Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Maastricht University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Experimentelle Medizin
Pharmakologie
Herz-Kreislauf
Nervensystem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,414
48,562
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Literature studies
Media theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,055
35,565
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
health sciences
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,552
44,891
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
gravitational waves
squeezed light
entanglement
quantum optics
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,982
85,563
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Radiomics
Tumour hypoxia
Decision Support Systems
Immunotherapy
Living medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,984
44,558
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,331
28,722
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
nutrition
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,347
15,697
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Instructional design
cognitive load theory
4C/ID
complex learning
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,307
28,271
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Tissue engineering
Regenerative medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,865
19,369
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Anxiety
child and adolescent psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,524
19,601
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,171
28,288
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Leren in het werkplek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,720
12,914
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,277
36,982
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
cachexia
COPD
muscle
clinical nutrition
pulmonary rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,987
20,038
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
farmacologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,931
11,169
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Energy expenditure
Physical activity
Body weight regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,209
12,523
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cryo-EM
Electron Microscopy
Microbiology
Immunology
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,846
20,408
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ultra-High Field fMRI
Human Brain Research
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neural Network Modelling
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,651
15,678
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,358
21,961
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,310
12,242
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,284
19,210
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Applied social psychology
Health promotion
Intervention Mapping
Applied psychology
Health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,996
18,025
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
industriele innovatie
nieuwe economie
technologische ontwikkeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,520
8,335
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
vascular medicine
hemostasis and thrombosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,924
16,304
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Neuroscience
Neuroanatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,747
10,683
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,616
34
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas Unger
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,414
48,562
0.346
Experimentelle Medizin
Pharmakologie
Herz-Kreislauf
Nervensystem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,872
42
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marshall Herbert Mcluhan
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,055
35,565
0.273
Literature studies
Media theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,113
47
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
André Knottnerus
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,552
44,891
0.369
health sciences
medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,481
56
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sebastian Steinlechner
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,982
85,563
0.764
gravitational waves
squeezed light
entanglement
quantum optics
physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,218
107
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Philippe Lambin
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,984
44,558
0.594
Radiomics
Tumour hypoxia
Decision Support Systems
Immunotherapy
Living medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,762
116
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cees Van Der Vleuten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,331
28,722
0.408
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,661
152
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wim H. Saris
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,347
15,697
0.244
nutrition
metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,667
153
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jeroen Jg Van Merrienboer
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,307
28,271
0.440
Instructional design
cognitive load theory
4C/ID
complex learning
medical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,482
168
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Clemens A Van Blitterswijk
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,865
19,369
0.324
Tissue engineering
Regenerative medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,215
184
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Muris
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,524
19,601
0.347
Anxiety
child and adolescent psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,303
187
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Frans Verhey
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,171
28,288
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,937
200
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Timothy L Dornan
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,720
12,914
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,060
204
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Heymans S
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,277
36,982
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,708
224
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Annemie Schols
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,987
20,038
0.393
cachexia
COPD
muscle
clinical nutrition
pulmonary rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,044
236
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
H Struijker Boudier
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,931
11,169
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,265
239
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Klaas Westerterp
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,209
12,523
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,720
251
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter J Peters
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,846
20,408
0.427
Cryo-EM
Electron Microscopy
Microbiology
Immunology
Tuberculosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,133
262
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rainer Goebel
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,651
15,678
0.336
Ultra-High Field fMRI
Human Brain Research
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neural Network Modelling
Brain-Computer Interfaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,638
282
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aaron Isaacs
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,358
21,961
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,666
284
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
A Bast
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,310
12,242
0.270
Toxicology
Pharmacology
Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,676
285
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rene Kemp
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,284
19,210
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,790
287
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gerjo Kok
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,996
18,025
0.401
Applied social psychology
Health promotion
Intervention Mapping
Applied psychology
Health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,017
290
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Luc Soete
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,520
8,335
0.187
industriele innovatie
nieuwe economie
technologische ontwikkeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,279
297
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hugo Ten Cate
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,924
16,304
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,839
318
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Harry Steinbusch
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,747
10,683
0.250