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
	Carstensen, Jacob	Cross-Field	Aarhus University, Denmark
	Carter, Lauren	Cross-Field	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Carvalho, Andre F.	Psychiatry and Psychology	Deakin University, Australia
	Casalo, Luis	Economics and Business	University of Zaragoza, Spain
	Casanova, Jean-Laurent	Immunology	Rockefeller University, United States	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
	Case, James Brett	Cross-Field	Washington University (WUSTL), United States
	Casertano, Stefano	Space Science	Johns Hopkins University, United States
	Caskey, Marina	Cross-Field	Rockefeller University, United States
	Casper, Jonathan	Biology and Biochemistry	University of California Santa Cruz, United States
	Caspi, Avshalom	Psychiatry and Psychology	Duke University, United States	King's College London, United Kingdom

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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