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
	Hillman, Charles H.	Cross-Field	Northeastern University, United States
	Hingorani, Aroon D.	Cross-Field	University College London, United Kingdom	University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
	Hisatomi, Takashi	Cross-Field	Shinshu University, Japan
	Hitz, Emily	Cross-Field	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Hnisz, Denes	Cross-Field	Whitehead Institute, United States
	Ho, Ghim Wei	Cross-Field	National University of Singapore, Singapore
	Ho, Roger C.	Cross-Field	National University of Singapore, Singapore	Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong SAR
	Hodes, Gary	Cross-Field	Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
	Hodes, Georgia E.	Cross-Field	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States
	Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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