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
	Haase, Dagmar	Social Sciences	Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany	Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany
	Haberkorn, Uwe	Clinical Medicine	Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany
	Hacquard, Stephane	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Hagemann, Stefan	Cross-Field	Helmholtz Association, Germany
	Hagen, Wim J. H.	Biology and Biochemistry	European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Germany
	Haghighirad, A. A.	Cross-Field	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
	Hallek, Michael J.	Clinical Medicine	University of Cologne, Germany	University Hospital of Cologne, Germany
	Haller, Dirk	Cross-Field	Technical University of Munich, Germany
	Hartmann, Henrik	Cross-Field	Julius Kuhn-Institut, Germany	University of Gottingen, Germany; Max Planck Society, Germany
	Hartmann, Jens	Cross-Field	University of Hamburg, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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