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
	Balsamo, Gianpaolo	Geosciences	European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), United Kingdom
	Banaschewski, Tobias	Cross-Field	Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany
	Banchereau, Romain	Cross-Field	Baylor Scott and White Health, United States
	Bandodkar, Amay J.	Cross-Field	Northwestern University, United States
	Banerjee, Rahul	Chemistry	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) - Kolkata, India
	Banerjee, Samiran	Microbiology	North Dakota State University Fargo, United States
	Banfield, Jillian F.	Biology and Biochemistry	University of California Berkeley, United States	Monash University, Australia
	Banfield, Jillian F.	Microbiology	University of California Berkeley, United States	Monash University, Australia
	Bang, Yung-Jue	Clinical Medicine	Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea
	Bangerth, Wolfgang	Mathematics	Colorado State University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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