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
	Montanari, Andrea	Mathematics	Stanford University, United States
	Ng, Michael K.	Mathematics	Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR
	Pelteret, Jean-Paul	Mathematics	University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany
	Peyre, Gabriel	Mathematics	Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS), France
	Ros-Oton, Xavier	Mathematics	University of Texas Austin, United States
	Rue, Havard	Mathematics	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
	Russo, A.	Mathematics	Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche "Enrico Magenes" (IMATI-CNR), Italy
	Savare, Giuseppe	Mathematics	University of Pavia, Italy
	Schaftingen, Jean Van	Mathematics	Universite Catholique Louvain, Belgium
	Scholze, Peter	Mathematics	Max Planck Society, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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