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
	Fama, Eugene F.	Economics and Business	University of Chicago, United States
	Fan, Jianqing	Mathematics	Princeton University, United States
	Fan, Maohong	Cross-Field	University of Wyoming, United States	Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
	Fan, Shanhui	Physics	Stanford University, United States
	Fan, Weiguo	Cross-Field	University of Iowa, United States
	Fan, Yiping	Cross-Field	St Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States
	Fang, Zhiwei	Cross-Field	Rice University, United States
	Faraon, Andrei	Physics	California Institute of Technology, United States
	Farber, Donna L.	Immunology	Columbia University, United States
	Farha, Omar K.	Chemistry	Northwestern University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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