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
	Schneider, Gisbert	Pharmacology and Toxicology	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland
	Schneider, Julie A.	Neuroscience and Behavior	Rush University, United States
	Schober, Robert	Computer Science	University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany
	Schoch, Conrad L.	Cross-Field	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	Scholler, John	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Scholze, Peter	Mathematics	Max Planck Society, Germany	University of Bonn, Germany
	Schrag, Stephanie J.	Cross-Field	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - USA, United States
	Schreiber, Robert D.	Cross-Field	Washington University (WUSTL), United States
	Schreiber, Stefan	Cross-Field	University of Kiel, Germany
	Schreiber, Stuart L.	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States	Broad Institute, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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