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
	Chorkendorff, Ib	Chemistry	Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
	Chortos, Alex L.	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Chou, Roger	Clinical Medicine	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - USA, United States
	Chou, Shu-Lei	Chemistry	Wenzhou University, China Mainland
	Chou, Shu-Lei	Materials Science	Wenzhou University, China Mainland
	Chouchani, Edward T.	Cross-Field	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States	Harvard Medical School, United States
	Chow, Amy	Molecular Biology and Genetics	California Institute of Technology, United States
	Chowdhary, Anuradha	Cross-Field	University of Delhi, India
	Christensen, Helen	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia	Black Dog Institute, Australia
	Christian, Kimberly M.	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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