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
	Rey, Felix A.	Cross-Field	Universite Paris Cite, France	Institut Pasteur Paris, France
	Rhie, Arang	Cross-Field	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	Rhodes, Ryan E.	Cross-Field	University of Victoria, Canada
	Rice, Charles M.	Cross-Field	Rockefeller University, United States
	Rich, Jeremy N.	Cross-Field	University of Pittsburgh, United States
	Richard, Ann	Cross-Field	United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States
	Richardson, Andrew D.	Cross-Field	Northern Arizona University, United States
	Ring, Aaron M.	Cross-Field	Yale University, United States
	Rinke, Christian	Cross-Field	University of Innsbruck, Austria	University of Queensland, Australia
	Rinn, John L.	Cross-Field	University of Colorado Boulder, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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