Top 100 Scientists
Natural Sciences / Geography Top 100 Scientists in Netherlands 2025
Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,864 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.
forest hydrology
deforestation
reforestation
erosion
cloud forest hydrology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
165
18,227
regional studies
urban regeneration
neighbourhood effects
segregation
residential mobility
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
160
14,378
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Hazards
Earth Observation
Vegetation
GIS
Hydrology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
114
12,194
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
urban studies
urban geography
urban governance
urban diversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
149
12,864
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Geo-information science
SDI
Spatial Data infrastructures
spatial thinking
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
141
9,580
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Physical geography
geomorphology
fluvial systems
deltas
climate impacts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
108
8,618
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
networks
cities
politics
sociology
Amsterdam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
84
6,453
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
geography
earth sciences
sedimentology
subsidence
delta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
58
5,244
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
residential mobility
migration
urbanisation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
83
4,804
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
cultural geography
rural studies
population geography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
53
3,281
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Urban & political geography
polarization
transition
gentrification
segregation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
41
2,873
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
geography
tourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
49
3,228
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
44
4,212
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
spatial planning
transport infrastructures
digital planning
smart urban governance
urban transformations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
50
2,034
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Urban Geography
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban Studies
Creative Cities
Shrinking Cities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
52
3,771
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
urban geography
qualitative research methods
migration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
45
3,038
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Migration
international education
sustainable development
Chinese diaspora
ex/inclusion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
46
2,021
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
geographical gerontology
health geography
qualitative methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
41
1,764
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Hydrology
Geomorphology
Soil Science
Geochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
49
1,920
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
sociale geografie
cartografie
GIS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
33
3,092
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Critical mobility studies
migration
transnationalism
African-European borderlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
35
2,523
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
geography
GIS remote sensing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
47
2,863
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
geography education
GIS
thinking skills
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
50
2,003
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Physical Geography
Remote Sensing
Geomorphology
Spatial Ecology
Forestry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
30
1,460
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Green transition frontiers
agrarian sociology
politics of agri-environmental change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
28
1,664
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Geographic Information Science
Citizen Science
Reproducibility
Edge Computing
IoT
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
34
2,403
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
development studies
human geography
sustainability science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
34
1,473
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
geographic information/data
spatial analysis
online education
health and disease
climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
30
3,325
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
geography of everyday life
urban inequality
belonging
place
politics of place
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
21
1,348
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Political economy
labor
borders
GPNs
development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
23
1,535
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
urban geography
gender and geography
ageing and geography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
21
1,216
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Political Ecology
Degrowth
Post-Growth
Ecological Economics
System Dynamics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
24
1,767
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
20
974
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Geography
Rural Development
Community Development
Citizens' Initiatives
Exclusion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
16
1,829
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
geography
planning
landscapes
nature
people
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
1,535
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Urban inequalities
urban diversities
geographies of children and young people
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
538
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
557
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
human geography
sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
891
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Geography
spatial planning
economic geography
grassroots
renewable energy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
575
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
International Migration
Ageing
Life Course
Intergenerational Relationships
Socio-spatial Inequalities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
432
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
remote sensing
geo-information science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
700
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
migration
mobility
transnationalism
development
globalisation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
1,087
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
physical geography
climatology
rivers
statistics
geomorphology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
936
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
499
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
14
La Bruijnzeel
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
165
18,227
forest hydrology
deforestation
reforestation
erosion
cloud forest hydrology
Maarten Van Ham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
160
14,378
regional studies
urban regeneration
neighbourhood effects
segregation
residential mobility
Steven M De Jong
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
114
12,194
Hazards
Earth Observation
Vegetation
GIS
Hydrology
Ronald Van Kempen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
149
12,864
urban studies
urban geography
urban governance
urban diversity
Arnold Bregt
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
141
9,580
Geo-information science
SDI
Spatial Data infrastructures
spatial thinking
Hans Middelkoop
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
108
8,618
Physical geography
geomorphology
fluvial systems
deltas
climate impacts
Justus Uitermark
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
84
6,453
networks
cities
politics
sociology
Amsterdam
Stouthamer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
58
5,244
geography
earth sciences
sedimentology
subsidence
delta
Pieter Hooimeijer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
83
4,804
residential mobility
migration
urbanisation
Tialda Haartsen
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
53
3,281
cultural geography
rural studies
population geography
Willem R Boterman
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
41
2,873
Urban & political geography
polarization
transition
gentrification
segregation
Edward H Huijbens
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
49
3,228
Edwin Sutanudjaja
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
44
4,212
Patrick A Witte
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
50
2,034
spatial planning
transport infrastructures
digital planning
smart urban governance
urban transformations
Marco Bontje
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
52
3,771
Urban Geography
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban Studies
Creative Cities
Shrinking Cities
Ilse Van Liempt
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
45
3,038
urban geography
qualitative research methods
migration
Maggi WH Leung
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
46
2,021
Migration
international education
sustainable development
Chinese diaspora
ex/inclusion
Louise Meijering
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
41
1,764
geographical gerontology
health geography
qualitative methods
Marcel Van Der Perk
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
49
1,920
Hydrology
Geomorphology
Soil Science
Geochemistry
Rinus Deurloo
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
33
3,092
Joris Schapendonk
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
35
2,523
Critical mobility studies
migration
transnationalism
African-European borderlands
Gerard Hazeu
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
47
2,863
Joop Van Der Schee
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
50
2,003
Wiebe Nijland
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
30
1,460
Physical Geography
Remote Sensing
Geomorphology
Spatial Ecology
Forestry
Alberto Alonso Fradejas
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
28
1,664
Green transition frontiers
agrarian sociology
politics of agri-environmental change
Frank O Ostermann
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
34
2,403
Geographic Information Science
Citizen Science
Reproducibility
Edge Computing
IoT
Kei Otsuki
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
34
1,473
development studies
human geography
sustainability science
Justine Blanford
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
30
3,325
geographic information/data
spatial analysis
online education
health and disease
climate change
Fenne M Pinkster
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,348
geography of everyday life
urban inequality
belonging
place
politics of place
Dennis Arnold
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
1,535
Political economy
labor
borders
GPNs
development
Joos Droogleever Fortuijn
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,216
urban geography
gender and geography
ageing and geography
Crelis Rammelt|Crelis Ferdinand Rammelt, Crelis F Rammelt
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
1,767
Political Ecology
Degrowth
Post-Growth
Ecological Economics
System Dynamics
Gerd Weitkamp
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
974
Koen Salemink
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
1,829
Geography
Rural Development
Community Development
Citizens' Initiatives
Exclusion
Johan Meijer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
1,535
geography
planning
landscapes
nature
people
Kirsten Visser
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
538
Urban inequalities
urban diversities
geographies of children and young people
Krisztina Varró
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
557
Karolina Doughty
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
891
Henk-Jan Kooij
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
575
Geography
spatial planning
economic geography
grassroots
renewable energy
Dora Sampaio
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
432
International Migration
Ageing
Life Course
Intergenerational Relationships
Socio-spatial Inequalities
Peter Roosjen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
700
Lothar Smith
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
1,087
migration
mobility
transnationalism
development
globalisation
physical geography
climatology
rivers
statistics
geomorphology
Katharina Schulze
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
499
Onno Giller
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
14