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
	Ciaramella, Giuseppe	Cross-Field	Beam Therapeutics, United States
	Ciccarelli, Olga	Neuroscience and Behavior	University College London, United Kingdom
	Cidlowski, John A.	Pharmacology and Toxicology	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	Cihlar, Tomas	Microbiology	Gilead Sciences, United States
	Cirach, Marta	Cross-Field	Center For Biomedical Research Network, Spain
	Clancy, Cornelius J.	Immunology	University of Pittsburgh, United States
	Clapp, Jennifer	Cross-Field	University of Waterloo, Canada
	Clark, Karen	Biology and Biochemistry	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	Clark, Martyn	Cross-Field	University of Calgary, Canada
	Clark, Michael	Environment and Ecology	University of Oxford, United Kingdom

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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