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
	Fujimori, Shinichiro	Cross-Field	Kyoto University, Japan	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
	Hayakawa, Akihiro	Engineering	Tohoku University, Japan
	Hishikawa, Yoshihiro	Engineering	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
	Iwasa, Yoshihiro	Cross-Field	RIKEN, Japan
	Iwata, Hiroji	Clinical Medicine	Aichi Cancer Center, Japan
	Kawachi, Ichiro	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Morio, Tomohiro	Immunology	Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Japan
	Muramatsu, Hiromi	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Nishikawa, Hiroyoshi	Cross-Field	Nagoya University, Japan	National Cancer Center Japan, Japan
	Nishimasu, Hiroshi	Cross-Field	University of Tokyo, Japan

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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