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
	Roybal, Kole T.	Cross-Field	University of California San Francisco, United States
	Rozenblatt-Rosen, Orit	Immunology	Broad Institute, United States
	Rozenblatt-Rosen, Orit	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Broad Institute, United States
	Ruan, Jianbin	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Ruane, Alex C.	Cross-Field	National Aeronautics And Space Administration, United States
	Rubin, Mark	Cross-Field	University of Bern, Switzerland
	Rubio, Angel	Physics	Max Planck Society, Germany	Flatiron Institute, United States
	Rudan, Igor	Social Sciences	University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Rudensky, Alexander Y.	Immunology	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
	Rudin, Charles M.	Clinical Medicine	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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