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
	Kuang, Yudi	Cross-Field	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Kubik, Martha	Clinical Medicine	Temple University, United States
	Kuchroo, Vijay K.	Immunology	Broad Institute, United States
	Kuhn, Jens H.	Microbiology	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	Kuhn, Robert M.	Biology and Biochemistry	University of California Santa Cruz, United States	Robert Kuhn Consulting, United States
	Kumar, Sudhir	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Temple University, United States
	Kundaje, Anshul	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Kunz, Werner H.	Cross-Field	University of Massachusetts Boston, United States
	Kurachi, Makoto	Immunology	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Kurzrock, Razelle	Clinical Medicine	Medical College of Wisconsin, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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