Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Sciensano Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Upstream NCD prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,102
34,782
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Burden of Disease
Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Impact Assessment
Food Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,957
16,900
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Public Health
Epidemiology
Methods
ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,353
7,651
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,868
5,191
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Nanotechnology
electron microscopy
metrology
nanoparticles
nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,664
5,046
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Bioinformatics
Public Health
Next-generation sequencing
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,427
3,981
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,049
1,164
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Food safety
dietary intake
risk assessment
contaminants
food additives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,001
3,167
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Antibiotic Resistance
Bacteriophages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
2,698
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,347
2,121
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
meta-analysis
statistical packages
statistical methodologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,957
2,547
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Health & Environment
Spatial Epidemiology
Health Impact Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,151
1,387
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Epidemiology
Public Health
COVID-19
Physical activity
Transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,996
1,494
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,644
665
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
nanotechnology
electron microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,582
1,047
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Mycotoxicology
Metrology
Safety
Risk assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,392
605
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
STI
HIV
sexual health
minority health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
817
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Medical mycology
Antifungals
MALDI-TOF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,204
798
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
eHealth
epidemiology
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,196
560
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,142
1,036
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
epidemiology
drugs
treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,018
455
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
respiratory viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
646
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
statistics
epidemiology
HIV/AIDS
biomechanics
SO(3)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
980
920
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Toxicology
Nanotoxicology
Adverse outcome pathways
Cardiotoxicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
740
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
770
437
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,603
78
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Leonor Guariguata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,102
34,782
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,447
368
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brecht Devleesschauwer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,957
16,900
0.847
Burden of Disease
Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Impact Assessment
Food Safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,658
497
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Herman Van Oyen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,353
7,651
0.468
Public Health
Epidemiology
Methods
ageing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,129
745
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sigrid De Keersmaecker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,868
5,191
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,820
850
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Mast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,664
5,046
0.473
Nanotechnology
electron microscopy
metrology
nanoparticles
nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,667
1,455
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kevin Vanneste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,427
3,981
0.619
Bioinformatics
Public Health
Next-generation sequencing
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,543
1,532
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gaëtan Muyldermans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,049
1,164
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,897
1,544
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joris Van Loco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,001
3,167
0.528
Food safety
dietary intake
risk assessment
contaminants
food additives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,084
2,039
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pieter-Jan Ceyssens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
2,698
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,209
2,505
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nathalie Bossuyt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,347
2,121
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,690
2,727
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Victoria Nyaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,957
2,547
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,225
3,354
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eva M. De Clercq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,151
1,387
0.645
Health & Environment
Spatial Epidemiology
Health Impact Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,263
3,517
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ruben Brondeel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,996
1,494
0.748
Epidemiology
Public Health
COVID-19
Physical activity
Transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,506
3,948
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marcella Mori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,644
665
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,302
4,046
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eveline Verleysen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,582
1,047
0.662
nanotechnology
electron microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,593
4,332
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Emmanuel K. Tangni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,392
605
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,568
4,374
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wim Vanden Berghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
817
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,952
4,719
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pierre Becker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,204
798
0.663
Medical mycology
Antifungals
MALDI-TOF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,384
4,732
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Johan CH van Bussel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,196
560
0.468
eHealth
epidemiology
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,675
4,852
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniela Montalvo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,142
1,036
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
660,027
5,105
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jérôme Antoine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,018
455
0.447
epidemiology
drugs
treatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
662,040
5,122
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cyril Barbezange
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
646
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,322
5,193
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ben Serrien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
980
920
0.939
statistics
epidemiology
HIV/AIDS
biomechanics
SO(3)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,815
5,614
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sivakumar Murugadoss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
740
0.919
Toxicology
Nanotoxicology
Adverse outcome pathways
Cardiotoxicity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,744
5,713
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Karlien Cheyns
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
770
437
0.568