Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 725 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
VIEILLISSEMENT MUSCULOSQUELETTIQUE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,162
40,774
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mechatronics
Vibration control
Active vibration isolation
vibration damping
Physics instruments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,755
71,267
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gravitational Waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,592
70,174
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neurology
Neuroplasticity
Consciousness and Cognition
Neuromodulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,574
35,800
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
astrophysics astronomy telescope instrumentation gravitational lensing exo-planet interferometry coronagraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,835
25,366
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Astronomy - astrobiology - exoplanetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,366
16,851
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Materials Theory
Ferroelectricity
Magnetoelectrics
Strongly correlated materials
Oxides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,804
8,312
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Astrophysique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,286
13,697
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Endocrinology
pituitary tumors
gigantism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,990
7,812
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
génétique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,935
5,526
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
social enterprise
social economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,333
6,142
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,601
5,865
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Particle physics
astroparticle physics
gravitational waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,283
16,456
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,262
11,352
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
materials science
electronic structure
magnetism
phonons
thermoelectrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,394
8,132
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Computational Electromagnetics
Scientific Computing
Finite Elements
Mesh Generation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,496
8,023
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Validation
Chemometrics
Design space
Chromatography
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,867
4,636
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
biotechnology
industrial microbiology
lipopeptides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,406
6,047
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mössbauer spectroscopy
intermetallic compounds
magnetic properties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,023
3,318
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
carbon dioxide
climate gases
sea ice
oceanography
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,354
4,059
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Astrophysics
Exoplanets
High contrast imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,590
6,734
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
phytopathologie
microbiologie
agronomie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,524
7,055
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,302
6,092
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,876
5,673
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,031
2,864
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,519
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jean Yves Reginster
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,162
40,774
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,182
23
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christophe Collette
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,755
71,267
0.707
Mechatronics
Vibration control
Active vibration isolation
vibration damping
Physics instruments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,381
24
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Maxime Fays
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,592
70,174
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,415
28
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steven Laureys
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,574
35,800
0.428
Neurology
Neuroplasticity
Consciousness and Cognition
Neuromodulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,635
109
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jean Surdej
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,835
25,366
0.606
astrophysics astronomy telescope instrumentation gravitational lensing exo-planet interferometry coronagraphy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,823
146
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Gillon
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,366
16,851
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,260
242
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philippe Ghosez
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,804
8,312
0.310
Materials Theory
Ferroelectricity
Magnetoelectrics
Strongly correlated materials
Oxides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,555
284
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eric Gosset
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,286
13,697
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,291
336
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Albert Beckers
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,990
7,812
0.355
Endocrinology
pituitary tumors
gigantism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,967
361
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vincent Bours
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,935
5,526
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,551
378
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jacques Defourny
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,333
6,142
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,627
398
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fabienne Collette
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,601
5,865
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,557
407
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jean René Cudell
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,283
16,456
0.853
Particle physics
astroparticle physics
gravitational waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,002
441
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Olivia Gosseries
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,262
11,352
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,188
481
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matthieu Verstraete
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,394
8,132
0.468
materials science
electronic structure
magnetism
phonons
thermoelectrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,916
515
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christophe Geuzaine|C Geuzaine, CA Geuzaine
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,496
8,023
0.486
Computational Electromagnetics
Scientific Computing
Finite Elements
Mesh Generation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,826
583
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ph Hubert
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,867
4,636
0.312
Validation
Chemometrics
Design space
Chromatography
Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,414
607
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Philippe Jacques
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,406
6,047
0.420
biotechnology
industrial microbiology
lipopeptides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,782
628
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fernande Grandjean
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,023
3,318
0.237
Mössbauer spectroscopy
intermetallic compounds
magnetic properties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,091
685
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bruno Delille
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,354
4,059
0.304
carbon dioxide
climate gases
sea ice
oceanography
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,430
734
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Olivier Absil
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,590
6,734
0.535
Astrophysics
Exoplanets
High contrast imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,940
739
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sébastien Massart
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,524
7,055
0.563
phytopathologie
microbiologie
agronomie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,611
759
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Georges Daube
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,302
6,092
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,107
795
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Louis François
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,876
5,673
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,751
860
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anne Mouchet
Université de Liège
Liège, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,031
2,864
0.260