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
	Thiele, Ines	Cross-Field	Ollscoil na Gaillimhe-University of Galway, Ireland	APC Microbiome Ireland, Ireland	View Profile
	Thiessen, Paul A.	Biology and Biochemistry	NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM), United States		Claim profile
	Thilsted, Shakuntala H.	Cross-Field	CGIAR, France		View Profile
	Thomale, Ronny	Physics	University of Wurzburg, Germany		View Profile
	Thomas, Arne	Chemistry	Technical University of Berlin, Germany		View Profile
	Thomas, Brian C.	Cross-Field	University of California Berkeley, United States		View Profile
	Thomas, Craig J.	Cross-Field	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States		View Profile
	Thomas, James	Social Sciences	University College London, United Kingdom		View Profile
	Thomas, Kevin V.	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia		View Profile
	Thomas, Paul D.	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Southern California, United States	Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Switzerland	View Profile

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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