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
	Dong, Renhao	Chemistry	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Dong, X. L.	Cross-Field	Dalian Polytechnic University, China Mainland
	Dong, Yitong	Cross-Field	University of Oklahoma, United States
	Donges, Jonathan F.	Cross-Field	Potsdam Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung, Germany
	Donghia, Nina M.	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Donoghue, Philip C. J.	Cross-Field	University of Bristol, United Kingdom
	Donovan, Katherine A.	Cross-Field	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
	Donskey, Curtis J.	Social Sciences	Case Western Reserve University, United States
	Dorigo, Wouter	Geosciences	Vienna University of Technology, Austria
	Dorn, David	Economics and Business	University of Zurich, Switzerland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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