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
	Ono, Luis Katsuya	Cross-Field	Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan
	Openshaw, Peter J. M.	Cross-Field	Imperial College London, United Kingdom
	Oppenheimer, Michael	Cross-Field	Princeton University, United States
	Org, Elin	Cross-Field	University of Tartu, Estonia
	Orringer, Carl E.	Cross-Field	University of Miami, United States
	Ortiz, Brenden R.	Cross-Field	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States
	Ott, Patrick A.	Cross-Field	Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States
	Otto, Michael	Cross-Field	NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), United States
	Ourselin, Sebastien	Cross-Field	University of Cape Town, South Africa
	Owen, Neville	Cross-Field	Swinburne University of Technology, Australia	Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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