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
	Valen, David Van	Cross-Field	California Institute of Technology, United States
	Valentino, Eleonora Di	Cross-Field	University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
	Valgimigli, Marco	Clinical Medicine	Universita della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland	University of Bern, Switzerland
	Valin, Hugo	Cross-Field	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France
	Valkenburg, Patti M.	Cross-Field	University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Valle, Juan W.	Clinical Medicine	University of Manchester, United Kingdom
	Valles-Colomer, Mireia	Cross-Field	University of Trento, Italy
	Van Bavel, Jay J.	Psychiatry and Psychology	New York University, United States	Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Norway
	VAN CALSTER, Ben	Cross-Field	KU Leuven, Belgium
	Van Cutsem, Eric	Clinical Medicine	KU Leuven, Belgium

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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