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
	Yung, Alison R.	Psychiatry and Psychology	Deakin University, Australia
	Yurkov, A. M.	Plant and Animal Science	Leibniz Association, Germany
	Yusuf, Salim	Clinical Medicine	McMaster University, Canada
	Zaehle, Sönke	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Zakeeruddin, Shaik M.	Cross-Field	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland
	Zalesky, Andrew	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Melbourne, Australia
	Zamorano, Jose Luis	Clinical Medicine	Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria - IRYCIS, Spain
	Zandalinas, Sara I.	Plant and Animal Science	Universitat Jaume I, Spain
	Zandkarimi, Fereshteh	Cross-Field	Columbia University, United States
	Zang, Shuang-Quan	Chemistry	Zhengzhou University, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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