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
	Hartung, Hans-Peter	Cross-Field	Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, Germany	University of Sydney, Australia
	Hassel, Jessica	Cross-Field	Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany
	Heikenwälder, Mathias	Cross-Field	Eberhard Karls University of Tubingen, Germany	German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany
	Heine, Thomas	Chemistry	Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany	Yonsei University, South Korea
	Hell, Stefan W.	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Hermjakob, Henning	Biology and Biochemistry	European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Germany
	Herold, Martin	Cross-Field	Helmholtz-Center Potsdam GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Germany	University of Potsdam, Germany
	Herrmann, Ken	Clinical Medicine	University of Duisburg Essen, Germany
	Hilgenfeld, Rolf	Cross-Field	University of Lubeck, Germany
	Hoffmann, Markus	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Deutsches Primatenzentrum (DPZ), Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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