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
	Diekhans, Mark	Biology and Biochemistry	University of California Santa Cruz, United States
	Diener, Ed	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
	Diffenbaugh, Noah S.	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	DiMaio, Frank	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Dinarello, Charles A.	Immunology	University of Colorado Denver, United States	Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
	Dinca, Mircea	Chemistry	Princeton University, United States
	Ding, Dong	Cross-Field	Idaho National Laboratory, United States
	Ding, Li	Cross-Field	Washington University (WUSTL), United States
	Ding, Yong	Cross-Field	Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
	Dini-Andreote, Francisco	Cross-Field	Pennsylvania State University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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