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

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Full Name		Category	Primary Affiliation	Secondary Affiliations
	Alberti, Simon	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Dresden University of Technology, Germany
	Albrecht, Steve	Cross-Field	Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany	Technical University of Berlin, Germany
	Alseekh, Saleh	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Amann, Rudolf	Microbiology	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Anders, Hans-Joachim	Cross-Field	University of Munich, Germany
	Antonietti, Markus	Chemistry	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Arneth, Almut	Environment and Ecology	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany	Helmholtz Association, Germany
	Aydin, Erkan	Cross-Field	University of Munich, Germany
	Bachert, Claus	Immunology	University of Munster, Germany	Guangzhou Medical University, China Mainland
	Backofen, Rolf	Cross-Field	University of Freiburg, Germany

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2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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