Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Université Catholique de Louvain 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
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229
2
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
292,305
159,758
0.547
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
223,119
106,914
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,419
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
149,016
62,869
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,940
20
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
102,703
44,720
0.435
Environmental sciences
Geography
Land change science
Land system science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,519
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
93,615
57,361
0.613
Obesity/Diabetes
gut microbiota
endocannabinoids
Akkermansia muciniphila
Dysosmobacter welbionis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,440
38
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
72,734
28,551
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,202
66
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
52,438
26,094
0.498
Optimization
Computer Science
Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,579
75
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,685
78
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,416
97
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
43,444
21,897
0.504
Applied Mathematics
Systems and Control
Networks
Complex Networks
Computer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,782
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
42,707
10,191
0.239
Integer Programming
Operations Research
Production Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,772
108
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
40,745
16,097
0.395
Density Functional Theory
Electron-vibration interaction
Electronic Structure and optical properties of materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,892
135
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,011
145
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,836
152
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,888
153
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
33,295
19,797
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,289
155
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,990
163
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,960
167
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,283
173
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,784
177
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,994
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
30,215
16,428
0.544
oncologie
gastro-entérologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,878
185
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,913
186
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,524
193
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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