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
	Goedert, Michel	Neuroscience and Behavior	MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, United Kingdom
	Goetschi, Thomas	Social Sciences	University of Zurich, Switzerland
	Gogotsi, Yury	Chemistry	Drexel University, United States	Sumy State University, Ukraine
	Gogotsi, Yury	Engineering	Drexel University, United States	Sumy State University, Ukraine
	Gogotsi, Yury	Materials Science	Drexel University, United States	Sumy State University, Ukraine
	Göker, Markus	Microbiology	Leibniz Association, Germany
	Golden, Christopher D.	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Golding, Nick	Cross-Field	University of Western Australia, Australia	Telethon Kids Institute, Australia
	Goldman, Jonathan W.	Clinical Medicine	University of California Los Angeles, United States
	Goldman, Nathan	Physics	College de France, France	Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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