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
	Anantharaman, Karthik	Microbiology	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Andes, David R.	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Binkley, N.	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Busse, William W.	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Carpenter, Stephen R.	Environment and Ecology	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Gao, Song	Social Sciences	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States	University of California Santa Barbara, United States
	Gern, James E.	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Gibbs, H. K.	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Gilroy, Simon	Plant and Animal Science	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Hu, Quanyin	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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