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
	Mueller, R. Dietmar	Geosciences	University of Sydney, Australia
	Mueller-Buschbaum, Peter	Cross-Field	Technical University of Munich, Germany
	Mukerjee, Sanjeev	Cross-Field	Northeastern University, United States
	Muller, David A.	Cross-Field	Cornell University, United States
	Mulligan, Mark J.	Cross-Field	Emory University, United States
	Mullol, Joaquim	Cross-Field	Center For Biomedical Research Network, Spain
	Mumbach, Maxwell R.	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Mumby, Peter J.	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia
	Mumtaz, Shahid	Computer Science	Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
	Munafo, Marcus R.	Cross-Field	University of Bath, United Kingdom	University of Bristol, United Kingdom

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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