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
	Moffett, Ashley	Cross-Field	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
	Mogil, Jeffrey S.	Cross-Field	McGill University, Canada
	Mohamed, Abdul Rahman	Cross-Field	Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
	Mohammed, Omar F.	Cross-Field	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
	Mohite, Aditya D.	Cross-Field	Rice University, United States
	Mokdad, Ali	Cross-Field	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Molina, Jean-Michel	Cross-Field	Universite Paris Cite, France	Assistance Publique Hopitaux Paris (APHP), France
	Molokeev, Maxim S.	Cross-Field	Kemerovo State University, Russia
	Mommer, Liesje	Cross-Field	Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands
	Mondelli, Valeria	Cross-Field	King's College London, United Kingdom

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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