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
	Wincent, Joakim	Economics and Business	Hanken School of Economics, Finland	University of St Gallen, Switzerland
	Windecker, Stephan	Clinical Medicine	University of Bern, Switzerland
	Winer, Eric P.	Clinical Medicine	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
	Wingfield, M. J.	Cross-Field	University Pretoria, South Africa
	Winkelmann, Ricarda	Cross-Field	Potsdam Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung, Germany
	Winter, Deborah R.	Cross-Field	Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
	Winter, Georg E.	Biology and Biochemistry	Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
	Winther, Ole	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Copenhagen, Denmark
	Winthrop, Kevin L.	Clinical Medicine	Oregon Health and Science University, United States
	Wirtz, Jochen	Economics and Business	National University of Singapore, Singapore

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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