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
particle physics
fundamental interactions
particle detectors
statistical data analysis
high-performance computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,305
159,758
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223,119
106,914
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,016
62,869
0.422
* 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
102,703
44,720
0.435
* 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
93,615
57,361
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
HEP Detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,734
28,551
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Optimization
Computer Science
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,438
26,094
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
économie
géographie
recherche opérationnelle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,016
9,469
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
cancer
metabolism
hypoxia
acidosis
translational research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,699
19,786
0.415
* 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
43,444
21,897
0.504
* 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
42,707
10,191
0.239
* 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
40,745
16,097
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
maladies inflammatoires rhumatismales et autoimmunes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,813
14,576
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Immunology
Cytokines
Cancer
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,395
8,575
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Urologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,355
19,603
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,295
19,797
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Statistique
Econométrie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,849
11,522
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
ab initio simulations & quantum transport in carbon-based nanostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,130
9,090
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Social Psychology
Intergroup Relations
Social Cognition
Stereotypes
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,216
11,012
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Maladies cardiovasculaires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,868
9,914
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,388
5,908
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
oncologie
gastro-entérologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,215
16,428
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nanotechnology
Microbiology
Biophysics
Atomic force microscopy
AFM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,511
11,422
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Immunologie
cancérologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,484
7,928
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
cancer immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,985
5,525
0.191
Giacomo Bruno
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,305
159,758
0.547
particle physics
fundamental interactions
particle detectors
statistical data analysis
high-performance computing
Vincent Lemaître
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223,119
106,914
0.479
Loic Quertenmont
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,016
62,869
0.422
Lambin Eric F
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,703
44,720
0.435
Environmental sciences
Geography
Land change science
Land system science
Patrice D Cani
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,615
57,361
0.613
Obesity/Diabetes
gut microbiota
endocannabinoids
Akkermansia muciniphila
Dysosmobacter welbionis
Fabio Maltoni
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,734
28,551
0.393
Yurii Nesterov
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,438
26,094
0.498
Optimization
Computer Science
Economics
Jacques Thisse
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,016
9,469
0.197
économie
géographie
recherche opérationnelle
Olivier Feron
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,699
19,786
0.415
Vincent Blondel
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,444
21,897
0.504
Applied Mathematics
Systems and Control
Networks
Complex Networks
Computer Science
Laurence Wolsey
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,707
10,191
0.239
Integer Programming
Operations Research
Production Planning
Xavier Gonze
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,745
16,097
0.395
Density Functional Theory
Electron-vibration interaction
Electronic Structure and optical properties of materials
Houssiau FA
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,813
14,576
0.407
Jean Christophe Renauld
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,395
8,575
0.249
Immunology
Cytokines
Cancer
Inflammation
Bertrand Tombal
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,355
19,603
0.588
Claudio Caputo
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,295
19,797
0.595
Leopold Simar
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,849
11,522
0.351
Jean Christophe Charlier
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,130
9,090
0.283
ab initio simulations & quantum transport in carbon-based nanostructures
Vincent Yzerbyt
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,216
11,012
0.353
Social Psychology
Intergroup Relations
Social Cognition
Stereotypes
Research Methods
Jean Louis Vanoverschelde
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,868
9,914
0.321
Bernard
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,388
5,908
0.194
Ivan Borbath
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,215
16,428
0.544
oncologie
gastro-entérologie
Yves Dufrene
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,511
11,422
0.387
Nanotechnology
Microbiology
Biophysics
Atomic force microscopy
AFM
Pierre G Coulie
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,484
7,928
0.269
Pierre Van Der Bruggen
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,985
5,525
0.191