Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025

Of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers are 1 in 1,000

Highly Cited Researchers demonstrate significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research. Each researcher selected has authored multiple Highly Cited Papers which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science Core Collection over the past eleven years. However, citation activity is not the sole selection indicator. This list, based on citation data, is then refined using other quantitative metrics, as well as qualitative analysis and expert judgment.

7,131 Highly Cited Researcher awards in 2025

Full Name		Category	Primary Affiliation	Secondary Affiliations
	Bakris, George L.	Clinical Medicine	University of Chicago, United States
	Chang, Eugene B.	Cross-Field	University of Chicago, United States
	Dai, Qing	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Chicago, United States
	Fama, Eugene F.	Economics and Business	University of Chicago, United States
	Fu, Yang-Xin	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland	University of Chicago, United States
	Gajewski, Thomas F.	Immunology	University of Chicago, United States
	Greenstone, Michael	Economics and Business	University of Chicago, United States	Becker Friedman Institute, United States
	He, Chuan	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Chicago, United States
	He, Chuan	Molecular Biology and Genetics	University of Chicago, United States
	Holz, Daniel E.	Cross-Field	University of Chicago, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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