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
	Schmid-Burgk, Jonathan L.	Cross-Field	University of Bonn, Germany
	Schmidt, Fabian	Cross-Field	Rockefeller University, United States
	Schmidt, Harald H. H. W.	Pharmacology and Toxicology	Maastricht University, Netherlands
	Schmidt, Oliver G.	Cross-Field	Technische Universitat Chemnitz, Germany
	Schmidt, Thomas M.	Microbiology	University of Michigan, United States
	Schmidt, Tobias S.	Cross-Field	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland
	Schmitz, Robert J.	Cross-Field	University of Georgia, United States
	Schmutz, Jeremy	Cross-Field	HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, United States	Joint Genome Institute - JGI, United States
	Schnabl, Bernd	Cross-Field	University of California San Diego, United States
	Schneider, Christoph	Immunology	University of Zurich, Switzerland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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