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
	Davis, John M.	Cross-Field	University of Illinois At Chicago, United States
	Davis, Mark M.	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Davis, Steven J.	Environment and Ecology	Stanford University, United States	Watershed Technology, Inc.
	Davis, Steven J.	Geosciences	Stanford University, United States	Watershed Technology, Inc.
	Davis, Thomas P.	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia
	Dawson, Ted M.	Neuroscience and Behavior	Johns Hopkins University, United States
	Dawson, Valina L.	Neuroscience and Behavior	Johns Hopkins University, United States
	Daza, Riza M.	Molecular Biology and Genetics	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Dazzan, Paola	Psychiatry and Psychology	King's College London, United Kingdom
	De Angelis, Filippo	Cross-Field	University of Perugia, Italy	Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy

2025 Analysis

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