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
	Haining, W. Nicholas	Immunology	Harvard University, United States
	Hainmueller, Jens	Social Sciences	Stanford University, United States
	Hair Jr., Joseph F.	Economics and Business	University of South Alabama, United States
	Hairer, Martin	Mathematics	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland
	Hajli, Nick	Cross-Field	Loughborough University, United Kingdom
	Halas, Naomi J.	Cross-Field	Rice University, United States
	Hall, Alex	Cross-Field	University of California Los Angeles, United States
	Hall, Aron J.	Cross-Field	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - USA, United States
	Hall, Brian J.	Psychiatry and Psychology	New York University Shanghai, China Mainland	New York University, United States
	Hall, C. Michael	Social Sciences	University of Canterbury, New Zealand

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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