Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Wageningen University & Research Centre Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Microbiology
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Bacterial Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,852
89,583
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nutrition
Obesity
Malnutrition
DIetary Assessment
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,300
65,216
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cardiometabolic diseases
nutrition
epidemiology
sustainability
public health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,929
118,634
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
stability of complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,019
64,220
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Artificial Sociality
Culture
agent-based modelling
simulation gaming
social simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,267
29,496
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
ecosystems
ecosystem services
biodiversity
ecology
ecological economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,996
34,915
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
ecology
global change
integrated assessment
biogeochemical cycles
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,928
31,663
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Intestinal Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,869
34,841
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Statistical ecology
Bayesian computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,637
14,219
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,246
27,031
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,989
21,889
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,329
36,702
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
microbiology
CRISPR
Argonaute
biosensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,691
27,034
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,836
21,908
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,019
28,339
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
succession
lianas
functional traits
forest ecology
forest use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,866
24,636
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
First interest
Microbial interactions in anaerobic environments. Second interest
isolation and characterization of novel anaerobic mircroorganims
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,651
16,216
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Earth Observation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,041
25,834
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
microbial ecology
microbial genomics
bioremediation
gut microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,244
24,053
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plastic Debris
Microplastic
Nanoplastic
Water Quality
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,946
28,592
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Food Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,545
8,934
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Food design
Maillard reaction
Functional Foods
Food and health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,004
20,893
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,602
17,444
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Mastitis
Infectious diseases
statistics
mathematical modeling
veterinary epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,193
11,178
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
nutrition
fasting
lipids
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,440
15,051
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Willem M De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,852
89,583
0.465
Microbiology
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Bacterial Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,027
17
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Edith Feskens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,300
65,216
0.376
Nutrition
Obesity
Malnutrition
DIetary Assessment
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,106
20
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Johanna M Marianne Geleijnse *
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,929
118,634
0.711
Cardiometabolic diseases
nutrition
epidemiology
sustainability
public health policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,763
40
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marten Scheffer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,019
64,220
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,282
74
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gert Jan Hofstede
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,267
29,496
0.310
Artificial Sociality
Culture
agent-based modelling
simulation gaming
social simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,043
90
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dolf De Groot
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,996
34,915
0.411
ecosystems
ecosystem services
biodiversity
ecology
ecological economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,273
92
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rik Leemans
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,928
31,663
0.386
ecology
global change
integrated assessment
biogeochemical cycles
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,748
115
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Erwin Zoetendal
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,869
34,841
0.506
Intestinal Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,217
131
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cajo Jf Ter Braak
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,637
14,219
0.217
Statistical ecology
Bayesian computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,434
145
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ken E Giller
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,246
27,031
0.421
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,476
147
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,989
21,889
0.342
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,950
180
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,329
36,702
0.652
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,623
196
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Van Der Oost
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,691
27,034
0.504
microbiology
CRISPR
Argonaute
biosensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,381
207
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard Gf Visser
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,836
21,908
0.431
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,280
241
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lourens Poorter
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,019
28,339
0.590
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,675
248
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Frans Bongers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,866
24,636
0.526
succession
lianas
functional traits
forest ecology
forest use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,507
276
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alfons Jm Stams
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,651
16,216
0.363
First interest
Microbial interactions in anaerobic environments. Second interest
isolation and characterization of novel anaerobic mircroorganims
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,696
314
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martin Herold
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,041
25,834
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,110
322
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hauke Smidt
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,244
24,053
0.583
microbial ecology
microbial genomics
bioremediation
gut microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,266
325
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bart Koelmans
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,946
28,592
0.698
Plastic Debris
Microplastic
Nanoplastic
Water Quality
Ecotoxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,488
333
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alphons Voragen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,545
8,934
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,780
340
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vincenzo Fogliano
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,004
20,893
0.522
Food design
Maillard reaction
Functional Foods
Food and health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,004
343
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Oene Oenema
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,602
17,444
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,843
371
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ynte H Schukken
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,193
11,178
0.293
Mastitis
Infectious diseases
statistics
mathematical modeling
veterinary epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,994
395
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sander Kersten
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,440
15,051
0.413
nutrition
fasting
lipids
metabolism