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
	Fowler Jr., Vance G.	Cross-Field	Duke University, United States
	Fox, Matthew P.	Cross-Field	Boston University, United States
	Fox, Peter T.	Cross-Field	US Department of Veterans Affairs, United States
	Fraietta, Joseph A.	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Franceschi, Claudio	Cross-Field	University of Bologna, Italy
	Francis, Jill	Social Sciences	University of Melbourne, Australia
	Franco, Jose Luis	Immunology	Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia
	Francque, Sven	Cross-Field	University of Antwerp, Belgium	University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium
	Frank, Lawrence D.	Social Sciences	University of California San Diego, United States
	Franke, Andre	Cross-Field	University of Kiel, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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