Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 436 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
critical care medicine
sepsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,612
103,987
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264,143
98,226
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Particle physics
LHC
instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243,544
96,302
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,204
86,225
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Swarm Intelligence
Swarm Robotics
Metaheuristics
Computational Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,545
32,848
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
breast cancer
cancer
oncology
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,547
30,969
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stochastic Local Search
Metaheuristics
Swarm Intelligence
Computational Intelligence
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,347
19,312
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,081
8,138
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
médecine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,374
12,038
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Physics
neutrino astronomy
dark matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,800
23,660
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
stem cells
cancer
development
biomedical sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,546
18,250
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Microeconomics
Contract Theory
Regulation
Banking & Finance
Innovation & Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,706
5,078
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
mangrove vegetation dynamics & ecology
mangrove ethnobiology
mangrove m'mnt & governance
rem sens
social-ecological systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,288
10,076
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
sciences
information literacy
TIC
pédagogie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,348
4,775
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
lung cancer
neutrophils
immunometabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,745
6,971
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,322
4,999
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Quantum Information
Quantum Foundations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,312
7,520
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Innovation
Innovation Policy
Intellectual property
Economic growth
Intellectual property rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,484
3,025
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
nuclear physics
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,227
2,686
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
neurosciences médecine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,935
3,150
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,082
3,282
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Behavioral Economics
Experimental Economics
Game Theory
Industrial Organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,852
1,840
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sustainable Structural Design
Durability
Sustainability
Superabsorbent polymers
Self-healing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,527
6,914
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,046
6,376
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
operations research
mathematical programming
bilevel programming
combinatorial optimization
pricing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,814
2,603
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jean Louis Vincent
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,612
103,987
0.346
critical care medicine
sepsis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Barbara Clerbaux
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264,143
98,226
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522
7
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pascal Vanlaer
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243,544
96,302
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
903
10
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bugra Bilin
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,204
86,225
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,496
13
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marco Dorigo
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,545
32,848
0.221
Swarm Intelligence
Swarm Robotics
Metaheuristics
Computational Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,508
41
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christos Sotiriou
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,547
30,969
0.421
breast cancer
cancer
oncology
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,857
53
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Stützle
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,347
19,312
0.300
Stochastic Local Search
Metaheuristics
Swarm Intelligence
Computational Intelligence
Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,570
64
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marc Parmentier
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,081
8,138
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,543
87
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Deviere Jacques
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,374
12,038
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,201
95
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
JA Aguilar
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,800
23,660
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,788
112
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cedric Blanpain
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,546
18,250
0.439
stem cells
cancer
development
biomedical sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,430
247
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mathias Dewatripont
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,706
5,078
0.190
Microeconomics
Contract Theory
Regulation
Banking & Finance
Innovation & Health Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,636
323
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,288
10,076
0.452
mangrove vegetation dynamics & ecology
mangrove ethnobiology
mangrove m'mnt & governance
rem sens
social-ecological systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,691
435
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sophie Fally
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,348
4,775
0.260
sciences
information literacy
TIC
pédagogie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,759
503
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Etienne Meylan
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,745
6,971
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,684
524
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philippe van de Borne
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,322
4,999
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,737
525
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stefano Pironio
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,312
7,520
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,944
599
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bruno Van Pottelsberghe
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,484
3,025
0.209
Innovation
Innovation Policy
Intellectual property
Economic growth
Intellectual property rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,950
692
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pierre Descouvemont
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,227
2,686
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,595
790
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Verbanck P
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,935
3,150
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,618
956
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marianne Rooman
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,082
3,282
0.326
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Theoretical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,292
980
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Georg Kirchsteiger
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,852
1,840
0.187
Behavioral Economics
Experimental Economics
Game Theory
Industrial Organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,259
1,023
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Didier Snoeck
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,527
6,914
0.726
Sustainable Structural Design
Durability
Sustainability
Superabsorbent polymers
Self-healing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,699
1,082
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stijn Van Petegem
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,046
6,376
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,060
1,111
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Martine Labbé
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,814
2,603
0.295
operations research
mathematical programming
bilevel programming
combinatorial optimization
pricing