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
	Thomale, Ronny	Physics	University of Wurzburg, Germany
	Thomas, Arne	Chemistry	Technical University of Berlin, Germany
	Thum, Thomas	Cross-Field	Hannover Medical School, Germany	Hannover Medical School, Germany
	Timoshenko, Janis	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Tockner, Klement	Cross-Field	Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
	Trenkwalder, Claudia	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Gottingen Hospital, Germany
	Tscharntke, Teja	Environment and Ecology	University of Gottingen, Germany
	Tuereci, Oezlem	Cross-Field	Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany
	Tureci, Ozlem	Cross-Field	BioNTech SE, Germany
	Vieira-Silva, Sara	Cross-Field	Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany	Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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