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
	Borgwardt, Stefan	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Lubeck, Germany	Schleswig Holstein University Hospital, Germany	View Profile
	Bork, Peer	Biology and Biochemistry	European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Germany		View Profile
	Bork, Peer	Molecular Biology and Genetics	European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Germany		View Profile
	Borkulo, Claudia D. van	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Amsterdam, Netherlands		Claim profile
	Börner, Jan	Cross-Field	University of Bonn, Germany		View Profile
	Borodin, Oleg	Cross-Field	US Army Research Laboratory (ARL), United States		View Profile
	Borrelli, Pasquale	Environment and Ecology	University of Basel, Switzerland	Roma Tre University, Italy	View Profile
	Borsboom, Denny	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Amsterdam, Netherlands		View Profile
	Bosch, Berend-Jan	Microbiology	Utrecht University, Netherlands		View Profile
	Boschma, Ron A.	Social Sciences	Utrecht University, Netherlands	Universitetet i Stavanger, Norway	View Profile

2025 Analysis

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