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
	Jackson, Robert B.	Environment and Ecology	Stanford University, United States	Duke University, United States
	Jacob, Daniel J.	Geosciences	Harvard University, United States
	Jacob, Fadi	Cross-Field	Johns Hopkins University, United States
	Jacobson, Terry A.	Pharmacology and Toxicology	Emory University, United States
	Jaenisch, Rudolf	Cross-Field	Whitehead Institute, United States
	Jaffe, Glenn J.	Clinical Medicine	Duke University, United States
	Jaffrey, Samie R.	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Cornell University, United States
	Jagust, William J.	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of California Berkeley, United States
	Jain, Anubhav	Cross-Field	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
	Jain, Atul K.	Geosciences	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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