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,832
880
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michel Van Den Bergh
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,819
2,788
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,043
937
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tom Brijs
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,224
4,951
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,833
966
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michiel Thomeer
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,977
3,062
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,325
987
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ken Haenen
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,767
3,373
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,427
1,078
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Koen Vanhoof
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,068
3,289
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,247
1,113
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michelle Plusquin
Hasselt University
Hasselt, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,805
5,792
0.658