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
	Kirchartz, Thomas	Cross-Field	Helmholtz Association, Germany
	Kircher, Martin	Cross-Field	University of Lubeck, Germany	Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany
	Kirchherr, Julian	Cross-Field	Roskilde University, Denmark	Utrecht University, Netherlands
	Kirkland, James L.	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Mayo Clinic, United States
	Kirkpatrick, Sharon I.	Agricultural Sciences	University of Waterloo, Canada
	Kirkwood, John M.	Cross-Field	University of Pittsburgh, United States	UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, United States
	Kirschner, Janbernd	Cross-Field	University of Freiburg, Germany
	Kis, Andras	Cross-Field	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland
	Kissick, Haydn T.	Immunology	Emory University, United States
	Kitagawa, Susumu	Chemistry	Kyoto University, Japan

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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