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
	Aittokallio, Tero	Cross-Field	University of Oslo, Norway	University of Helsinki, Finland
	Ajami, Nadim J.	Cross-Field	Baylor College of Medicine, United States
	Ajani, Jaffer	Cross-Field	UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, United States
	Akinlade, Bolanle	Cross-Field	Regeneron, United States
	Akinwande, Deji	Cross-Field	University of Texas Austin, United States
	Al-Aly, Ziyad	Cross-Field	Washington University (WUSTL), United States	US Department of Veterans Affairs, United States
	Al-Emran, Mostafa	Cross-Field	The British University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Albrecht, Steve	Cross-Field	Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany	Technical University of Berlin, Germany
	Aldape, Kenneth D.	Cross-Field	NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI), United States
	Alejandra Tortorici, M.	Cross-Field	University of Washington Seattle, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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