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
	Nori, Franco	Physics	RIKEN, Japan	University of Michigan, United States
	Norskov, Jens K.	Chemistry	Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
	North, Malcolm P.	Cross-Field	University of California Davis, United States	United States Forest Service, United States
	Nosek, Brian A.	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Virginia, United States	Center for Open Science, United States
	Nothias, Louis-Felix	Cross-Field	University of California San Diego, United States
	Nout, Remi A.	Clinical Medicine	Erasmus MC, Netherlands
	Novak, Ondrej	Cross-Field	Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
	Novoselov, Konstantin S.	Physics	National University of Singapore, Singapore	University of Manchester, United Kingdom
	Noyes, Jane	Social Sciences	Bangor University, United Kingdom
	Nunez, Gabriel	Immunology	University of Michigan, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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