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
	Bhardwaj, Nina	Cross-Field	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States
	Bhat, D. Jayarama	Plant and Animal Science	King Saud University, Saudi Arabia	Vishnugupta Vishwavidyapeetam, India
	Bhunjun, Chitrabhanu S.	Plant and Animal Science	Taif University, Saudi Arabia	Macau University of Science & Technology, Macau SAR
	Bian, Guang	Physics	University of Missouri Columbia, United States
	Bibby, Kyle	Environment and Ecology	University of Notre Dame, United States
	Biddle, Stuart J. H.	Social Sciences	University of Southern Queensland, Australia
	Bieber, Thomas	Cross-Field	University of Bonn, Germany	Medicine Campus Davos, Switzerland
	Bieniasz, Paul	Cross-Field	Rockefeller University, United States
	Bierkens, Marc F. P.	Cross-Field	Deltares, Netherlands
	Biermann, Frank	Cross-Field	Utrecht University, Netherlands

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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