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
	Mathelier, Anthony	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Oslo, Norway
	Mathers, Amy J.	Cross-Field	University of Virginia, United States
	Mathers, Colin	Cross-Field	World Health Organization, Switzerland
	Mathew, Sanjay J.	Cross-Field	Baylor College of Medicine, United States
	Mathews, Nripan	Cross-Field	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore	Nanyang Technological University & National Institute of Education (NIE) Singapore, Singapore
	Mathie, Alistair	Pharmacology and Toxicology	University of Westminster, United Kingdom	University of Kent, United Kingdom
	Mathiesen, Brian Vad	Engineering	Aalborg University, Denmark
	Mathis, Diane	Immunology	Broad Institute, United States
	Mathys, Hansruedi	Cross-Field	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
	Matsuda, Atsunori	Cross-Field	Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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