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
	Dai, Zhongmin	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Daily, Gretchen C.	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Daioglou, Vassilis	Cross-Field	Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), Netherlands	Utrecht University, Netherlands
	Dale, Russell C.	Cross-Field	The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Australia
	Dalmau, Josep	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Barcelona, Spain	Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Spain
	Daly, Mark J.	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Broad Institute, United States
	Dams-O'Connor, Kristen	Neuroscience and Behavior	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States
	Damschroder, Laura J.	Social Sciences	US Department of Veterans Affairs, United States	Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
	Danabasoglu, Gokhan	Geosciences	National Center Atmospheric Research (NCAR) - USA, United States
	Danecek, Petr	Cross-Field	Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, United Kingdom

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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