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flag Clarivate's 2025 list honors 6,868 top researchers worldwide, led by the U.S., with China’s CAS topping institutions.

flag Clarivate's 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list identifies 6,868 scholars from 60 countries and 1,300 institutions for their significant global impact, based on citation data and rigorous evaluation. flag The U.S. leads with 2,670 honorees, followed by China (1,406), the U.K. (570), Germany, Australia, and Canada. flag China’s Chinese Academy of Sciences is the top institution with 258 researchers recognized. flag Eighty-six percent of awards are concentrated in 10 countries, with 75% in the top five. flag Over 3,500 researchers are recognized across multiple fields, including 227 in two or more. flag Clarivate strengthened integrity checks in 2025 to ensure credibility amid rising concerns about research quality. flag The full list and methodology are available online.

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