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
	Bennamoun, Mohammed	Cross-Field	University of Western Australia, Australia
	Bull, Fiona	Social Sciences	University of Western Australia, Australia	World Health Organization, Switzerland
	Cunha, E. da	Space Science	University of Western Australia, Australia
	Golding, Nick	Cross-Field	University of Western Australia, Australia	Telethon Kids Institute, Australia
	Raven, John A.	Cross-Field	University of Dundee, United Kingdom	University of Western Australia, Australia
	Rengel, Zed	Cross-Field	University of Western Australia, Australia
	Shabala, Sergey	Plant and Animal Science	University of Western Australia, Australia	Foshan University, China Mainland
	Thomsen, Mads S.	Cross-Field	University of Western Australia, Australia	University of Canterbury, New Zealand
	Valdinoci, Enrico	Mathematics	University of Western Australia, Australia
	Watts, Gerald F.	Clinical Medicine	University of Western Australia, Australia

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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