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
	Hauser, Alexander	Cross-Field	University of Copenhagen, Denmark
	Haushofer, Johannes	Economics and Business	Stockholm University, Sweden
	Haussler, David	Biology and Biochemistry	University of California Santa Cruz, United States
	Havlík, Petr	Environment and Ecology	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
	Havlík, Petr	Social Sciences	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
	Haw, Robin	Biology and Biochemistry	Ontario Institute For Cancer Research, Canada
	Hawkins, Philip N.	Clinical Medicine	University College London, United Kingdom
	Hay, Simon I.	Clinical Medicine	Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, United States	University of Washington, United States
	Hayakawa, Akihiro	Engineering	Tohoku University, Japan
	Hayes, Andrew F.	Cross-Field	University of Calgary, Canada

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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