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
	Twisk, Jos W.	Cross-Field	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Tyers, Mike	Cross-Field	Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada	University of Toronto, Canada
	Tyler, Charles R.	Cross-Field	University of Exeter, United Kingdom
	Tyukavina, Alexandra	Cross-Field	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Uher, Ctirad	Cross-Field	University of Michigan, United States
	Uhlen, Mathias	Cross-Field	Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
	Ulrich, Jason D.	Cross-Field	Washington University (WUSTL), United States
	Underhill, David M.	Cross-Field	Cedars Sinai Medical Center, United States
	Vagnozzi, Sunny	Cross-Field	University of Trento, Italy
	Vahtera, Jussi	Cross-Field	University of Turku, Finland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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