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
	Kleinstiver, Benjamin P.	Biology and Biochemistry	Massachusetts General Hospital, United States	Harvard Medical School, United States
	Klenerman, Paul	Cross-Field	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Klerkx, Laurens	Agricultural Sciences	Universidad de Talca, Chile	Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
	Klimont, Zbigniew	Cross-Field	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
	Kline, Patrick	Economics and Business	University of California Berkeley, United States
	Klompas, Michael	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States	Brigham & Women's Hospital, United States
	Klonsky, E. David	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of British Columbia, Canada
	Kluger, Yuval	Cross-Field	Yale University, United States
	Knight, Rob	Biology and Biochemistry	University of California San Diego, United States	Rady Children's Hospital, United States; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR
	Knight, Rob	Microbiology	University of California San Diego, United States	Rady Children's Hospital, United States; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR

2025 Analysis

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