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
	Goncalves, Ana Marta	Cross-Field	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
	Gonen, Mithat	Cross-Field	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States
	Gong, Qihuang	Cross-Field	Peking University, China Mainland
	Gonzalez, Frank J.	Cross-Field	NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI), United States
	Goodenough, John B.	Cross-Field	University of Texas Austin, United States
	Goodman, A. L.	Cross-Field	Yale University, United States
	Goodman, Joshua	Cross-Field	Boston University, United States
	Goossens, Herman	Cross-Field	University of Antwerp, Belgium
	Gordon, Brian	Cross-Field	Washington University (WUSTL), United States
	Gorospe, Myriam	Cross-Field	NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA), United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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