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
	Kabisch, Nadja	Social Sciences	Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
	Kappler, Andreas	Cross-Field	Eberhard Karls University of Tubingen, Germany
	Kariko, Katalin	Cross-Field	BioNTech SE, Germany
	Kaskel, Stefan	Chemistry	Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany	Fraunhofer IWS, Germany
	Kattge, Jens	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany	German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Germany
	Keller, Andreas	Cross-Field	Saarland University, Germany	Helmholtz Association, Germany
	Kern, Florian	Social Sciences	Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW), Germany	University of Sussex, United Kingdom
	Kirchartz, Thomas	Cross-Field	Helmholtz Association, Germany
	Kircher, Martin	Cross-Field	University of Lubeck, Germany	Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany
	Kirschner, Janbernd	Cross-Field	University of Freiburg, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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