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
	Desmond, Matthew	Social Sciences	Harvard University, United States
	Deursen, Alexander J. A. M. van	Social Sciences	University of Twente, Netherlands
	Deursen, Jan M. van	Cross-Field	Mayo Clinic, United States
	Deverman, Benjamin E.	Cross-Field	Broad Institute, United States
	Devinsky, Orrin	Neuroscience and Behavior	New York University, United States
	Devleesschauwer, Brecht	Cross-Field	Universite Catholique Louvain, Belgium
	Devlin, Nancy J.	Cross-Field	University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
	Dewaele, Jean-Marc	Social Sciences	Birkbeck University London, United Kingdom
	Di Renzo, Marco	Computer Science	King's College London, United Kingdom	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France
	Diamond, Michael S.	Immunology	Washington University (WUSTL), United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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