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
	Aguilera, Ruth V.	Economics and Business	Northeastern University, United States	Universitat Ramon Llull, Spain
	Bansil, Arun	Physics	Northeastern University, United States
	Barrett, Lisa Feldman	Psychiatry and Psychology	Northeastern University, United States	Harvard University, United States
	Hillman, Charles H.	Cross-Field	Northeastern University, United States
	Jain, Miten	Biology and Biochemistry	Northeastern University, United States
	Jia, Qingying	Cross-Field	Northeastern University, United States
	Lazer, David	Social Sciences	Northeastern University, United States
	Lewis, Kim	Cross-Field	Northeastern University, United States
	Lotterhos, Katie E.	Cross-Field	Northeastern University, United States
	Mukerjee, Sanjeev	Cross-Field	Northeastern University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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