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
	Hardesty, Britta Denise	Cross-Field	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
	He, Ji-Zheng	Cross-Field	University of Melbourne, Australia	Fujian Normal University, China Mainland
	Hensher, David A.	Social Sciences	University of Sydney, Australia
	Hickie, Ian B.	Cross-Field	University of Sydney, Australia
	Hill, Andrew F.	Biology and Biochemistry	Victoria University, Australia
	Ho-Baillie, Anita W. Y.	Engineering	University of Sydney, Australia	University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia
	Hobday, Alistair J.	Geosciences	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
	Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia
	Hoey, Andrew S.	Environment and Ecology	ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Australia
	Hoffmann, Tammy C.	Cross-Field	Bond University, Australia

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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