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
	Kelly, Paul	Cross-Field	University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
	Kendler, Kenneth S.	Cross-Field	Virginia Commonwealth University, United States
	Kennedy, Paul J.	Cross-Field	University College Cork, Ireland
	Kennedy, Peter G.	Cross-Field	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States
	Kent, W. James	Biology and Biochemistry	University of California Santa Cruz, United States
	Keren-shaul, Hadas	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
	Keres, Dusan	Space Science	University of California San Diego, United States	University of California System, United States
	Kern, Florian	Social Sciences	Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW), Germany	University of Sussex, United Kingdom
	Kerr, Keith M.	Clinical Medicine	University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
	Keseler, Ingrid M.	Cross-Field	SRI International, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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