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
	Linhardt, Robert J.	Cross-Field	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States
	Linington, Roger G.	Cross-Field	Simon Fraser University, Canada
	Link, Bruce G.	Social Sciences	University of California Riverside, United States	Columbia University, United States
	Linkermann, Andreas	Cross-Field	Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany	Heidelberg University, Germany
	Linnarsson, Sten	Cross-Field	Karolinska Institute, Sweden
	Linse, Sara	Cross-Field	Lund University, Sweden
	Lippincott-Schwartz, Jennifer	Cross-Field	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	Lippman, Zachary B.	Cross-Field	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, United States
	Lipsitch, M.	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Lipson, Michal	Physics	Columbia University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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