Subject Rankings

Ghent University Subject Rankings 2025

AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) offers the broadest spectrum of branches, providing analysis in 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses can be based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, as well as their values from the last 6 years. As of Nov 21, 2024, rankings are according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in beta. This is due to the exclusion of (873.864) scientists categorized under 'others,' whose profiles cannot yet be determined, edited, or classified. As these fields are updated, the rankings will adjust accordingly. Please keep this in mind. See Also: [University Subject Rankings]

* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Marc Van Montagu
Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreach
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
188
727
123,117
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Dirk Inze
Planten biologie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
176
549
106,578
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Wim Verbeke
Agricultural economics
Consumer behaviour
Food marketing
Food science & technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
116
338
53,112
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Guy Smagghe
insects
agriculture
physiology
biocontrol
RNAi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
95
641
47,948
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Kris Verheyen
Forest ecology
Forest Management
Ecological Restoration
Functional Biodiversity Research
Global Change Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
95
463
35,924
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Els Van Damme
plant lectins
glycobiology
ribosome-inactivating proteins
plant signaling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
354
27,615
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Peter Bossier
aquaculture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
275
25,280
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Vyverman Wim
Aquatic ecology and evolution
protists
biogeography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
292
22,505
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Patrick Van Damme
tropical agriculture
ethnobotany
agroforestry
value chains
Euphorbia tirucalli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
267
16,131
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Thomas Van Leeuwen
resistance
toxicology
genome
plant adaptation
horizontal gene transfer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
187
16,548
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Pierre Rouzé
Bioinformatics
Genomics
PLant Sciences
Evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
103
33,860
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Danny Geelen
plant biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
131
11,102
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pieter De Frenne
climate change
plants
global change ecology
biodiversity
seed ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
163
13,555
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Patrick De Clercq
agricultural entomology
biological control
arthropod mass rearing
crop protection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
197
11,573
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Tom Defoirdt
quorum sensing
virulence
virulence factors
Vibrio
aquaculture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
94
13,991
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Marc Van Meirvenne
Soil Science
Soil sensing
Geostatistics
Near surface geophysics
Archaeological prospection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
157
10,242
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Geert Haesaert
plantengenetica
plantenveredeling
gewasbescherming
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
143
8,259
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Kim Calders
Remote Sensing
Laser Scanning
Forestry
Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
88
7,437
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Bert De Rybel
Plant Developmental Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
71
10,293
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Daniël Van Damme
plant cell biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
74
6,348
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Hans De Steur
Agri-food Marketing & Economics
Research methods
Food for Nutrition
Consumer-Stakeholder-Chain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
87
10,380
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Jan Van Den Bulcke
Forest
tree growth
wood biology
wood technology
non-destructive imaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
136
5,278
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Frederik Coppens
Bioinformatics
Plant sciences
Data mining
Data visualisation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
54
10,126
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Thomas Schaubroeck
life cycle assessment
sustainability
anammox
particulate matter
forestry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
49
3,081
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marc Van Montagu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
188
727
123,117
Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreach
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dirk Inze
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
176
549
106,578
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wim Verbeke
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
116
338
53,112
Agricultural economics
Consumer behaviour
Food marketing
Food science & technology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Guy Smagghe
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
95
641
47,948
insects
agriculture
physiology
biocontrol
RNAi
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kris Verheyen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
95
463
35,924
Forest ecology
Forest Management
Ecological Restoration
Functional Biodiversity Research
Global Change Research
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Frank Van Breusegem
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
89
170
44,113
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Els Van Damme
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
85
354
27,615
plant lectins
glycobiology
ribosome-inactivating proteins
plant signaling
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Bossier
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
79
275
25,280
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vyverman Wim
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
79
292
22,505
Aquatic ecology and evolution
protists
biogeography
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Patrick Van Damme
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
70
267
16,131
tropical agriculture
ethnobotany
agroforestry
value chains
Euphorbia tirucalli
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Van Leeuwen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
68
187
16,548
resistance
toxicology
genome
plant adaptation
horizontal gene transfer
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pierre Rouzé
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
62
103
33,860
Bioinformatics
Genomics
PLant Sciences
Evolution
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Danny Geelen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
131
11,102
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pieter De Frenne
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
163
13,555
climate change
plants
global change ecology
biodiversity
seed ecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Patrick De Clercq
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
57
197
11,573
agricultural entomology
biological control
arthropod mass rearing
crop protection
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tom Defoirdt
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
94
13,991
quorum sensing
virulence
virulence factors
Vibrio
aquaculture
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marc Van Meirvenne
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
157
10,242
Soil Science
Soil sensing
Geostatistics
Near surface geophysics
Archaeological prospection
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Geert Haesaert
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
143
8,259
plantengenetica
plantenveredeling
gewasbescherming
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kim Calders
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
88
7,437
Remote Sensing
Laser Scanning
Forestry
Ecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bert De Rybel
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
71
10,293
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniël Van Damme
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
74
6,348
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hans De Steur
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
87
10,380
Agri-food Marketing & Economics
Research methods
Food for Nutrition
Consumer-Stakeholder-Chain
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jan Van Den Bulcke
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
136
5,278
Forest
tree growth
wood biology
wood technology
non-destructive imaging
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Frederik Coppens
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
54
10,126
Bioinformatics
Plant sciences
Data mining
Data visualisation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thomas Schaubroeck
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
49
3,081
life cycle assessment
sustainability
anammox
particulate matter
forestry