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
	Castelo-Branco, Goncalo	Cross-Field	Karolinska Institute, Sweden
	Cederholm, Tommy	Clinical Medicine	Uppsala University, Sweden	Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
	Codeluppi, Simone	Cross-Field	Karolinska Institute, Sweden
	Cornell, Sarah E.	Cross-Field	Stockholm University, Sweden
	Cousins, Ian T.	Environment and Ecology	Stockholm University, Sweden
	Elofsson, Arne	Biology and Biochemistry	Stockholm University, Sweden
	Engstrand, Lars	Cross-Field	Karolinska Institute, Sweden
	Folke, Carl	Environment and Ecology	Stockholm University, Sweden	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden
	Folke, Carl	Social Sciences	Stockholm University, Sweden	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden
	Gao, Feng	Engineering	Linkoping University, Sweden

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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