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
	Kitajima, Masaaki	Environment and Ecology	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Kitipornchai, Sritawat	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia
	Kivimaki, Mika	Social Sciences	University College London, United Kingdom	University of Helsinki, Finland
	Kivshar, Yuri	Physics	Australian National University, Australia
	Kläui, Mathias	Physics	Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany	Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU), Norway
	Kleiman, Evan M.	Psychiatry and Psychology	Harvard University, United States
	Klein, Allon M.	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Harvard University, United States
	Klein, Christian	Cross-Field	Roche Holding, Switzerland
	Klein, Christoph	Immunology	University of Munich, Germany
	Klein, Teri E.	Pharmacology and Toxicology	Stanford University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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