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
	Alkema, Leontine	Cross-Field	University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
	Alkhateeb, Ahmed	Cross-Field	Arizona State University Tempe, United States
	Allan, Andrew C.	Plant and Animal Science	University of Auckland, New Zealand	Bioeconomy Science Institute, New Zealand
	Allcott, Hunt	Economics and Business	Stanford University, United States
	Allen, Eliezer M. Van	Cross-Field	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
	Allen, George	Cross-Field	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States
	Allen, Naomi E.	Cross-Field	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Allen, Thomas G.	Cross-Field	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
	Allison, Edward Hugh	Cross-Field	Worldfish, Malaysia	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Allison, James P.	Cross-Field	UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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