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
	Amit, Ido	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
	Amitai, Gil	Cross-Field	Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
	An, Zhisheng	Geosciences	Institute of Earth Environment (CAS), China Mainland	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	An, Zhongfu	Cross-Field	Nanjing Tech University, China Mainland
	Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N.	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States	Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
	Anantharaman, Karthik	Microbiology	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Anasori, Babak	Materials Science	Purdue University, United States
	Andaloussi, Samir El	Biology and Biochemistry	Karolinska Institute, Sweden
	Anderegg, William R. L.	Environment and Ecology	University of Utah, United States
	Anders, Hans-Joachim	Cross-Field	University of Munich, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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