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
	Doench, John G.	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Broad Institute, United States
	Döhner, Hartmut	Clinical Medicine	Ulm University, Germany
	Doi, Yohei	Immunology	University of Pittsburgh, United States	Fujita Health University, Japan
	Dokmeci, Mehmet R.	Materials Science	University of California Los Angeles, United States
	Dolgui, Alexandre	Engineering	IMT Atlantique, France
	Doll, Sebastian	Biology and Biochemistry	Helmholtz Association, Germany
	Dolnicar, Sara	Social Sciences	University of Queensland, Australia
	Dombret, Herve	Clinical Medicine	Universite Paris Cite, France
	Domen, Kazunari	Chemistry	Shinshu University, Japan	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Donat, Markus G.	Geosciences	Barcelona Supercomputer Center (BSC-CNS), Spain	ICREA, Spain

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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