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
	Cavender-Bares, Jeannine	Cross-Field	Harvard University, United States	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States
	Cawood, Peter A.	Geosciences	Monash University, Australia
	Ceder, Gerbrand	Cross-Field	University of California Berkeley, United States	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
	Cederholm, Tommy	Clinical Medicine	Karolinska Institute, Sweden
	Cella, David	Social Sciences	Northwestern University, United States	FACIT.org, United States
	Cella, Marina	Cross-Field	Washington University (WUSTL), United States
	Centobelli, Piera	Cross-Field	University of Naples Federico II, Italy
	Cerchione, Roberto	Cross-Field	University of Naples Parthenope, Italy
	Cerda, Magdalena	Social Sciences	New York University, United States
	Cerin, Ester	Social Sciences	Australian Catholic University, Australia	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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