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
	Li, Weihan	Cross-Field	RWTH Aachen University, Germany
	Linkermann, Andreas	Cross-Field	Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany	Heidelberg University, Germany
	Löder, Martin G. J.	Environment and Ecology	University of Bayreuth, Germany
	Loibl, Sibylle	Clinical Medicine	Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
	Lordick, Florian	Cross-Field	Leipzig University, Germany
	Lotsch, Bettina Valeska	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany	University of Munich, Germany
	Luderer, Gunnar	Environment and Ecology	Potsdam Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung, Germany	Technical University of Berlin, Germany
	Luedde, Tom	Cross-Field	Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, Germany
	Luhmann, Maike	Psychiatry and Psychology	Ruhr University Bochum, Germany	German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Germany
	Lunn, John E.	Plant and Animal Science	Max Planck Society, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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