Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Wetsus, European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology 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
water technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,574
16,854
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
water technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,034
19,339
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
electrochemistry
bioelectrical systems
batteries
redox flow batteries
materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,996
6,693
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
(bio)-electrochemistry
biotechnology
environmental engineering
renewable energy
resource
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,675
4,031
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
water technology
desalination
electrodialysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,622
2,652
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
electrochemical engineering
flow batteries
ion exchange membranes
electrodialysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,624
3,140
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Water technology
Wastewater treatment
Water treatment
Microbial Fuel Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,150
2,407
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
source separated sanitation
recovery of nutrients
removal of micropollutants
antibiotic resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,732
1,833
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
QMRA
microplastics
ground- and drinking water
respiratory infections
cryo-FIB-SEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,583
1,248
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Water technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,612
812
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
water
the floating water bridge
spectroscopy
electrospray
rare earth phosphors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,364
497
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Bioelectrochemical systems
Energy
Environment
Salinity gradient energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,318
648
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
acoustics
electronics
optics
watertechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
990
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Resource recovery & Anaerobic biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
608
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
water quality monitoring
sensors
hybrid models
artificial intelligence
optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,261
898
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
microbiology
molecular detection
water technology
biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
384
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
biofilms
EPS
bioprocesses
fluorescence microscopy
drinking water microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
978
747
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
electrodialysis
desalination
ion exchange membranes
electrical energy storage
supercapacitors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
921
598
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Microbial processing
Microbial ecology
Environmental biotech
Resource recovery
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
685
509
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
artificial intelligence algorithms
hydrological processes and (flash) flooding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602
497
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
electrochemistry
ion exchange membranes
electrolysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
465
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
ion exchange membrane
membrane selectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
461
451
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
301
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
host-microbe interactions
ecological immunology
environmental microbiology
water microbiology
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
420
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Soil ecology
Trophic interactions
Functional traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274
193
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,768
393
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bert Hamelers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,574
16,854
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,835
416
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cees Buisman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,034
19,339
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,193
2,244
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michel Saakes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,996
6,693
0.609
electrochemistry
bioelectrical systems
batteries
redox flow batteries
materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,677
3,732
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tom Sleutels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,675
4,031
0.604
(bio)-electrochemistry
biotechnology
environmental engineering
renewable energy
resource
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,844
5,056
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan W. Post
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,622
2,652
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,084
6,003
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michele Tedesco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,624
3,140
0.866
electrochemical engineering
flow batteries
ion exchange membranes
electrodialysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,909
6,658
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philipp Kuntke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,150
2,407
0.764
Water technology
Wastewater treatment
Water treatment
Microbial Fuel Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,201
7,274
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lucia Hernandez-Leal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,732
1,833
0.671
source separated sanitation
recovery of nutrients
removal of micropollutants
antibiotic resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,067
7,535
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthijs de Winter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,583
1,248
0.483
QMRA
microplastics
ground- and drinking water
respiratory infections
cryo-FIB-SEM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,212
9,779
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martijn Bijmans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,612
812
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,174
10,619
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elmar C. Fuchs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,364
497
0.364
water
the floating water bridge
spectroscopy
electrospray
rare earth phosphors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,078
10,778
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Olivier Schaetzle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,318
648
0.492
Bioelectrochemical systems
Energy
Environment
Salinity gradient energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,963
10,863
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Doekle Yntema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
990
0.764
acoustics
electronics
optics
watertechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,674
10,965
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
RJW Meulepas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
608
0.479
Resource recovery & Anaerobic biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,460
10,988
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martijn Wagterveld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,261
898
0.712
water quality monitoring
sensors
hybrid models
artificial intelligence
optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,613
12,078
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Inez Dinkla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
384
0.384
microbiology
molecular detection
water technology
biosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,344
12,200
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maria Cristina Gagliano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
978
747
0.764
biofilms
EPS
bioprocesses
fluorescence microscopy
drinking water microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,959
12,493
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
AH Galama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
921
598
0.649
electrodialysis
desalination
ion exchange membranes
electrical energy storage
supercapacitors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,752
13,831
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Raquel G. Barbosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
685
509
0.743
Microbial processing
Microbial ecology
Environmental biotech
Resource recovery
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
854,560
14,365
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mohsen Soltani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602
497
0.826
artificial intelligence algorithms
hydrological processes and (flash) flooding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
947,318
15,677
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ragne Pärnamäe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
465
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
950,939
15,728
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zexin Qian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
461
451
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
960,049
15,853
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sam Molenaar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
301
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
967,855
15,968
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
H Pieter J Van Veelen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
420
0.950
host-microbe interactions
ecological immunology
environmental microbiology
water microbiology
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,162,376
18,694
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Valentina Sechi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274
193
0.704
Soil ecology
Trophic interactions
Functional traits