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
	May, Bruce	Biology and Biochemistry	Ontario Institute For Cancer Research, Canada
	Mayer, Kenneth H.	Cross-Field	Brown University, United States	Harvard University, United States
	Mayer, Richard E.	Cross-Field	University of California Santa Barbara, United States
	Mayo-Wilson, Evan	Cross-Field	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	Mayrose, Itay	Cross-Field	Tel Aviv University, Israel
	Mazieres, Julien	Clinical Medicine	Universite Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France
	Mazmanian, Sarkis K.	Immunology	California Institute of Technology, United States
	Mazmanian, Sarkis K.	Microbiology	California Institute of Technology, United States
	Mazutis, Linas	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Vilnius University, Lithuania	Umea University, Sweden
	McAdam, Scott A. M.	Plant and Animal Science	Purdue University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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