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
	Clevers, Hans	Biology and Biochemistry	Roche Holding, Switzerland	Utrecht University, Netherlands
	Clevers, Hans	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Roche Holding, Switzerland	Utrecht University, Netherlands
	Clish, Clary B.	Biology and Biochemistry	Broad Institute, United States
	Clish, Clary B.	Microbiology	Broad Institute, United States
	Clish, Clary B.	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Broad Institute, United States
	Cloughesy, Timothy F.	Cross-Field	University of California Los Angeles, United States
	Cobden, David H.	Cross-Field	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Codeluppi, Simone	Cross-Field	Karolinska Institute, Sweden
	Coelho, Luis Pedro	Cross-Field	Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
	Coenye, Tom	Cross-Field	Ghent University, Belgium

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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