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
	Rillig, Matthias C.	Environment and Ecology	Free University of Berlin, Germany
	Rillig, Matthias C.	Microbiology	Free University of Berlin, Germany
	Rillig, Matthias C.	Plant and Animal Science	Free University of Berlin, Germany
	Ringle, Christian M.	Economics and Business	Hamburg University of Technology, Germany	James Cook University, Australia
	Rix, Hans-Walter	Space Science	Max Planck Society, Germany	Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany
	Rockstrom, Johan	Environment and Ecology	Potsdam Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung, Germany	University of Potsdam, Germany; Stockholm University, Sweden
	Rose-John, Stefan	Cross-Field	University of Kiel, Germany
	Rubio, Angel	Physics	Max Planck Society, Germany	Flatiron Institute, United States
	Rueckert, Daniel	Cross-Field	Technical University of Munich, Germany	Imperial College London, United Kingdom
	Sahin, Ugur	Immunology	BioNTech SE, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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