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
	Inouye, Michael	Cross-Field	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom	Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia
	Inouye, Sharon K.	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Inzlicht, Michael	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Toronto, Canada
	Inzucchi, Silvio E.	Clinical Medicine	Yale University, United States
	Ioannidis, John P. A.	Clinical Medicine	Stanford University, United States
	Ioannidis, John P. A.	Social Sciences	Stanford University, United States
	Iorio, Alfonso	Cross-Field	McMaster University, Canada
	Ip, Alexander H.	Cross-Field	University of Toronto, Canada
	Iqbal, Kashif	Cross-Field	Taif University, Saudi Arabia	RMIT University, Vietnam
	Iranmanesh, Mohammad	Cross-Field	Taylor's University, Malaysia

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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