Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency 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
integrated assessment
climate change
environmental science
global change
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,439
114,132
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Global Environmental Change
Land Use
Climte Change and mitigation
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,638
27,850
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
climate policy
integrated assessment
international climate policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,682
13,851
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Services
Ecology
scenarios
modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,255
14,629
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Global Environmental Change
Land Use
Climate Change and mitigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,587
17,259
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,471
10,628
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,508
6,638
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Non-CO2 GHGs
Integrated Assessment Model diagnostics
Global energy systems
Climate change mitigation
Material scarcity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,344
12,287
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
SDGs
Global Environmental Change
Integrated Assessment Modelling
planetary boundaries
circular economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,663
5,073
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
food food systems agriculture livestock natural resources minerals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,510
5,253
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Climate change
Climate policy
Integrated Assessment
Environmental Science
Environmental Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,811
5,185
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
integrated assessment
climate policy
carbon dioxide removal
scenario analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,646
6,806
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,618
7,056
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
aquatic ecology
modelling
biodiversity
water management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,364
4,087
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,557
4,967
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biodiversity conservation
multi-regional input-output analysis
sustainable development
modelling
impact assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,933
3,760
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Soil
Water
Hydrology
Pesticides
Uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,753
1,839
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Climate
energy
integrated assessment modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,341
3,043
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
sustainable agriculture
land use
ecosystem services
scenario development
agricultural emissions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,226
2,230
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
land policy
real estate
planning law
inequality
segregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,455
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
environmental economics
development economics
experimental and behavioural economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,635
809
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
geography
planning
landscapes
nature
people
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,535
1,426
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,472
959
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Housing Markets and Systems
Families and Welfare
Intergenerational Relations
Comparative Social Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,319
1,051
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
spatial planning
european union
retail
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,303
559
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
873
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Detlef P. Van Vuuren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,439
114,132
0.590
integrated assessment
climate change
environmental science
global change
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,567
364
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elke Stehfest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,638
27,850
0.703
Global Environmental Change
Land Use
Climte Change and mitigation
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,456
659
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michel Den Elzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,682
13,851
0.500
climate policy
integrated assessment
international climate policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,057
675
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rob Alkemade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,255
14,629
0.537
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Services
Ecology
scenarios
modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,012
1,202
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jonathan C. Doelman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,587
17,259
0.929
Global Environmental Change
Land Use
Climate Change and mitigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,079
1,296
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Arthur Beusen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,471
10,628
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,955
1,775
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Albert Bleeker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,508
6,638
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,025
1,795
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mathijs Harmsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,344
12,287
0.921
Non-CO2 GHGs
Integrated Assessment Model diagnostics
Global energy systems
Climate change mitigation
Material scarcity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,667
2,905
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Lucas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,663
5,073
0.586
SDGs
Global Environmental Change
Integrated Assessment Modelling
planetary boundaries
circular economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,050
2,959
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Henk Westhoek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,510
5,253
0.617
food food systems agriculture livestock natural resources minerals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,882
3,226
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andries Hof
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,811
5,185
0.664
Climate change
Climate policy
Integrated Assessment
Environmental Science
Environmental Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,018
3,279
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vassilis Daioglou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,646
6,806
0.890
integrated assessment
climate policy
carbon dioxide removal
scenario analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,539
3,287
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Oreane Edelenbosch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,618
7,056
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,569
3,410
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jan Janse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,364
4,087
0.555
aquatic ecology
modelling
biodiversity
water management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,064
4,376
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Harmen Sytze de Boer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,557
4,967
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,993
4,827
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alexandra Marques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,933
3,760
0.762
Biodiversity conservation
multi-regional input-output analysis
sustainable development
modelling
impact assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,563
4,954
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aaldrik Tiktak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,753
1,839
0.387
Soil
Water
Hydrology
Pesticides
Uncertainty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,977
6,402
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Heleen van Soest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,341
3,043
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,832
6,559
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Emma H. van der Zanden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,226
2,230
0.691
sustainable agriculture
land use
ecosystem services
scenario development
agricultural emissions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,266
6,874
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Edwin Buitelaar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,455
0.486
land policy
real estate
planning law
inequality
segregation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,531
9,732
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jetske Bouma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,635
809
0.495
environmental economics
development economics
experimental and behavioural economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,906
10,033
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Johan Meijer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,535
1,426
0.929
geography
planning
landscapes
nature
people
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,209
10,253
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Patrizio Lecca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,472
959
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583,368
10,798
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Lennartz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,319
1,051
0.797
Housing Markets and Systems
Families and Welfare
Intergenerational Relations
Comparative Social Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,881
10,868
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Evers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,303
559
0.429