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
	Buzsaki, Gyoergy	Neuroscience and Behavior	New York University, United States
	Byndloss, Mariana X.	Microbiology	Vanderbilt University, United States	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
	Byrd, John C.	Cross-Field	Ohio State University, United States
	Cabanillas, Maria E.	Cross-Field	UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, United States
	Cai, Long	Cross-Field	California Institute of Technology, United States
	Cai, Mei	Cross-Field	General Motors, United States
	Cai, T. Tony	Mathematics	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Calfee, Carolyn S.	Clinical Medicine	University of California San Francisco, United States
	Callahan, Benjamin J.	Cross-Field	North Carolina State University, United States
	Callahan, Margaret K.	Cross-Field	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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