The annual award celebrates the top 1% of researchers by paper citations over the last decade
By Alexandra Jirstrand
(BOSTON) – Clarivate Analytics announced its Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list, which honors the top 1% of researchers around the world whose papers have been cited the most over the last decade. Clarivate uses both quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their chosen field(s) of research.
This year, nine Wyss Faculty and staff members have been recognized with this prestigious award, with some being named in more than one field:
Biology and Biochemistry
- George Church, Core Faculty
- James Collins, Core Faculty
- Donald Ingber, Core Faculty and Founding Director
- David Mooney, Core Faculty
- Thomas Ferrante, Wyss Staff Scientist
Molecular Biology and Genetics
- James Collins, Core Faculty
Materials Science
- Jennifer Lewis, Core Faculty
- David Mooney, Core Faculty
Engineering
- Conor Walsh, Associate Faculty
Cross-Field
- David Weitz, Associate Faculty
- James Weaver, Visiting Scholar
Analysts at Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific Information recognized 6,868 individuals this year, presenting a total of 7,131 awards across more than 1,300 institutions in 60 countries and regions. Their rigorous evaluation process draws on data from the Web of Science Core Collection and combines quantitative metrics with qualitative review to identify researchers whose work has made a truly global impact in their fields.
“I’m delighted that the Wyss Institute is once again being recognized for the exceptional academic achievements and breadth of expertise within our faculty and staff. Our people are our greatest asset, and we’re extraordinarily proud of the impact of their work and the meaningful change they’re creating in the world,” said Ingber, who is also the Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, and the Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Bioinspired Engineering at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Our people are our greatest asset, and we’re extraordinarily proud of the impact of their work and the meaningful change they’re creating in the world.
Since 2014, Clarivate Analytics, which maintains the Web of Science™ index, has been pinpointing individual researchers with outsized influence in their fields based on the frequency with which their work is cited in the scientific literature. Tracing publication citations can help reveal which ones impact a given field the most.
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.”