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
	Englund, Dirk	Physics	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
	Enquist, Brian J.	Cross-Field	University of Arizona, United States
	Ensign, Laura	Pharmacology and Toxicology	Johns Hopkins University, United States
	Epel, Elissa S.	Cross-Field	University of California San Francisco, United States	University of California System, United States
	Eperon, Giles E.	Materials Science	Swift Solar Inc., United States
	Eriksen, Marcus	Environment and Ecology	5 Gyres Institute, United States
	Etkin, Amit	Cross-Field	Alto Neuroscience, United States	Stanford University, United States
	Evans, Ronald M.	Cross-Field	Salk Institute, United States
	Facchetti, Antonio	Cross-Field	Georgia Institute of Technology, United States	Northwestern University, United States
	Fagan, Anne	Neuroscience and Behavior	Washington University (WUSTL), United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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