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
	Kris-Etherton, Penny M.	Cross-Field	Pennsylvania State University, United States
	Krishna, Rajamani	Chemistry	University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Kristiansen, Karsten	Microbiology	University of Copenhagen, Denmark	Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), China Mainland
	Kriwacki, Richard	Cross-Field	St Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States
	Krogstie, John	Cross-Field	Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
	Kronbichler, Martin	Mathematics	University of Augsburg, Germany
	Krop, Ian	Clinical Medicine	Harvard University, United States
	Kruchko, Carol	Neuroscience and Behavior	Case Western Reserve University, United States
	Krueger, James G.	Immunology	Rockefeller University, United States
	Krueger, Robert F.	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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