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
	Soerjomataram, Isabelle	Clinical Medicine	International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), France		Claim profile
	Sofroniew, Michael V.	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of California Los Angeles, United States	University of California System, United States	View Profile
	Sokol, Harry	Cross-Field	Sorbonne Universite, France	Assistance Publique Hopitaux Paris (APHP), France	View Profile
	Sokol, Noah W.	Cross-Field	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States		View Profile
	Solit, David	Cross-Field	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States	Cornell Medical Center, United States	View Profile
	Soljacic, Marin	Physics	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States		View Profile
	Soltani, Madjid	Cross-Field	Khaje-Nassir-Toosi University of Technology, Iran		View Profile
	Soltis, Douglas E.	Plant and Animal Science	University of Florida, United States		View Profile
	Soltis, Pamela S.	Plant and Animal Science	University of Florida, United States		View Profile
	Someya, Takao	Cross-Field	University of Tokyo, Japan	RIKEN, Japan	View Profile

2025 Analysis

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