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
	Gale Jr., Michael	Cross-Field	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Galea, Sandro	Social Sciences	Boston University, United States
	Gambetta, Jay M.	Physics	International Business Machines (IBM), United States
	Gambhir, Sanjiv Sam	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Gan, Boyi	Molecular Biology and Genetics	UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, United States
	Gandhi, Rajesh	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States
	Gandra, Sumanth	Cross-Field	Washington University (WUSTL), United States
	Gao, Song	Social Sciences	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States	University of California Santa Barbara, United States
	Gao, Wei	Cross-Field	California Institute of Technology, United States
	Gapstur, Susan M.	Cross-Field	American Cancer Society, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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