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
	Deshpande, Vikram S.	Cross-Field	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
	Deursen, Jan M. van	Cross-Field	Mayo Clinic, United States
	Deverman, Benjamin E.	Cross-Field	Broad Institute, United States
	Devleesschauwer, Brecht	Cross-Field	Universite Catholique Louvain, Belgium
	Devlin, Nancy J.	Cross-Field	University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
	Dichgans, Martin	Cross-Field	University of Munich, Germany	Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology, Germany
	Dickey, Michael D.	Cross-Field	North Carolina State University, United States
	Dickson, Robert P.	Cross-Field	University of Michigan, United States
	Diffenbaugh, Noah S.	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Dijk, Albert I. J. M. van	Cross-Field	Australian National University, Australia

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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