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
	Chassaing, Benoit	Cross-Field	Universite Paris Cite, France	Institut Pasteur Paris, France
	Chastin, Sebastien F. M.	Social Sciences	Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom	Ghent University, Belgium
	Chatila, Talal	Immunology	Harvard Medical School, United States	Boston Children's Hospital, United States
	Chatterji, Somnath	Cross-Field	World Health Organization, Switzerland
	Chatziantoniou, Ioannis	Cross-Field	Technological Education Institute of Crete, Greece
	Chaumeil, Pierre-Alain	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Queensland, Australia
	Chavez, Alejandro	Cross-Field	Columbia University, United States
	Chazdon, Robin L.	Cross-Field	University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
	Cheah, Jun-Hwa	Cross-Field	University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
	Chen, Anping	Geosciences	Colorado State University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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