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
	Clarke, Leon E.	Cross-Field	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Clarke, Victoria	Social Sciences	University of West England, United Kingdom
	Clauser, Karl R.	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Clauset, Aaron	Cross-Field	University of Colorado Boulder, United States	Santa Fe Institute, United States
	Clavel, Thomas	Cross-Field	RWTH Aachen University, Germany
	Clawson, Hiram	Biology and Biochemistry	University of California Santa Cruz, United States
	Cleland, John G.F.	Cross-Field	University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
	Clement, Karine	Cross-Field	Sorbonne Universite, France	Assistance Publique Hopitaux Paris (APHP), France; Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (Inserm), France
	Clemente, Jose C.	Cross-Field	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States
	Cleveland, Don W.	Cross-Field	Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, United States

2025 Analysis

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