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
	Bai, Xuemei	Cross-Field	Australian National University, Australia	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Bai, Yang	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Bai, Yang	Cross-Field	Peking University, China Mainland
	Bai, Ying	Cross-Field	Beijing Institute of Technology, China Mainland
	Bai, Yongfei	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Baik, Sung Wook	Cross-Field	Sejong University, South Korea
	Bailey-Serres, Julia	Plant and Animal Science	University of California Riverside, United States
	Baillie, J. Kenneth	Cross-Field	University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
	Baines, John F.	Microbiology	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Baker, Brenda F.	Cross-Field	Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc., United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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