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
	Scott, Charlotte L.	Immunology	Ghent University, Belgium	Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Belgium
	Scott, Daniel	Social Sciences	University of Waterloo, Canada	Canadian University Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Scott, David	Biology and Biochemistry	Harvard University, United States
	Scott, James G.	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Queensland, Australia
	Scott, Lesley J.	Pharmacology and Toxicology	Springer Nature, Germany
	Scott, Stuart A.	Pharmacology and Toxicology	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States
	Screaton, Gavin R.	Cross-Field	Imperial College London, United Kingdom
	Screen, James A.	Cross-Field	University of Exeter, United Kingdom
	Seabloom, Eric W.	Environment and Ecology	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States
	Seager, Richard	Geosciences	Columbia University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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