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
	McLellan, Jason S.	Microbiology	University of Texas Austin, United States
	Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.	Microbiology	University of Augsburg, Germany
	Munster, Vincent	Microbiology	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	O'Toole, Paul W.	Microbiology	University College Cork, Ireland
	Oren, Aharon	Microbiology	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
	Parks, Donovan H.	Microbiology	Aalborg University, Denmark	University of Queensland, Australia
	Peacock, Thomas P.	Microbiology	Imperial College London, United Kingdom
	Pedersen, Oluf	Microbiology	University of Copenhagen, Denmark
	Perlman, Stanley	Microbiology	University of Iowa, United States
	Philippot, L.	Microbiology	Universite Bourgogne Europe, France	INRAE, France

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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