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
	Shimabukuro, Tom T.	Cross-Field	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - USA, United States
	Shin, Donghee	Cross-Field	Texas Tech University, United States
	Shin, Hyeon Suk	Cross-Field	Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea	Institute for Basic Science - Korea (IBS), South Korea
	Shin, Jae Il	Cross-Field	Yonsei University, South Korea
	Shin, Su Ryon	Cross-Field	Harvard Medical School, United States	Brigham & Women's Hospital, United States
	Shin, Tae Joo	Cross-Field	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea
	Shinohara, Russell T.	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Shinozaki, Kazuo	Plant and Animal Science	RIKEN, Japan	Nagoya University, Japan
	Shitara, Kohei	Clinical Medicine	National Cancer Center - Japan, Japan
	Shkoporov, Andrey N.	Microbiology	University College Cork, Ireland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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