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
	de Strooper, Bart	Cross-Field	KU Leuven, Belgium	University College London, United Kingdom; Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Belgium
	de Vries, Elisabeth G. E.	Cross-Field	University of Groningen, Netherlands
	de Vries, Franciska T.	Cross-Field	University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
	de Vries, Rory D.	Cross-Field	Erasmus MC, Netherlands
	Deanfield, John	Cross-Field	University College London, United Kingdom
	Deary, Ian J.	Cross-Field	University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
	Debelius, Justine	Cross-Field	University of California San Diego, United States
	Debray, Thomas P. A.	Cross-Field	Utrecht University, Netherlands
	Deczkowska, Aleksandra	Cross-Field	Universite Paris Cite, France	Institut Pasteur Paris, France
	DeFronzo, Ralph	Cross-Field	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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