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
	Barres, Ben A.	Neuroscience and Behavior	Stanford University, United States
	Barrett, Frederick S.	Cross-Field	Johns Hopkins University, United States
	Barrett, J. Carl	Cross-Field	AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
	Barrett, Lisa Feldman	Psychiatry and Psychology	Northeastern University, United States	Harvard University, United States
	Barrios, Carlos H.	Clinical Medicine	Pontificia Universidade Catolica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
	Barrow, Colin	Cross-Field	Deakin University, Australia
	Barsoum, Michel W.	Materials Science	Drexel University, United States
	Bartel, David P.	Cross-Field	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
	Bartenschlager, Ralf	Cross-Field	Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany	German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany
	Barzilay, Regina	Cross-Field	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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