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
	Hugenholtz, Philip	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Queensland, Australia	Aalborg University, Denmark
	Hugenholtz, Philip	Microbiology	University of Queensland, Australia	Aalborg University, Denmark
	Hughes, Karen	Social Sciences	Bangor University, United Kingdom
	Hughes, Terry P.	Environment and Ecology	James Cook University, Australia
	Hui, David S.	Cross-Field	Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Huijbregts, Mark A. J.	Environment and Ecology	Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
	Huisman, Menno V.	Clinical Medicine	Leiden University, Netherlands
	Hul, Matthias Van	Cross-Field	Universite Catholique Louvain, Belgium
	Hull, Laura	Psychiatry and Psychology	University College London, United Kingdom
	Hult, G. Tomas M.	Economics and Business	Michigan State University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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