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
	Pope, C. Arden	Cross-Field	Brigham Young University, United States
	Popkin, Barry M.	Cross-Field	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	Popovski, Petar	Computer Science	Aalborg University, Denmark	University of Bremen, Germany
	Popp, Alexander	Environment and Ecology	Potsdam Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung, Germany
	Poria, Soujanya	Computer Science	Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
	Porikli, Fatih	Engineering	Australian National University, Australia
	Porter, Danielle P.	Cross-Field	Gilead Sciences, United States
	Porter, David L.	Clinical Medicine	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Porter, Mason A.	Cross-Field	University of California Los Angeles, United States	Santa Fe Institute, United States
	Portincasa, Piero	Cross-Field	University of Naples Federico II, Italy

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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