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
	Lewis, James D.	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Lewis, Jennifer A.	Materials Science	Harvard University, United States
	Lewis, Kim	Cross-Field	Northeastern University, United States
	Lewis, N.	Cross-Field	University of London, United Kingdom
	Lewis, Nathan S.	Cross-Field	California Institute of Technology, United States
	Ley, Klaus	Cross-Field	Augusta University, United States
	Ley, Ruth E.	Microbiology	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Leyland, Alastair	Social Sciences	MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, United Kingdom
	Li, Ang	Cross-Field	Beijing University of Technology, China Mainland
	Li, Baohua	Materials Science	Tsinghua University, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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