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
	Reisner, Sari L.	Cross-Field	Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States
	Reitsma, Johannes B.	Cross-Field	Utrecht University, Netherlands
	Rekhtman, Natasha	Cross-Field	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States
	Relling, Mary	Pharmacology and Toxicology	St Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States
	Relman, David A.	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States	VA Palo Alto Health Care System, United States
	Remuzzi, Giuseppe	Clinical Medicine	Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Italy
	Ren, Bing	Molecular Biology and Genetics	University of California San Diego, United States	Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, United States
	Ren, Dongsheng	Engineering	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Ren, Guangxin	Cross-Field	Northwest A and F University - China, China Mainland
	Ren, Hong	Cross-Field	Southeast University - China, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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