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
	Douglas, Karen M.	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Kent, United Kingdom
	Drake, Charles G.	Cross-Field	Columbia University, United States	Johns Hopkins University, United States
	Dranoff, Glenn	Cross-Field	Novartis, Switzerland
	Dravid, Vinayak P.	Cross-Field	Northwestern University, United States
	Drevets, Wayne C.	Psychiatry and Psychology	Laureate Institute for Brain Research Inc., United States
	Drilon, Alexander	Clinical Medicine	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States
	Dris, Rachid	Environment and Ecology	University of Bayreuth, Germany
	Drosten, Christian	Microbiology	Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany	German Center for Infection Research, Germany
	Drouet, Laurent	Cross-Field	Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC), Italy
	Drucker, Daniel J.	Biology and Biochemistry	Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Canada	University of Toronto, Canada

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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