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
	Orringer, Carl E.	Cross-Field	University of Miami, United States
	Ort, Donald R.	Plant and Animal Science	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
	Ortiz, Brenden R.	Cross-Field	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States
	Ostell, James M.	Biology and Biochemistry	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	Ostrom, Quinn T.	Neuroscience and Behavior	Duke University, United States
	Ott, Patrick A.	Cross-Field	Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States
	Otto, Michael	Cross-Field	NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), United States
	Otto-Bliesner, Bette L.	Geosciences	National Center Atmospheric Research (NCAR) - USA, United States
	Ou, Sai-Hong Ignatius	Clinical Medicine	University of California Irvine, United States
	Ovchinnikov, Sergey	Biology and Biochemistry	Harvard University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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