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
	Pico, Alexander R.	Biology and Biochemistry	The J David Gladstone Institutes, United States
	Pierce, Kerry A.	Cross-Field	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
	Pieterse, Corné M. J.	Plant and Animal Science	Utrecht University, Netherlands
	Pietzcker, Robert C.	Cross-Field	Potsdam Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung, Germany
	Pigott, David M.	Cross-Field	Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, United States	University of Washington, United States
	Ping, Jianfeng	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Ping Loh, Kian	Cross-Field	National University of Singapore, Singapore	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
	Pinkse, Jonatan	Cross-Field	University of London, United Kingdom
	Pinson, Pierre	Cross-Field	Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
	Pirozzi, Gianluca	Cross-Field	Sanofi-Aventis, France

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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