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
	Leiserowitz, Anthony	Social Sciences	Yale University, United States
	Leist, Sarah R.	Cross-Field	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	Leja, Joel	Space Science	Pennsylvania State University, United States
	Lelkes, Yphtach	Social Sciences	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Lenz, Heinz-Josef	Clinical Medicine	University of Southern California, United States
	Leon, Martin B.	Clinical Medicine	American College of Cardiology, United States	Columbia University, United States
	Leone, Vanessa	Cross-Field	University of Chicago, United States
	Leskovec, Jure	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Leung, L. Ruby	Geosciences	United States Department of Energy (DOE), United States
	Levendusky, Matthew	Social Sciences	University of Pennsylvania, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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