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
	Siegwart, Daniel J.	Cross-Field	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, United States
	Siemieniuk, Reed	Cross-Field	McMaster University, Canada
	Siena, Salvatore	Clinical Medicine	University of Milan, Italy	Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Italy
	Siengchin, Suchart	Cross-Field	King Mongkuts University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
	Sigmund, Ole	Cross-Field	Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
	Siksnys, Virginijus	Cross-Field	Vilnius University, Lithuania
	Sillmann, Jana	Cross-Field	Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada
	Silver, David	Computer Science	University College London, United Kingdom
	Simmonds, Peter	Microbiology	University of Turku, Finland
	Simmons, Blake	Cross-Field	Joint BioEnergy Institute - JBEI, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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