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
	Calonico, Sebastian	Cross-Field	Columbia University, United States
	Calvin, Katherine V.	Cross-Field	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States
	Camidge, D. Ross	Clinical Medicine	University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, United States
	Candes, Emmanuel J.	Mathematics	Stanford University, United States
	Cannon, Christopher P.	Clinical Medicine	Harvard University, United States	Brigham & Women's Hospital, United States
	Cannon, Tyrone D.	Cross-Field	Yale University, United States
	Cantley, Lewis C.	Cross-Field	Cornell University, United States
	Cao, Guozhong	Cross-Field	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Cao, Ting	Physics	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Cao, Xinyu	Social Sciences	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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