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
	Feng, Zhenxing	Cross-Field	Oregon State University, United States
	Ferrante, Thomas C.	Biology and Biochemistry	Harvard University, United States
	Ferris, Robert L.	Cross-Field	University of Pittsburgh, United States
	Fichman, Yosef	Cross-Field	University of Missouri Columbia, United States
	Fiehn, Oliver	Biology and Biochemistry	University of California Davis, United States	King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
	Field, Christopher B.	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Fierer, Noah	Microbiology	University of Colorado Boulder, United States
	Finkbeiner, Douglas P.	Space Science	Harvard University, United States
	Finkel, Richard S.	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Finkelhor, David	Cross-Field	University of New Hampshire, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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