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
	Leucht, Stefan	Psychiatry and Psychology	Technical University of Munich, Germany
	Leung, Gabriel M.	Immunology	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Leung, Gabriel M.	Molecular Biology and Genetics	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Leung, Kathy	Cross-Field	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health (D²4H), Hong Kong SAR
	Leung, L. Ruby	Geosciences	United States Department of Energy (DOE), United States
	Leusch, Frederic D. L.	Environment and Ecology	Griffith University, Australia
	Levendusky, Matthew	Social Sciences	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Levine, Bruce L.	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Levine, Harry	Physics	Harvard University, United States
	Levine, Morgan E.	Cross-Field	Yale University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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