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
	De Angelis, Maria	Cross-Field	Universita Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico Ii, Italy
	De Bastiani, Michele	Cross-Field	University of Padua, Italy
	De Bekker-Grob, Esther	Cross-Field	Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
	de Boer, Rudolf A.	Clinical Medicine	Erasmus MC, Netherlands	Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
	de Bono, Johann Sebastian	Clinical Medicine	Institute of Cancer Research - UK, United Kingdom	Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
	De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse	Social Sciences	Ghent University, Belgium
	De Hert, Marc	Psychiatry and Psychology	KU Leuven, Belgium	University of Antwerp, Belgium
	De Jager, Philip L.	Neuroscience and Behavior	Harvard University, United States
	De Kauwe, Martin G.	Cross-Field	University of Bristol, United Kingdom
	de la Fuente-Nunez, Cesar	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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