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
	Sandborn, William J.	Clinical Medicine	University of California San Diego, United States	University of California System, United States
	Sandelin, Albin	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Copenhagen, Denmark
	Sander, Chris	Biology and Biochemistry	Harvard University, United States	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States
	Sanderman, Jonathan	Environment and Ecology	Woodwell Climate Research Center, United States
	Sanders, Jon	Cross-Field	University of California San Diego, United States
	Sanders, Mary Ellen	Cross-Field	International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics, United States
	Sanders, Prashanthan	Clinical Medicine	Adelaide University, Australia	Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia
	Sanderson, Eleanor	Social Sciences	University of Bristol, United Kingdom
	Sandhu, Shahneen	Cross-Field	Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre, Australia
	Sandri, Marco	Cross-Field	University of Padua, Italy	Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Italy

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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