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
	Ulrich, Jason D.	Cross-Field	Washington University (WUSTL), United States
	Underhill, David M.	Cross-Field	Cedars Sinai Medical Center, United States
	Urbaszek, Bernhard	Physics	Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Toulouse, France
	Uysal, Muzaffer	Social Sciences	University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
	Vader, Pieter	Pharmacology and Toxicology	Utrecht University Medical Center, Netherlands	Utrecht University, Netherlands
	Vagnozzi, Sunny	Cross-Field	University of Trento, Italy
	Vahtera, Jussi	Cross-Field	University of Turku, Finland
	Vajtai, Robert	Cross-Field	Rice University, United States	University of Szeged, Hungary
	Valdinoci, Enrico	Mathematics	University of Western Australia, Australia
	Vale, Ronald D.	Cross-Field	University of California San Francisco, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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