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
	Nelson, Erica J.	Space Science	University of Colorado Boulder, United States
	Nelson, Jenny	Cross-Field	Imperial College London, United Kingdom
	Nemazee, David	Cross-Field	Scripps Research Institute, United States
	Nenes, Athanasios	Geosciences	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland	Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Greece
	Nery, Joseph R.	Cross-Field	Salk Institute, United States
	Neshev, Dragomir	Cross-Field	Australian National University, Australia
	Nesvizhskii, Alexey I.	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Michigan, United States
	Neto, A. H. Castro	Physics	National University of Singapore, Singapore
	Neuberg, Donna	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Neuhouser, Marian L.	Cross-Field	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, United States	University of Washington, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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