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
	Heymsfield, Steven B.	Cross-Field	Louisiana State University, United States
	Hickel, Jason	Cross-Field	Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
	Hickie, Ian B.	Cross-Field	University of Sydney, Australia
	Hicks, Christina C.	Cross-Field	Lancaster University, United Kingdom
	Higgins, Julian P. T.	Social Sciences	University of Bristol, United Kingdom
	Higginson, Irene J.	Cross-Field	King's College London, United Kingdom
	Higuera, Philip E.	Cross-Field	The University of Montana, United States
	Hildebrand, Falk	Cross-Field	Quadram Institute, United Kingdom	Earlham Institute, United Kingdom
	Hilgenfeld, Rolf	Cross-Field	University of Lubeck, Germany
	Hill, Andrew	Cross-Field	University of Washington Seattle, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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