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
	Wasserman, Wyeth W.	Biology and Biochemistry	University of British Columbia, Canada
	Watanabe, Kenji	Materials Science	National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
	Watanabe, Masahiro	Cross-Field	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Waters, Patrick J.	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Watkins, Simon	Cross-Field	University of Pittsburgh, United States
	Watson, James E. M.	Environment and Ecology	University of Queensland, Australia
	Watts, Gerald F.	Clinical Medicine	University of Western Australia, Australia
	Weaver, James C.	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Webby, Richard	Cross-Field	St Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States
	Weber, Adam Z.	Cross-Field	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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