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
	Herold, Martin	Cross-Field	Helmholtz-Center Potsdam GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Germany	University of Potsdam, Germany
	Herrera, Francisco	Computer Science	University of Granada, Spain
	Herrero, Mario	Environment and Ecology	Cornell University, United States
	Herrmann, Ken	Clinical Medicine	University of Duisburg Essen, Germany
	Hersam, Mark C.	Materials Science	Northwestern University, United States
	Hertwich, Edgar G.	Cross-Field	Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
	Herz, Laura M.	Cross-Field	University of Oxford, United Kingdom	Australian National University, Australia
	Hessels, Jason W. T.	Space Science	McGill University, Canada	University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Heuvelink, Gerard B. M.	Agricultural Sciences	Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands	ISRIC - World Soil Information, Netherlands
	Hew, Khe Foon	Social Sciences	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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