Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.924 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Biofilm
Wastewater
Anammox
Nutrient Removal
Resource Recovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,511
54,711
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
nanoscience
single-molecule biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,003
21,624
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,161
13,962
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,149
25,032
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
quantum
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,828
16,450
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
pattern recognition
artificial intelligence
machine learning
image processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,073
8,668
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
nanoelectronics
molecular electronics
nanomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,933
19,947
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
ICT and Governance
ICT-infrastructure
open data
AI
open government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,089
31,424
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,868
16,080
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,967
13,800
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,453
15,858
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Luminescent materials
Radiation Detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,755
7,557
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
hydrology
water resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,193
13,515
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
control of large-scale systems
multi-agent multi-level control
hybrid systems
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,166
14,968
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
quantum information
spintronics
quantum optics
quantum transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,865
15,403
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Physiology
genomics
metabolic engineering of industrial microorganisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,707
9,425
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
transport
policy
accessibility
environment
safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,251
16,908
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
particle image velocimetry
aerodynamics
turbulent flows
data assimilation
urban air-mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,210
10,220
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Multi-modal traffic management
Active Mode Transportation
Artificial Intelligence
Multi-Modal Data Collection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,082
14,147
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,933
12,483
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
quantum optics
light-matter interaction
quantum networks
communications and cryptography
quantum foundations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,765
8,489
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Environmental Engineering
Wastewater Treatment
Anaerobic Treatment Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,520
11,011
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Reinforcement learning
Deep learning
Computational Intelligence
Robotics
Systems and Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,346
10,202
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
biomaterials
4D printing
additive manufacturing
metamaterials
origami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,704
20,077
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Signal Processing
Signal Processing for Communications
Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,780
9,801
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,602
33
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark Van Loosdrecht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,511
54,711
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,862
82
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cees Dekker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,003
21,624
0.238
nanoscience
single-molecule biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,223
108
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jacob Moulijn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,161
13,962
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,560
110
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Freek Kapteijn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,149
25,032
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,448
138
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lp Kouwenhoven
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,828
16,450
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,585
247
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Pw Duin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,073
8,668
0.177
pattern recognition
artificial intelligence
machine learning
image processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,346
269
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Herre Van Der Zant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,933
19,947
0.425
nanoelectronics
molecular electronics
nanomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,683
278
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marijn Janssen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,089
31,424
0.682
ICT and Governance
ICT-infrastructure
open data
AI
open government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,650
337
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lieven Vandersypen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,868
16,080
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,145
351
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gerrit Ew Bauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,967
13,800
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,443
356
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aw Van Der Vaart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,453
15,858
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,133
401
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Weronika Wolszczak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,755
7,557
0.200
Luminescent materials
Radiation Detectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,801
461
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hubert Hg Savenije
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,193
13,515
0.395
hydrology
water resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,823
464
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bart De Schutter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,166
14,968
0.438
control of large-scale systems
multi-agent multi-level control
hybrid systems
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,977
503
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ronald Hanson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,865
15,403
0.469
quantum information
spintronics
quantum optics
quantum transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,140
509
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jack T. Pronk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,707
9,425
0.288
Physiology
genomics
metabolic engineering of industrial microorganisms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,593
527
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bert Van Wee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,251
16,908
0.524
transport
policy
accessibility
environment
safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,655
552
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fulvio Scarano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,210
10,220
0.327
particle image velocimetry
aerodynamics
turbulent flows
data assimilation
urban air-mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,795
555
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Serge Hoogendoorn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,082
14,147
0.455
Multi-modal traffic management
Active Mode Transportation
Artificial Intelligence
Multi-Modal Data Collection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,152
594
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
S. Van Der Zwaag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,933
12,483
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,371
601
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wolfgang Tittel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,765
8,489
0.285
quantum optics
light-matter interaction
quantum networks
communications and cryptography
quantum foundations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,899
645
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jules Van Lier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,520
11,011
0.386
Environmental Engineering
Wastewater Treatment
Anaerobic Treatment Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,139
650
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert Babuska
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,346
10,202
0.360
Reinforcement learning
Deep learning
Computational Intelligence
Robotics
Systems and Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,963
677
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Amir A. Zadpoor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,704
20,077
0.725
biomaterials
4D printing
additive manufacturing
metamaterials
origami
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,369
710
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Geert Leus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,780
9,801
0.366
Signal Processing
Signal Processing for Communications
Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing