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
	Jin, Song	Chemistry	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Johnson, Sterling C.	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Liu, Wu-Jun	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Ralph, John	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States	Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, United States
	Rey, Federico E.	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Tononi, Giulio	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Turner, Monica G.	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Wang, Fei	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Yu, Zongfu	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States	Flexcompute Inc, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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