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
	Obura, David	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia
	Parks, Donovan H.	Biology and Biochemistry	Aalborg University, Denmark	University of Queensland, Australia
	Parks, Donovan H.	Microbiology	Aalborg University, Denmark	University of Queensland, Australia
	Possingham, Hugh P.	Environment and Ecology	University of Queensland, Australia
	Rinke, Christian	Cross-Field	University of Innsbruck, Austria	University of Queensland, Australia
	Ritchie, Brent W.	Social Sciences	University of Queensland, Australia
	Roberts, Jason A.	Immunology	University of Queensland, Australia	Universite de Montpellier, France
	Robertson, Avril A. B.	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia
	Schroder, Kate	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia
	Scott, James G.	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Queensland, Australia

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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