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
	Pedersen, Oluf	Microbiology	University of Copenhagen, Denmark
	Peherstorfer, Benjamin	Cross-Field	New York University, United States
	Pei, Allen	Cross-Field	University of California San Diego, United States
	Pei, Yanzhong	Cross-Field	Tongji University, China Mainland
	Pei, Zengxia	Cross-Field	University of Sydney, Australia
	Peiris, Malik	Cross-Field	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Pekrun, Reinhard	Cross-Field	University of Essex, United Kingdom	Australian Catholic University, Australia; Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
	Pelegrin, Pablo	Cross-Field	University of Murcia, Spain	Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), Spain
	Pell, Jill P.	Cross-Field	University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
	Pelosi, Paolo	Cross-Field	University of Genoa, Italy

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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