Highly Cited Researchers 2023

Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated 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™ over the past decade. However, citation activity is not the sole selection indicator. A preliminary list based on citation activity is then refined using qualitative analysis and expert judgement.

Of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers™ are 1 in 1,000.

7,125 Highly Cited Researcher designations in 2023

2023 Analysis

Experts from the Institute for Scientific Information™ provide their detailed insight into the list of Highly Cited Researchers 2023, including their geographical locations, primary tenured research institutes and a breakdown of their fields of research.

Read our analysis of the 2023 list.

Full Name Category Primary Affiliation Secondary Affiliations
Wanner, Christoph
Wanner, Christoph Clinical Medicine University of Wurzburg, Germany View Profile
Warta, Wilhelm
Warta, Wilhelm Engineering Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Germany View Profile
Weber, Christian
Weber, Christian Cross-Field University of Munich, Germany Maastricht University, Netherlands View Profile
Weigel, Detlef
Weigel, Detlef Cross-Field Max Planck Society, Germany Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Germany Claim profile
Weitschies, Werner
Weitschies, Werner Pharmacology and Toxicology Ernst Moritz Arndt Universitat Greifswald, Germany View Profile
Werfel, Thomas
Werfel, Thomas Cross-Field Hannover Medical School, Germany View Profile
White, Simon D. M.
White, Simon D. M. Space Science Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Germany View Profile
Wick, Wolfgang
Wick, Wolfgang Cross-Field German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany View Profile
Wigge, Philip A.
Wigge, Philip A. Plant and Animal Science Leibniz Institut fur Gemuse- und Zierpflanzenbau (IGZ), Germany University of Potsdam, Germany View Profile
Winter, Marten
Winter, Marten Cross-Field German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Germany Leipzig University, Germany View Profile