Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,636
111,794
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,929
104,047
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
brain
MRI
multiple sclerosis
dementia
Alzheimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,800
79,305
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Methodology
Research Integrity
Open Science
Epidemiology
Clinimetrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,350
54,478
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,255
94,580
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
nutrition obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,564
48,138
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Gravitational Waves
Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,201
86,466
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Genetica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,814
57,376
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Density Functional Theory
chemical bonding
molecule-surface interaction
relativistic effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,593
22,059
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,964
62,400
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
cost-effectiveness
musculoskeletal disorders
back pain
low back pain
neck pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,727
37,206
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
biogeochemical cycling
plant traits
climate
decomposition
fire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,067
44,105
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,146
25,897
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Operating systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,953
8,556
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
global carbon cycle
deforestation
climate change
forest fires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,676
41,666
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
land use change
global environmental change
geography
land use
land cover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,097
38,559
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
High Energy Physics
Quantum Chromodynamics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,561
36,429
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Brain and behavior
neuropsychology
learning
memory
executive function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,184
16,751
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
EEG
MEG
networks
complexity
cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,149
23,932
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
biophysics
photosynthesis
physics
quantum biology
light harvesting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,783
13,868
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Alzheimer aging mild cognitive impairment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,155
26,732
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,687
23,194
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
trust
human cooperation
social dilemmas
fairness
competition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,386
24,176
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
experimental psychology
visual cognition
attention
eye movements
traffic safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,262
18,884
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,208
21,702
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
741
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Brenda Penninx
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,636
111,794
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dorret I Boomsma
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,929
104,047
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,034
17
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frederik Barkhof
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,800
79,305
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,145
22
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lex Bouter
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,350
54,478
0.326
Methodology
Research Integrity
Open Science
Epidemiology
Clinimetrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,385
26
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pim Cuijpers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,255
94,580
0.621
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,407
27
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jacob Jaap Seidell
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,564
48,138
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,063
45
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andreas Freise
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,201
86,466
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,257
74
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jouke Jan Hottenga
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,814
57,376
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,558
81
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Evert Jan Baerends
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,593
22,059
0.236
Density Functional Theory
chemical bonding
molecule-surface interaction
relativistic effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,731
82
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
D Posthuma
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,964
62,400
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,907
85
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mw Tulder Van
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,727
37,206
0.419
cost-effectiveness
musculoskeletal disorders
back pain
low back pain
neck pain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,428
95
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
J Hans C Cornelissen
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,067
44,105
0.537
biogeochemical cycling
plant traits
climate
decomposition
fire
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,630
100
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Nijkamp
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,146
25,897
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,816
118
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew Tanenbaum
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,953
8,556
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,864
120
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Guido Van Der Werf
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,676
41,666
0.598
global carbon cycle
deforestation
climate change
forest fires
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,081
125
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peter Verburg
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,097
38,559
0.566
land use change
global environmental change
geography
land use
land cover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,808
157
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Juan Rojo
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,561
36,429
0.573
High Energy Physics
Quantum Chromodynamics
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,419
165
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jelle Jolles
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,184
16,751
0.278
Brain and behavior
neuropsychology
learning
memory
executive function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,827
177
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stam CJ
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,149
23,932
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,657
197
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rienk Van Grondelle
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,783
13,868
0.253
biophysics
photosynthesis
physics
quantum biology
light harvesting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,655
222
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pieter Jelle Visser
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,155
26,732
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,422
243
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jaap Oosterlaan
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,687
23,194
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,077
293
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paul Van Lange
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,386
24,176
0.545
trust
human cooperation
social dilemmas
fairness
competition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,597
309
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jan Theeuwes
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,262
18,884
0.437
experimental psychology
visual cognition
attention
eye movements
traffic safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,623
310
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jaap Van Dieën
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,208
21,702
0.502