Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.263 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
Particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,267
97,870
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Physics of particles and fields
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,409
80,976
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nanophysics
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,273
21,355
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Global ecosystem functioning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,001
36,214
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
nano materials
electron microscopy
materials characterisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,929
18,482
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,500
56,670
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
mass spectrometry
human exposure
emerging pollutants
human biomonitoring
metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,245
26,016
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neurosciences
neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,353
25,989
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,862
17,354
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
plasma chemistry
CO2 conversion
plasma catalysis
plasma medicine
modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,216
25,259
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
global change
ecology
bio-energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,317
8,837
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Applied cell death research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,069
20,504
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
cardiovasculaire genetica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,018
13,281
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
Environmental Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,497
10,509
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
open innovation
ecosystem management
digital transformation
corporate venturing
business model innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,246
12,529
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,680
8,670
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cardiovascular pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,645
11,674
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
electron tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,165
18,297
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Atherosclerosis
cell death
autophagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,550
11,176
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biomedical image reconstruction
processing
and analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,557
12,656
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Parasitologie
infectieziekten
geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,999
10,443
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,382
9,905
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,682
5,274
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,463
16,740
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
health economics
mathematical models
infectious diseases
vaccination
pharmacoeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,373
12,250
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pierre Van Mechelen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,267
97,870
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nick Van Remortel
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,409
80,976
0.421
Physics of particles and fields
general relativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,678
42
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Francois Peeters
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,273
21,355
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,857
43
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ivan Janssens
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,001
36,214
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,153
49
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,929
18,482
0.268
nano materials
electron microscopy
materials characterisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,212
54
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hamid Yimam Hassen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,500
56,670
0.907
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,247
55
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Adrian Covaci
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,245
26,016
0.418
mass spectrometry
human exposure
emerging pollutants
human biomonitoring
metabolomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,278
69
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sebastiaan Engelborghs
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,353
25,989
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,374
84
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christiaan Vrints
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,862
17,354
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,034
92
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Annemie Bogaerts
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,216
25,259
0.559
plasma chemistry
CO2 conversion
plasma catalysis
plasma medicine
modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,432
105
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Reinhart Ceulemans
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,317
8,837
0.209
global change
ecology
bio-energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,924
131
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tom Vanden Berghe
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,069
20,504
0.539
Applied cell death research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,122
147
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bart Loeys
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,018
13,281
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,398
157
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ronny Blust
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,497
10,509
0.314
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
Environmental Pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,621
159
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wim Vanhaverbeke
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,246
12,529
0.377
open innovation
ecosystem management
digital transformation
corporate venturing
business model innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,160
163
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sigrid Stroobants
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,680
8,670
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,276
185
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Guido De Meyer
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,645
11,674
0.381
Cardiovascular pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,865
187
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sara Bals
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,165
18,297
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,861
214
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wim Martinet
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,550
11,176
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,730
249
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jan Sijbers
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,557
12,656
0.477
Biomedical image reconstruction
processing
and analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,602
257
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Louis Maes
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,999
10,443
0.402
Parasitologie
infectieziekten
geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,474
281
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Patrick De Pelsmacker
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,382
9,905
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,809
297
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Magda Claeys
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,682
5,274
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,242
301
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sarah Lebeer
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,463
16,740
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,525
321
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philippe Beutels
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,373
12,250
0.548
health economics
mathematical models
infectious diseases
vaccination
pharmacoeconomics