Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 86 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
Netherlands
Harriet Wittink
chronic pain
stroke
measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,002
2,720
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Netherlands
Daan Andriessen
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,360
1,228
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Netherlands
Geert Aufdemkampe
rehabilitation EBM research cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,725
1,303
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Netherlands
Jeroen Stoof
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Lifesciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,001
769
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Netherlands
Remko Van Der Lugt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,836
1,310
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Netherlands
Jan Willem Lankhaar
data analytics
big data
biomedical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,538
1,230
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Netherlands
Robert Jan Veldman
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,602
323
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Netherlands
Johan Versendaal
Digital Ethics
Business/IT-Alignment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
593
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Netherlands
Piet Bakker
newspapers
free newspapers
journalism
media
music industry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
417
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Netherlands
Amber Ronteltap
Consumer research
behaviour
personalised nutrition
nutrition&health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,046
1,113
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Netherlands
Maartje De Meulder
Deaf Studies
applied language studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,010
1,619
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Netherlands
Xander Lub
psychological contract
digital transformation
organizational change
design thinking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
1,326
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Netherlands
Tobey Nelson
Second Language Acquisition
Applied Lingustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,864
578
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Netherlands
Huib Aldewereld
Artificial Intelligence
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Cooperative AI
Human-AI interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,761
370
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Netherlands
Stan Van Ginkel
artificial intelligence
higher education
human values
presentation competence
virtual reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
1,370
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Netherlands
Marko Nieuwenhuizen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
521
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Netherlands
Beppie Van Den Bogaerde
bimodal bilingualism
sign language
language acquisition (L1 / L2)
deafness
CEFR for sign languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
480
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Netherlands
Pascal Ravesteyn|Pascal Ravesteijn
business process management
business models
information management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,310
691
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Netherlands
Ad Bergsma
Happiness
Dementia
Self-management
Recovery
Positive health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,197
531
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Netherlands
Ilya Zitter
Vocational education
professional education
curriculum design
learning environments
school-work boundary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
483
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Netherlands
Maaike Koopman
Student learning
Learning Environments
Teacher Education
Teacher professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
513
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Netherlands
Kees Hoogland
mathematics education
numeracy education
assessment
basic skills
21st century skills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
410
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Netherlands
Martijn Rietbergen
Energy
Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624
198
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Netherlands
Qing Gu
service-oriented software engineering
green IT
IT architecture
networking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
91
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Netherlands
Jean Pierre Wilken
social work
sociale inclusie
zorg en welzijn
rehabilitatie en herstel
disability studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
251
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,115
Netherlands
3,649
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Harriet Wittink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,002
2,720
0.388
chronic pain
stroke
measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,818
Netherlands
3,962
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daan Andriessen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,360
1,228
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,080
Netherlands
4,338
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Geert Aufdemkampe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,725
1,303
0.228
rehabilitation EBM research cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,123
Netherlands
5,669
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeroen Stoof
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,001
769
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,804
Netherlands
5,843
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Remko Van Der Lugt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,836
1,310
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,058
Netherlands
6,223
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jan Willem Lankhaar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,538
1,230
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,284
Netherlands
7,604
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert Jan Veldman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,602
323
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,356
Netherlands
8,351
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Johan Versendaal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
593
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,110
Netherlands
8,640
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Piet Bakker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
417
0.201
newspapers
free newspapers
journalism
media
music industry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,763
Netherlands
8,716
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Amber Ronteltap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,046
1,113
0.544
Consumer research
behaviour
personalised nutrition
nutrition&health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,249
Netherlands
8,801
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maartje De Meulder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,010
1,619
0.805
Deaf Studies
applied language studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,497
Netherlands
8,984
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xander Lub
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
1,326
0.683
psychological contract
digital transformation
organizational change
design thinking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,558
Netherlands
9,182
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tobey Nelson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,864
578
0.310
Second Language Acquisition
Applied Lingustics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,464
Netherlands
9,472
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Huib Aldewereld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,761
370
0.210
Artificial Intelligence
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Cooperative AI
Human-AI interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,865
Netherlands
10,068
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stan Van Ginkel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
1,370
0.880
artificial intelligence
higher education
human values
presentation competence
virtual reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,140
Netherlands
10,818
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marko Nieuwenhuizen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
521
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,131
Netherlands
10,934
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Beppie Van Den Bogaerde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
480
0.366
bimodal bilingualism
sign language
language acquisition (L1 / L2)
deafness
CEFR for sign languages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,333
Netherlands
10,938
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pascal Ravesteyn|Pascal Ravesteijn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,310
691
0.527
business process management
business models
information management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,252
Netherlands
11,347
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ad Bergsma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,197
531
0.444
Happiness
Dementia
Self-management
Recovery
Positive health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,116
Netherlands
13,004
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ilya Zitter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
483
0.570
Vocational education
professional education
curriculum design
learning environments
school-work boundary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772,244
Netherlands
13,311
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maaike Koopman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
513
0.653
Student learning
Learning Environments
Teacher Education
Teacher professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
836,448
Netherlands
14,146
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kees Hoogland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
410
0.630
mathematics education
numeracy education
assessment
basic skills
21st century skills
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
850,750
Netherlands
14,337
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Martijn Rietbergen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624
198
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,533
Netherlands
14,395
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Qing Gu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
91
0.148
service-oriented software engineering
green IT
IT architecture
networking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
856,954
Netherlands
14,413
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jean Pierre Wilken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
251
0.410
social work
sociale inclusie
zorg en welzijn
rehabilitatie en herstel
disability studies
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