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
	Metcalf, Jessica	Cross-Field	University of Colorado Boulder, United States
	Meusburger, Katrin	Cross-Field	Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research, Switzerland
	Meyerson, Matthew	Cross-Field	Harvard Medical School, United States
	Mhaisalkar, Subodh G.	Cross-Field	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
	Mi, Zhifu	Cross-Field	University College London, United Kingdom
	Miao, Chiyuan	Cross-Field	Beijing Normal University, China Mainland
	Micha, Renata	Cross-Field	Tufts University, United States
	Michielin, Olivier	Cross-Field	Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland	University of Geneva, Switzerland
	Miga, Karen H.	Cross-Field	University of California Santa Cruz, United States
	Migliavacca, Mirco	Cross-Field	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Italy

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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