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
	Nureki, Osamu	Cross-Field	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Shibata, Naoya	Cross-Field	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Someya, Takao	Cross-Field	University of Tokyo, Japan	RIKEN, Japan
	Tokura, Yoshinori	Physics	RIKEN, Japan	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Watanabe, Masahiro	Cross-Field	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Yamada, Atsuo	Cross-Field	University of Tokyo, Japan	Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea
	Yamaguchi-Shinozaki, Kazuko	Plant and Animal Science	Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Yamamoto, Masahiro	Mathematics	University of Tokyo, Japan	Romanian Academy, Romania
	Yamori, Wataru	Plant and Animal Science	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Yokota, Tomoyuki	Cross-Field	University of Tokyo, Japan

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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