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
	Frankenberg, Christian	Geosciences	California Institute of Technology, United States	NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), United States
	Franquelo, Leopoldo G.	Engineering	University of Sevilla, Spain	Harbin Institute of Technology, China Mainland
	Frantzeskaki, Niki	Cross-Field	Utrecht University, Netherlands
	Franx, Marijn	Space Science	Leiden University, Netherlands
	Franzmann, Titus	Cross-Field	Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany
	Franzosa, Eric A.	Biology and Biochemistry	Harvard University, United States
	Franzosa, Eric A.	Microbiology	Harvard University, United States
	Fraser, Roydon	Cross-Field	University of Waterloo, Canada
	Frattini, Federico	Economics and Business	Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
	Frayling, Timothy M.	Cross-Field	University of Exeter, United Kingdom

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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