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
	Smibert, Peter	Biology and Biochemistry	New York Genome Center, United States
	Smirnov, Igor	Neuroscience and Behavior	Washington University (WUSTL), United States
	Smit, Berend	Cross-Field	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland
	Smit, Egbert F.	Clinical Medicine	Leiden University, Netherlands
	Smit, R.	Space Science	Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
	Smith, Christopher	Cross-Field	Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
	Smith, Craig R.	Cross-Field	Cardiovascular Reseach Foundation, United States
	Smith, Davey M.	Cross-Field	University of California San Diego, United States
	Smith, David R.	Cross-Field	Smithsonian Institution, United States
	Smith, Donald B.	Microbiology	University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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