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
	Feng, Xinliang	Chemistry	Dresden University of Technology, Germany	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Feng, Xinliang	Materials Science	Dresden University of Technology, Germany	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Garrido-Oter, Ruben	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany	Earlham Institute, United Kingdom
	Hacquard, Stephane	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Hartmann, Henrik	Cross-Field	Julius Kuhn-Institut, Germany	University of Gottingen, Germany; Max Planck Society, Germany
	Hell, Stefan W.	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Huch, Meritxell	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Hummer, Gerhard	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany	Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
	Hyman, Anthony A.	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Jung, Martin	Geosciences	Max Planck Society, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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