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
	Atala, Anthony	Cross-Field	Wake Forest University, United States
	Atarashi, Koji	Cross-Field	Keio University, Japan
	Atchudan, Raji	Cross-Field	Yeungnam University, South Korea
	Athey, Susan	Economics and Business	National Bureau of Economic Research, United States
	Atun, Rifat	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Atwater, Harry A.	Cross-Field	California Institute of Technology, United States
	Aubert, Salome	Social Sciences	University of Ottawa, Canada
	Audretsch, David B.	Economics and Business	Indiana University Bloomington, United States	University of Klagenfurt, Austria
	Augustijns, Patrick	Cross-Field	KU Leuven, Belgium
	Augustovski, Federico	Pharmacology and Toxicology	University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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