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
	Niaura, Raymond S.	Social Sciences	New York University, United States
	Nicholls, Robert J.	Cross-Field	University of East Anglia, United Kingdom	University of Southampton, United Kingdom
	Nicholls, Stephen J.	Clinical Medicine	Monash University, Australia	Monash Health, Australia
	Nichols, Thomas E.	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Nicholson, Andrew G.	Clinical Medicine	Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
	Nicholson, Jeremy K.	Cross-Field	Imperial College London, United Kingdom
	Nicolosi, Valeria	Materials Science	Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
	Nie, Guangjun	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Nie, Shuai	Cross-Field	Aarhus University, Denmark
	Niedernhofer, Laura J.	Cross-Field	Scripps Research Institute, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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