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Clarivate Announces Highly Cited Researchers 2025 List
Analysts from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) at Clarivate recognized 6,868 individuals with 7,131 awards* from more than 1,300 institutions in 60 countries and regions. The rigorous evaluation and selection process draws on data from the Web of Science Core Collection, and uses quantitative metrics and qualitative analysis to identify individuals whose work has had a genuine, global influence on their fields.
The list offers valuable insights into the global landscape of top research talent and identifies trends across countries, regions and institutions. The United States is the world leader, while Mainland China and the United Kingdom maintain their respective second and third positions on the list.
Bar Veinstein, President of Academia & Government at Clarivate, said: "We celebrate the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 for advancing innovation and inspiring the global research community to tackle society's greatest challenges with creativity and ingenuity. As research environments become more complex, we are committed to upholding the highest standards of research integrity by continuing to strengthen the foundations of our Highly Cited Researchers program."
A snapshot of the global research landscape in 2025 shows:
In an era when the credibility of scientific literature faces growing scrutiny, the Highly Cited Researchers program has continuously evolved to integrate robust checks. In 2025, the program added additional layers of scrutiny, ensuring that the list meets the needs of the community by honoring individual achievement for broad and significant influence while reinforcing the values that underpin meaningful and responsible research.
The full Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list, analysis and evaluation and selection policy are available here.
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* The number of awards exceeds the number of unique individuals because some researchers are recognized in more than one Essential Science Indicators (ESI) field of research. Our analysis of countries/regions and institutions counts designated awards and is thus based on the total of 7,131.
The Highly Cited Researchers program continues to evolve, with enhanced screening processes to address issues such as hyper-prolific authorship, excessive self-citation, and anomalous citation patterns. This year, 432 potential awards were excluded due to hyper-prolific publication. The evaluation process applies robust algorithmic analysis and qualitative expert review, ensuring that only those whose work meets the highest standards of impact and integrity are recognized. The additional layers of scrutiny added this year enabled the reintroduction of the Mathematics category. For more information about our evaluation and selection process, please see here.
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Helen Chung-Kesl , Manager, External Communications, Academia & Government
newsroom@clarivate.com
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