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
	Fuller, Richard A.	Environment and Ecology	University of Queensland, Australia
	Ge, Xiaohua	Engineering	Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
	George, Jacob	Clinical Medicine	University of Sydney, Australia	Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Australia
	Gibson, Peter R.	Cross-Field	Monash University, Australia
	Gilliham, Matthew	Plant and Animal Science	Adelaide University, Australia
	Gillings, Michael R.	Microbiology	Macquarie University, Australia
	Glasziou, Paul	Cross-Field	Bond University, Australia
	Golding, Nick	Cross-Field	University of Western Australia, Australia	Telethon Kids Institute, Australia
	Gorrie, Claire L.	Cross-Field	University of Melbourne, Australia
	Govindan, Kannan	Engineering	Adelaide University, Australia	University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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