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
	Jandus, Camilla	Cross-Field	University of Geneva, Switzerland
	Janek, Juergen	Cross-Field	Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
	Janelidze, Shorena	Neuroscience and Behavior	Lund University, Sweden
	Jang, Mi	Environment and Ecology	Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), South Korea
	Jänne, Pasi A.	Clinical Medicine	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
	Jansen, Steven	Plant and Animal Science	Ulm University, Germany
	Janssen, Ian	Social Sciences	Queens University - Canada, Canada
	Janssen, Marijn	Social Sciences	Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
	Janssen, Mathieu F.	Cross-Field	Erasmus MC, Netherlands
	Janssens, Ivan A.	Environment and Ecology	University of Antwerp, Belgium

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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