Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Antwerp 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,640
116,766
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Physics of particles and fields
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,803
94,596
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nanophysics
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,480
24,547
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Global ecosystem functioning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,315
39,248
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
nano materials
electron microscopy
materials characterisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,243
21,776
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
mass spectrometry
human exposure
emerging pollutants
human biomonitoring
metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,199
29,803
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,794
57,483
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Neurosciences
neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,103
28,714
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,721
19,734
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
plasma chemistry
CO2 conversion
plasma catalysis
plasma medicine
modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,054
27,047
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
global change
ecology
bio-energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,966
10,539
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Applied cell death research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,169
22,091
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
cardiovasculaire genetica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,280
14,626
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
Environmental Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,097
12,267
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
open innovation
ecosystem management
digital transformation
corporate venturing
business model innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,779
14,607
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,363
10,080
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cardiovascular pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,278
13,430
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
electron tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,311
19,944
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Atherosclerosis
cell death
autophagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,210
12,963
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biomedical image reconstruction
processing
and analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,093
14,092
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Parasitologie
infectieziekten
geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,589
12,045
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,955
11,156
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,465
6,276
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,597
17,169
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Receptor Pharmacology
Proteomics
Bioinformatics
GPCR
Signal transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,853
7,505
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pierre Van Mechelen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,640
116,766
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
914
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nick Van Remortel
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,803
94,596
0.501
Physics of particles and fields
general relativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,613
42
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Francois Peeters
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,480
24,547
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,916
45
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ivan Janssens
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,315
39,248
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,062
49
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,243
21,776
0.319
nano materials
electron microscopy
materials characterisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,239
54
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Adrian Covaci
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,199
29,803
0.487
mass spectrometry
human exposure
emerging pollutants
human biomonitoring
metabolomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,497
56
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hamid Yimam Hassen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,794
57,483
0.961
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,362
69
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sebastiaan Engelborghs
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,103
28,714
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,477
87
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christiaan Vrints
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,721
19,734
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,215
94
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Annemie Bogaerts
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,054
27,047
0.614
plasma chemistry
CO2 conversion
plasma catalysis
plasma medicine
modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,228
105
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Reinhart Ceulemans
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,966
10,539
0.251
global change
ecology
bio-energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,064
131
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tom Vanden Berghe
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,169
22,091
0.594
Applied cell death research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,187
149
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bart Loeys
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,280
14,626
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,183
156
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ronny Blust
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,097
12,267
0.371
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
Environmental Pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,488
159
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wim Vanhaverbeke
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,779
14,607
0.446
open innovation
ecosystem management
digital transformation
corporate venturing
business model innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,902
162
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sigrid Stroobants
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,363
10,080
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,053
183
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Guido De Meyer
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,278
13,430
0.444
Cardiovascular pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,261
192
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sara Bals
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,311
19,944
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,642
208
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wim Martinet
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,210
12,963
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,713
247
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jan Sijbers
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,093
14,092
0.540
Biomedical image reconstruction
processing
and analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,510
255
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Louis Maes
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,589
12,045
0.471
Parasitologie
infectieziekten
geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,427
282
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Patrick De Pelsmacker
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,955
11,156
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,398
292
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Magda Claeys
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,465
6,276
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,122
310
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sarah Lebeer
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,597
17,169
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,797
323
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stuart Maudsley
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,853
7,505
0.343
Receptor Pharmacology
Proteomics
Bioinformatics
GPCR
Signal transduction