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
	Laforsch, Christian	Environment and Ecology	University of Bayreuth, Germany
	Landmesser, Ulf	Clinical Medicine	Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany
	Lankeit, Johannes	Mathematics	Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
	Laquai, Frédéric	Cross-Field	University of Munich, Germany	King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia
	Latz, Eicke	Immunology	Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), Germany	Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany
	Lehmann, Anika	Cross-Field	Free University of Berlin, Germany
	Lelieveld, J.	Geosciences	Max Planck Society, Germany	Cyprus Institute, Cyprus
	Letunic, Ivica	Biology and Biochemistry	Biobyte Solutions GmbH, Germany
	Leucht, Stefan	Psychiatry and Psychology	Technical University of Munich, Germany
	Ley, Ruth E.	Microbiology	Max Planck Society, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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