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
	Palmatier, Robert W.	Economics and Business	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Parida, Vinit	Economics and Business	Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
	Pedersen, Lasse Heje	Economics and Business	Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
	Pesaran, M. Hashem	Economics and Business	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom	University of Southern California, United States
	Petruzzelli, Antonio Messeni	Economics and Business	Politecnico di Bari, Italy
	Qaim, Matin	Economics and Business	University of Bonn, Germany
	Restrepo, Pascual	Economics and Business	Boston University, United States
	Ringle, Christian M.	Economics and Business	Hamburg University of Technology, Germany	James Cook University, Australia
	Rust, Roland T.	Economics and Business	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Saez, Emmanuel	Economics and Business	University of California Berkeley, United States	University of California System, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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