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
	Baernighausen, Till	Cross-Field	Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany
	Baines, John F.	Microbiology	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Baldwin, Ian T.	Plant and Animal Science	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Banaschewski, Tobias	Cross-Field	Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany
	Baron, Ralf	Cross-Field	University of Kiel, Germany	Schleswig Holstein University Hospital, Germany
	Bartenschlager, Ralf	Cross-Field	Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany	German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany
	Bauhus, Juergen	Plant and Animal Science	University of Freiburg, Germany
	Bein, Thomas	Cross-Field	University of Munich, Germany
	Bengsch, Bertram	Cross-Field	University of Freiburg, Germany
	Berg, Daniela	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Kiel, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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