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Clarivate Reveals 2025 Researchers List, Adjusts Citation Methodology

11/13/2025

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Clarivate released the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list, naming 6,868 researchers from 61 countries, led by the United States with 2,670.
The edition changes the methodology to reduce citation manipulation by excluding authors linked to integrity issues.
Two thousand four hundred researchers were excluded, including 432 for excessive publication rates.
Mathematics was reintroduced after a two-year absence due to citation concerns.

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Story summary

Clarivate released the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list, naming 6,868 researchers from 61 countries, led by the United States with 2,670.
The edition changes the methodology to reduce citation manipulation by excluding authors linked to integrity issues.
Two thousand four hundred researchers were excluded, including 432 for excessive publication rates.
Mathematics was reintroduced after a two-year absence due to citation concerns.