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
	Kaufman, Howard L.	Cross-Field	Harvard Medical School, United States
	Kaushik, Ajeet	Cross-Field	Florida Polytech University, United States
	Kawachi, Ichiro	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Kawi, Sibudjing	Cross-Field	National University of Singapore, Singapore
	Kaye, Keith S.	Cross-Field	University of Michigan, United States
	Ke, Weijun	Cross-Field	Wuhan University, China Mainland
	Ke, Xiao	Cross-Field	Shenzhen University, China Mainland
	Keasling, Jay	Cross-Field	University of California Berkeley, United States
	Keiluweit, Marco	Cross-Field	University of Lausanne, Switzerland
	Keller, Andreas	Cross-Field	Saarland University, Germany	Helmholtz Association, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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