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
	Shukla, Sachet A.	Cross-Field	Broad Institute, United States
	Si, Rui	Chemistry	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Siahrostami, Samira	Chemistry	University of Calgary, Canada
	Sicherer, Scott H.	Cross-Field	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States
	Sidney, John	Cross-Field	La Jolla Institute for Immunology, United States
	Siebert, Stefan	Cross-Field	University of Gottingen, Germany
	Siegel, David A.	Cross-Field	University of California Santa Barbara, United States
	Siegel, Rebecca L.	Clinical Medicine	American Cancer Society, United States
	Siegrist, Michael	Agricultural Sciences	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland
	Siegrist, Michael	Social Sciences	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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