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
	Spielmann, Malte	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Springel, Volker	Space Science	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Stadler, Marc	Plant and Animal Science	Helmholtz Association, Germany
	Stark, Holger	Cross-Field	Technical University of Berlin, Germany
	Staszewski, Ori	Cross-Field	Saarland University, Germany	University of Freiburg, Germany
	Stecher, Bärbel	Cross-Field	Technical University of Munich, Germany
	Stegle, Oliver	Biology and Biochemistry	German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany	European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Germany; Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany
	Steinmetz, Lars M.	Cross-Field	European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Germany
	Stevens, Bjorn	Geosciences	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Stilgenbauer, Stephan	Clinical Medicine	Ulm University, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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