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
	Satija, Rahul	Biology and Biochemistry	New York University, United States
	Satija, Rahul	Molecular Biology and Genetics	New York University, United States
	Sato, Toshiro	Cross-Field	Keio University, Japan
	Sato, Yoko	Biology and Biochemistry	Fujitsu Ltd, Japan
	Satoh, Yusuke	Cross-Field	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
	Satpathy, Ansuman T.	Immunology	Stanford University, United States
	Satterthwaite, Theodore D.	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Sautes-Fridman, Catherine	Cross-Field	Universite Paris Cite, France	Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (Inserm), France
	Sautner, Zacharias	Economics and Business	Swiss Finance Inst, Switzerland
	Savare, Giuseppe	Mathematics	University of Pavia, Italy

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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