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
	Grosse, Guido	Geosciences	Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
	Grosso, Giuseppe	Agricultural Sciences	University of Catania, Italy
	Grubaugh, Nathan D.	Cross-Field	Yale University, United States
	Gruber, Nicolas	Geosciences	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland
	Grun, Dominic	Cross-Field	University of Wurzburg, Germany
	Grundy, Scott M.	Pharmacology and Toxicology	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, United States
	Grüning, Björn	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Freiburg, Germany
	Grupp, Stephan	Clinical Medicine	Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, United States
	Gu, Baojing	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Gu, Ke	Computer Science	Beijing University of Technology, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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