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
	Meng, Xiangbing	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Meng, Xianguang	Cross-Field	National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
	Meng, Xianzhi	Cross-Field	University of Tennessee Knoxville, United States
	Menon, David K.	Cross-Field	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
	Mentaschi, Lorenzo	Cross-Field	University of Bologna, Italy	CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Italy
	Menzies, Alexander M.	Cross-Field	University of Sydney, Australia	Melanoma Institute Australia, Australia
	Mercuri, Eugenio	Cross-Field	Universita Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Italy
	Merghoub, Taha	Cross-Field	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States
	Messina, Jane P.	Cross-Field	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Metallo, Christian M.	Cross-Field	Salk Institute, United States	University of California, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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