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
	Volkow, Nora D.	Psychiatry and Psychology	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	Vonderheide, Robert H.	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Vos, Theo	Clinical Medicine	Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, United States	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Voytas, Daniel F.	Plant and Animal Science	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States
	Vuletic, Vladan	Physics	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
	Vunjak-Novakovic, Gordana	Cross-Field	Columbia University, United States
	Wadden, Thomas	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Wager, Stefan	Mathematics	Stanford University, United States
	Wager, Tor D.	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Colorado Boulder, United States
	Wagers, Amy J.	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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