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
	Philippot, L.	Microbiology	Universite Bourgogne Europe, France	INRAE, France
	Phillippy, Adam M.	Biology and Biochemistry	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	Phillippy, Adam M.	Molecular Biology and Genetics	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	Phillips, Elizabeth	Cross-Field	Vanderbilt University, United States
	Phillips, Richard P.	Cross-Field	Indiana University Bloomington, United States
	Piao, Shilong	Environment and Ecology	Peking University, China Mainland
	Piao, Shilong	Geosciences	Peking University, China Mainland
	Picard, Capucine	Immunology	Universite Paris Cite, France
	Piccolo, Stefano	Molecular Biology and Genetics	University of Padua, Italy
	Pichler, Hannes	Physics	University of Innsbruck, Austria	Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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