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
	Husain, Masud	Cross-Field	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Islam, M. Saiful	Cross-Field	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Johnston, Michael B.	Environment and Ecology	University of Oxford, United Kingdom	Australian National University, Australia
	Johnston, Michael B.	Materials Science	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Juni, Peter	Clinical Medicine	University of Oxford, United Kingdom	University of Toronto, Canada
	Klenerman, Paul	Cross-Field	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Kuyken, Willem	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Oxford, United Kingdom	Oxford Health Biomedical Research, United Kingdom
	Lehdonvirta, Vili	Cross-Field	Aalto University, Finland	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Malhi, Yadvinder	Environment and Ecology	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	McCulloch, Iain	Materials Science	Princeton University, United States	University of Oxford, United Kingdom

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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