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
	Satija, Rahul	Molecular Biology and Genetics	New York University, United States
	Shamovsky, Veronica	Biology and Biochemistry	New York University, United States
	Stroebel, Johannes	Economics and Business	New York University, United States
	tenOever, Benjamin R.	Cross-Field	New York University, United States
	Tucker, Joshua A.	Social Sciences	New York University, United States
	Van Bavel, Jay J.	Psychiatry and Psychology	New York University, United States	Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Norway
	Velcheti, Vamsidhar	Clinical Medicine	New York University, United States
	Weber, Jeffrey S.	Clinical Medicine	New York University, United States
	Wisniewski, Thomas	Cross-Field	New York University, United States
	Wong, Kwok-Kin	Cross-Field	New York University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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