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
	Ogrodnik, Mikolaj	Cross-Field	Mayo Clinic, United States
	Okada, Hideho	Cross-Field	University of California San Francisco, United States
	Okumus, Fevzi	Social Sciences	University of South Carolina, United States	Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia
	Olden, Julian D.	Cross-Field	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Oldroyd, Giles E. D.	Plant and Animal Science	Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, United States	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
	Olfson, Mark	Psychiatry and Psychology	Columbia University, United States	New York State Psychiatry Institute, United States
	Olson, Eric N.	Cross-Field	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, United States
	Olzmann, James A.	Biology and Biochemistry	University of California Berkeley, United States
	Ong, Shyue Ping	Cross-Field	University of California San Diego, United States
	Oppenheimer, Michael	Cross-Field	Princeton University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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