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
	Romanovsky, Vladimir E.	Geosciences	Tyumen State University, Russia
	Romero, Luis C	Cross-Field	Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Spain	University of Sevilla, Spain
	Romero, Pedro	Cross-Field	Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, United States
	Romero, Roberto	Cross-Field	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	Root, David E.	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Broad Institute, United States
	Roozenbeek, Jon	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
	Ros-Oton, Xavier	Mathematics	University of Barcelona, Spain	ICREA, Spain
	Rosa, Lorenzo	Environment and Ecology	Carnegie Institution for Science, United States	Stanford University, United States
	Rose, Jocelyn K. C.	Plant and Animal Science	Cornell University, United States
	Rose-John, Stefan	Cross-Field	University of Kiel, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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