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
	Toney, Michael F.	Materials Science	University of Colorado Boulder, United States		View Profile
	Tong, Dan	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland		View Profile
	Tong, Hongning	Plant and Animal Science	Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Mainland		View Profile
	Tong, Yexiang	Materials Science	Sun Yat Sen University, China Mainland		View Profile
	Tongay, Sefaattin	Physics	Arizona State University, United States		View Profile
	Tononi, Giulio	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States		View Profile
	Topalian, Suzanne L.	Cross-Field	Johns Hopkins University, United States		Claim profile
	Torgerson, Troy R.	Immunology	University of Washington Seattle, United States		View Profile
	Torous, John	Psychiatry and Psychology	Harvard University, United States		View Profile
	Torrey, Paul	Space Science	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States		Claim profile

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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