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
	Hamer, Mark	Cross-Field	University College London, United Kingdom
	Hamilton, Erika	Cross-Field	Sarah Cannon Research Institute, United States
	Han, Dali	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Han, Fudong	Cross-Field	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States
	Han, Te	Cross-Field	Beijing Institute of Technology, China Mainland
	Hanage, William	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Hanasaki, Naota	Cross-Field	National Institute for Environmental Studies - Japan, Japan	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Hancock, Robert E. W.	Cross-Field	University of British Columbia, Canada
	Haniffa, Muzlifah	Cross-Field	Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, United Kingdom	Newcastle University - UK, United Kingdom
	Hanikel, Nikita	Cross-Field	University of California Berkeley, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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