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
	Brookes, Philip C.	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University, China Mainland	Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom
	Brown, Christopher T.	Cross-Field	University of California Berkeley, United States
	Brown, Eric M.	Cross-Field	University of British Columbia, Canada
	Brown, Garth R.	Biology and Biochemistry	NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM), United States
	Brown, Gordon D.	Cross-Field	University of Exeter, United Kingdom
	Brown, Jennifer R.	Cross-Field	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
	Brown, Katrina	Social Sciences	University of Exeter, United Kingdom
	Brown, Myles	Cross-Field	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States	Harvard Medical School, United States
	Browning, Matthew H. E. M.	Cross-Field	Clemson University, United States
	Brownson, Ross C.	Social Sciences	Washington University (WUSTL), United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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