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
	Tao, Li	Cross-Field	Hunan University, China Mainland
	Tao, Ying	Cross-Field	Tianjin University, China Mainland
	Tarascon, Jean Marie	Cross-Field	Picardie Universites, France
	Tatem, Andrew J.	Cross-Field	University of Southampton, United Kingdom
	Tavoni, Massimo	Cross-Field	Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
	Taylor, J. Paul	Cross-Field	St Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States
	Teede, Helena J.	Cross-Field	Monash University, Australia	Monash Health, Australia
	Telenti, Amalio	Cross-Field	Vir Biotechnology Inc., United States	Scripps Research Institute, United States
	tenOever, Benjamin R.	Cross-Field	New York University, United States
	Terrapon, Nicolas	Cross-Field	Aix-Marseille Universite, France

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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