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
	Wadden, Thomas	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Wagemaker, Marnix	Cross-Field	Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
	Wagenmakers, Eric-Jan	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Wager, Stefan	Mathematics	Stanford University, United States
	Wager, Tor D.	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Colorado Boulder, United States
	Wagers, Amy J.	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Wagg, Cameron	Cross-Field	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
	Wagner, Martin	Environment and Ecology	Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
	Wagner, Michael	Microbiology	University of Vienna, Austria	Aalborg University, Denmark
	Wagner, Wolfgang	Geosciences	Vienna University of Technology, Austria

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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