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
	Kitipornchai, Sritawat	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia
	Klein, Christian	Cross-Field	Roche Holding, Switzerland
	Klenerman, Paul	Cross-Field	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Klimont, Zbigniew	Cross-Field	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
	Klompas, Michael	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States	Brigham & Women's Hospital, United States
	Kluger, Yuval	Cross-Field	Yale University, United States
	Knoblich, Juergen A.	Cross-Field	Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA), Austria
	Ko, Albert Icksang	Cross-Field	Yale University, United States	Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil
	Ko, Jean Y.	Cross-Field	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - USA, United States
	Koch, Christof	Cross-Field	Allen Institute for Brain Science, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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