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
	Sharifi, Ayyoob	Cross-Field	Hiroshima University, Japan	University of Queensland, Australia
	Thomas, Kevin V.	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia
	Visscher, Peter M.	Molecular Biology and Genetics	University of Queensland, Australia
	Wang, Lianzhou	Materials Science	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR	University of Queensland, Australia
	Watson, James E. M.	Environment and Ecology	University of Queensland, Australia
	Whiteford, Harvey A.	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Queensland, Australia	Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation, United States
	Wray, Naomi R.	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia
	Xu, Zhiping	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia
	Yu, Chengzhong	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia
	Zhang, Xiwang	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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