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
	Veesler, David	Microbiology	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Ventura, Marco	Microbiology	University of Parma, Italy
	Virgin, Herbert W.	Microbiology	Washington University (WUSTL), United States
	Vlamakis, Hera	Microbiology	Broad Institute, United States
	Wagner, Michael	Microbiology	University of Vienna, Austria	Aalborg University, Denmark
	Walsh, Timothy R.	Microbiology	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Walter, Jens	Microbiology	University College Cork, Ireland
	Wan, Yushun	Microbiology	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States
	Wang, Nianshuang	Microbiology	University of Texas Austin, United States
	Wang, Yang	Microbiology	China Agricultural University, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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