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
	Sahin, Ugur	Immunology	BioNTech SE, Germany
	Sahoo, Sumanta	Cross-Field	Yeungnam University, South Korea
	Saidaminov, Makhsud	Cross-Field	University of Victoria, Canada
	Saido, Takaomi C.	Cross-Field	RIKEN, Japan	Keio University, Japan
	Saif, Linda J.	Microbiology	Ohio State University, United States
	Saito, Kazuki	Plant and Animal Science	RIKEN, Japan	Chiba University, Japan
	Saito, Takashi	Cross-Field	Nagoya City University, Japan
	Saiz, Albert	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Barcelona, Spain
	Sakaguchi, Shimon	Immunology	Osaka University, Japan
	Sakakibara, Hitoshi	Plant and Animal Science	Nagoya University, Japan	RIKEN, Japan

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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