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
	Bai, Xuemei	Cross-Field	Australian National University, Australia	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Barrow, Colin	Cross-Field	Deakin University, Australia
	Bauman, Adrian	Social Sciences	University of Sydney, Australia	University of Newcastle, Australia
	Beavis, Paul A.	Cross-Field	University of Melbourne, Australia	Peter Maccallum Cancer Center, Australia
	Bellomo, Rinaldo	Clinical Medicine	Monash University, Australia	University of Melbourne, Australia
	Bennamoun, Mohammed	Cross-Field	University of Western Australia, Australia
	Benthuysen, Jessica A.	Geosciences	Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia
	Berk, Michael	Cross-Field	Deakin University, Australia
	Bhandari, Bhesh R.	Agricultural Sciences	University of Queensland, Australia
	Biddle, Stuart J. H.	Social Sciences	University of Southern Queensland, Australia

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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