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
	Nair, Harish	Cross-Field	University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
	Nakagawa, Kazuhiko	Clinical Medicine	Kindai University (Kinki University), Japan	Kindai University Hospital, Japan
	Nakagawa, Shinichi	Environment and Ecology	University of Alberta, Canada	University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia
	Nakane, Takanori	Biology and Biochemistry	Osaka University, Japan
	Nakatsuji, Satoru	Cross-Field	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Nallanathan, Arumugam	Computer Science	Queen Mary University London, United Kingdom
	Nam, Dae-Hyun	Cross-Field	Korea University, South Korea
	Nan, Ce-Wen	Materials Science	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Napper, Imogen E.	Environment and Ecology	University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
	Natarajan, Pradeep	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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