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
	Asche, Frank	Cross-Field	University of Florida, United States	Universitetet i Stavanger, Norway
	Aschemann-Witzel, Jessica	Cross-Field	Aarhus University, Denmark
	Ashina, Messoud	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Copenhagen, Denmark
	Ashley, Euan	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Asmundson, Gordon J. G.	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Regina, Canada
	Asnicar, Francesco	Cross-Field	University of Trento, Italy
	Aspuru-Guzik, Alan	Chemistry	University of Toronto, Canada	Vector Institute, Canada
	Aspuru-Guzik, Alan	Physics	University of Toronto, Canada
	Assimes, Themistocles L.	Cross-Field	US Department of Veterans Affairs, United States
	Astell-Burt, Thomas	Cross-Field	University of Sydney, Australia

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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