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
	Conroy, Charlie	Space Science	Smithsonian Institution, United States	Harvard University, United States
	Cook, Benjamin I.	Geosciences	Columbia University, United States
	Cooke, Graham	Cross-Field	Imperial College London, United Kingdom
	Cooke, Steven J.	Plant and Animal Science	Carleton University, Canada
	Cooper, Andrew I.	Chemistry	University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
	Cooper, Cyrus	Clinical Medicine	University of Southampton, United Kingdom	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Cooper, David	Cross-Field	University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
	Cooper, Matthew A.	Pharmacology and Toxicology	University of Queensland, Australia
	Coppock, Alexander	Social Sciences	Yale University, United States
	Coppola, Giovanni	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of California Los Angeles, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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