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
	Stitt, Mark	Plant and Animal Science	Max Planck Society, Germany	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Strasser, Peter	Chemistry	Technical University of Berlin, Germany
	Subklewe, Marion	Cross-Field	University of Munich, Germany
	Sun, Yan	Physics	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Szameit, Alexander	Cross-Field	University of Rostock, Germany
	Tacke, Frank	Cross-Field	Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany
	Taleb, Tarik	Computer Science	Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
	Thaci, Diamant	Clinical Medicine	University of Lubeck, Germany
	Theis, Fabian J.	Biology and Biochemistry	Technical University of Munich, Germany	Helmholtz Association, Germany
	Theis, Fabian J.	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Technical University of Munich, Germany	Helmholtz Association, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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