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
	Bu, Xian-He	Cross-Field	Nankai University, China Mainland
	Buanz, Asma	Pharmacology and Toxicology	University of Greenwich, United Kingdom	University College London, United Kingdom
	Buchbinder, Rachelle	Cross-Field	Monash University, Australia
	Buck, Michael D.	Cross-Field	Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom
	Buckler, Edward S.	Cross-Field	United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States
	Buckley, Dennis L.	Cross-Field	Harvard University Medical Affiliates, United States
	Buckley, Thomas N.	Plant and Animal Science	University of California Davis, United States
	Buehlmann, Peter	Mathematics	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland
	Buenrostro, Jason D.	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Buettner, Florian	Cross-Field	German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany

2025 Analysis

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