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
	Aceto, Nicola	Cross-Field	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland		View Profile
	Acharya, Viral V.	Economics and Business	Reserve Bank India, India		View Profile
	Acheampong, Alex O.	Cross-Field	Bond University, Australia		View Profile
	Adachi, Chihaya	Physics	Kyushu University, Japan		View Profile
	Adams, Paul D.	Cross-Field	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States	University of California Berkeley, United States	View Profile
	Adamson, Britt	Cross-Field	Princeton University, United States		View Profile
	Ade, Harald	Engineering	North Carolina State University, United States		View Profile
	Ade, Harald	Materials Science	North Carolina State University, United States		View Profile
	Adeli, Hojjat	Engineering	Ohio State University, United States	SmartTech High Technologies, United States	View Profile
	Adesso, Gerardo	Physics	University of Nottingham, United Kingdom		View Profile

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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