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
	Kronbichler, Martin	Mathematics	University of Augsburg, Germany
	Kutz, J. Nathan	Mathematics	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Lankeit, Johannes	Mathematics	Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
	Li, Dongfang	Mathematics	Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Mainland
	Liao, Hong-lin	Mathematics	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China Mainland
	Lindgren, Finn	Mathematics	University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
	Lou, Yuan	Mathematics	Ohio State University, United States
	Maier, Matthias	Mathematics	Texas A and M University At College Station, United States
	Manzini, Gianmarco	Mathematics	Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States	Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy
	Masmoudi, Nader	Mathematics	New York University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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