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
	Ivanov, Dmitry	Engineering	Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany
	Ivanova, Natalia N.	Biology and Biochemistry	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
	Iversen, Colleen M.	Plant and Animal Science	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States
	Iwamoto, Yoshiko	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Iwasa, Yoshihiro	Cross-Field	RIKEN, Japan
	Iwasaki, Akiko	Immunology	Yale University, United States	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
	Iwata, Hiroji	Clinical Medicine	Aichi Cancer Center, Japan
	Iyengar, Shanto	Social Sciences	Stanford University, United States
	Izumi, Namiki	Cross-Field	Musashino Redcross Hosp, Japan
	Izzo, Angelo A.	Pharmacology and Toxicology	University of Naples Federico II, Italy

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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