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
	West, A. Phillip	Cross-Field	Texas A and M University At College Station, United States
	West, Paul C.	Cross-Field	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States	Project Drawdown, United States
	West, Robert	Cross-Field	University College London, United Kingdom
	Westwood, Sean J.	Social Sciences	Dartmouth College, United States
	Wheeler, Benedict W.	Social Sciences	University of Exeter, United Kingdom
	Wheeler, David	Clinical Medicine	University College London, United Kingdom
	Wheeler, Michael A.	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Whelan, Kevin	Cross-Field	King's College London, United Kingdom
	Whelan, Sean P. J.	Cross-Field	Washington University (WUSTL), United States
	Wherry, E. John	Immunology	University of Pennsylvania, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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