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
	Font, Xavier	Cross-Field	University of Surrey, United Kingdom
	Fontana, Marianna	Clinical Medicine	University College London, United Kingdom
	Forbes, Andrew	Physics	University of The Witwatersrand, South Africa
	Forbes, Miriam K.	Psychiatry and Psychology	Macquarie University, Australia
	Ford, Derek C.	Social Sciences	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - USA, United States
	Ford, Tamsin	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
	Forli, Stefano	Biology and Biochemistry	Scripps Research Institute, United States
	Forman, Henry Jay	Cross-Field	University of California Merced, United States
	Forman, Stephen J.	Cross-Field	City of Hope National Medical Center, United States
	Formenti, Silvia	Cross-Field	Cornell University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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