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
	Jiao, Lei	Cross-Field	University of Agder, Norway
	Johansen, Terje	Cross-Field	UiT The Arctic University of Tromso, Norway
	Krogstie, John	Cross-Field	Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
	Lewin, Simon	Social Sciences	Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway	South African Medical Research Council, South Africa
	Lusher, Amy L.	Environment and Ecology	Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Norway
	Maharjan, Sabita	Engineering	University of Oslo, Norway
	Mathelier, Anthony	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Oslo, Norway
	Moran, Daniel	Cross-Field	Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
	Peters, Glen P.	Cross-Field	Center for International Climate Research (CICERO), Norway
	Quintana, Daniel S.	Cross-Field	University of Oslo, Norway	Oslo University Hospital, Norway

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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