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
	Spigel, David R.	Clinical Medicine	Sarah Cannon Research Institute, United States		Claim profile
	Spira, Alexander	Clinical Medicine	US Oncology Network, United States		Claim profile
	Spits, Hergen	Cross-Field	University of Amsterdam, Netherlands		View Profile
	Spitzer, Matthew H.	Cross-Field	University of California San Francisco, United States		Claim profile
	Spranger, Stefani	Cross-Field	University of Chicago, United States		View Profile
	Springel, Volker	Space Science	Max Planck Society, Germany		View Profile
	Spyker, Daniel A.	Pharmacology and Toxicology	Oregon Health and Science University, United States		View Profile
	Sridhar, Siddharth	Cross-Field	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR		View Profile
	Stadler, Marc	Plant and Animal Science	Helmholtz Association, Germany		View Profile
	Staels, Bart	Cross-Field	University of Lille, France	Institut Pasteur Lille, France; CHU Lille, France; Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (Inserm), France	View Profile

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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