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
	Slaymaker, Ian M.	Cross-Field	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
	Sloan, Steven A.	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Slutsky, Arthur S.	Clinical Medicine	Unity Health Toronto, Canada	University of Toronto, Canada
	Smale, Dan A.	Environment and Ecology	Marine Biological Association United Kingdom, United Kingdom
	Smale, Dan A.	Geosciences	Marine Biological Association United Kingdom, United Kingdom
	Small, Dylan S.	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Smallwood, Jonathan	Cross-Field	Queens University - Canada, Canada
	Smeden, Maarten van	Cross-Field	Utrecht University, Netherlands
	Smeeth, Liam	Cross-Field	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
	Smerdon, Jason E.	Cross-Field	Columbia University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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