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
	Vargas, Rodrigo	Cross-Field	Arizona State University, United States
	Varghese, Neha	Biology and Biochemistry	United States Department of Energy (DOE), United States
	Varoquaux, Gael	Cross-Field	Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France	INRIA, France
	Varsani, Arvind	Microbiology	Arizona State University, United States
	Vasan, Ramachandran S.	Cross-Field	Boston University, United States
	Vasileff, Anthony	Cross-Field	Adelaide University, Australia
	Vatanen, Tommi	Cross-Field	University of Helsinki, Finland
	Vautard, Robert	Cross-Field	Universite Paris Saclay, France
	Vazquez, Sergio	Engineering	Universidad De Sevilla, Spain
	Veale, Emma L.	Pharmacology and Toxicology	University of Kent, United Kingdom	University of Greenwich, United Kingdom

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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