Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.755 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
particle physics
fundamental interactions
particle detectors
statistical data analysis
high-performance computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302,032
141,919
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,054
91,001
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,892
48,544
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Environmental sciences
Geography
Land change science
Land system science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,045
39,650
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Obesity/Diabetes
gut microbiota
endocannabinoids
Akkermansia muciniphila
Dysosmobacter welbionis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,860
52,174
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
HEP Detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,031
24,023
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Optimization
Computer Science
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,623
23,424
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cancer
metabolism
hypoxia
acidosis
translational research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,548
17,268
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
économie
géographie
recherche opérationnelle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,542
8,143
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Applied Mathematics
Systems and Control
Networks
Complex Networks
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,392
19,356
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Integer Programming
Operations Research
Production Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,159
8,732
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Density Functional Theory
Electron-vibration interaction
Electronic Structure and optical properties of materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,676
14,536
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Drug delivery
nanomedicines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,804
15,266
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
maladies inflammatoires rhumatismales et autoimmunes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,604
13,489
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Immunology
Cytokines
Cancer
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,838
7,347
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,607
16,870
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Urologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,557
18,027
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Statistique
Econométrie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,702
10,290
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
ab initio simulations & quantum transport in carbon-based nanostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,550
7,827
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Social Psychology
Intergroup Relations
Social Cognition
Stereotypes
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,882
9,787
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maladies cardiovasculaires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,335
8,682
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
oncologie
gastro-entérologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,100
15,071
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,666
5,034
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nanotechnology
Microbiology
Biophysics
Atomic force microscopy
AFM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,079
10,036
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Immunologie
cancérologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,819
6,973
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Giacomo Bruno
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302,032
141,919
0.470
particle physics
fundamental interactions
particle detectors
statistical data analysis
high-performance computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616
8
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vincent Lemaître
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,054
91,001
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,424
12
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Loic Quertenmont
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,892
48,544
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,936
21
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lambin Eric F
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,045
39,650
0.377
Environmental sciences
Geography
Land change science
Land system science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,438
25
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patrice D Cani
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,860
52,174
0.539
Obesity/Diabetes
gut microbiota
endocannabinoids
Akkermansia muciniphila
Dysosmobacter welbionis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,455
39
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fabio Maltoni
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,031
24,023
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,193
67
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yurii Nesterov
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,623
23,424
0.437
Optimization
Computer Science
Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,741
77
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Olivier Feron
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,548
17,268
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,744
78
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jacques Thisse
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,542
8,143
0.168
économie
géographie
recherche opérationnelle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,395
98
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vincent Blondel
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,392
19,356
0.436
Applied Mathematics
Systems and Control
Networks
Complex Networks
Computer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,976
102
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Laurence Wolsey
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,159
8,732
0.202
Integer Programming
Operations Research
Production Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,719
110
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xavier Gonze
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,676
14,536
0.349
Density Functional Theory
Electron-vibration interaction
Electronic Structure and optical properties of materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,059
132
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Veronique Preat
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,804
15,266
0.404
Drug delivery
nanomedicines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,849
137
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Houssiau FA
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,604
13,489
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,230
149
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jean Christophe Renauld
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,838
7,347
0.211
Immunology
Cytokines
Cancer
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,406
151
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Claudio Caputo
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,607
16,870
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,443
152
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bertrand Tombal
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,557
18,027
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,169
156
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Leopold Simar
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,702
10,290
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,238
165
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jean Christophe Charlier
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,550
7,827
0.240
ab initio simulations & quantum transport in carbon-based nanostructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,906
170
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Vincent Yzerbyt
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,882
9,787
0.307
Social Psychology
Intergroup Relations
Social Cognition
Stereotypes
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,491
178
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jean Louis Vanoverschelde
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,335
8,682
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,714
179
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ivan Borbath
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,100
15,071
0.485
oncologie
gastro-entérologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,184
184
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bernard
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,666
5,034
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,926
189
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yves Dufrene
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,079
10,036
0.334
Nanotechnology
Microbiology
Biophysics
Atomic force microscopy
AFM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,244
191
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pierre G Coulie
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,819
6,973
0.234