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
	Sahoo, Sumanta	Cross-Field	Yeungnam University, South Korea
	Saidaminov, Makhsud	Cross-Field	University of Victoria, Canada
	Saido, Takaomi C.	Cross-Field	RIKEN, Japan	Keio University, Japan
	Saito, Takashi	Cross-Field	Nagoya City University, Japan
	Sala, Enric	Cross-Field	National Geographic Society, United States
	Salah, Khaled	Cross-Field	Khalifa University of Science and Technology, United Arab Emirates
	Salahuddin, Sayeef	Cross-Field	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
	Salanti, Georgia	Cross-Field	University of Bern, Switzerland
	Saliba, Michael	Cross-Field	University of Stuttgart, Germany	Research Center Julich, Germany
	Salleo, Alberto	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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