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
	Lambin, Philippe	Cross-Field	Maastricht University, Netherlands
	Lamers, Mart M.	Cross-Field	Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
	Lan, Minhuan	Cross-Field	Central South University, China Mainland
	Lancaster, Madeline A.	Cross-Field	MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, United Kingdom	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
	Landerer, Felix W.	Cross-Field	NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), United States
	Landi, Francesco	Cross-Field	Universita Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Italy	IRCCS Policlinico Gemelli, Italy
	Lanfear, Robert	Cross-Field	Australian National University, Australia
	Langella, Philippe	Cross-Field	Universite Paris Saclay, France
	Langkilde, Anna Maria	Cross-Field	AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
	Lanier, Lewis L.	Cross-Field	University of California San Francisco, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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