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
	Sarstedt, Marko	Economics and Business	University of Munich, Germany	Babes Bolyai University from Cluj, Romania
	Sautner, Zacharias	Economics and Business	Swiss Finance Inst, Switzerland
	Serafeim, George	Economics and Business	Harvard University, United States
	Shao, Shuai	Economics and Business	Tongji University, China Mainland
	Shleifer, Andrei	Economics and Business	Harvard University, United States
	Sjodin, David	Economics and Business	Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
	Smith, Wendy K.	Economics and Business	University of Delaware, United States
	Stambaugh, Robert F.	Economics and Business	National Bureau of Economic Research, United States
	Starks, Laura T.	Economics and Business	University of Texas Austin, United States
	Stroebel, Johannes	Economics and Business	New York University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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