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
	Vecchi, Gabriel A.	Geosciences	Princeton University, United States
	Veesler, David	Microbiology	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Veesler, David	Molecular Biology and Genetics	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Vehtari, Aki	Cross-Field	Aalto University, Finland
	Veiga, L. Beirao da	Mathematics	University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy	Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche "Enrico Magenes" (IMATI-CNR), Italy
	Veiseh, Omid	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Velcheti, Vamsidhar	Clinical Medicine	New York University, United States
	Veldhorst, M.	Cross-Field	Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
	Vemuri, Prashanthi	Neuroscience and Behavior	Mayo Clinic, United States
	Vendruscolo, Michele	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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