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
	Pazdur, Richard	Clinical Medicine	US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), United States
	Pe'er, Dana	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
	Peacock, Thomas P.	Microbiology	Imperial College London, United Kingdom
	Pearce, Edward J.	Immunology	Johns Hopkins University, United States
	Pearce, Erika L.	Immunology	Johns Hopkins University, United States
	Pearce, N.	Cross-Field	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
	Pearson, Jennifer L.	Social Sciences	University of Nevada Reno, United States
	Peay, Kabir G.	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Pecht, Michael G.	Engineering	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Pedersen, Lasse Heje	Economics and Business	Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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