Feinberg’s Researchers Named to Clarivate Analytics’ List

Each year, Clarivate Analytics recognizes a select group of researchers whose publications rank among the top one percent by citations for their field and year in the Web of Science Core Collection. For the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list, Clarivate designated 7,131 awards to 6,868 individual researchers. 

Across Northwestern University, 36 researchers were recognized on the 2025 list. Northwestern ranked 34th among the top 52 global institutions that serve as primary affiliations to Highly Cited Researchers, highlighting the university’s broad scholarly influence across disciplines. 

Twelve Feinberg School of Medicine faculty members were recognized in 2025 across multiple research categories: 

Feinberg’s Highly Cited Researchers in 2025 

• David Cella, PhD, Social Sciences 
• Mark C. Hersam, PhD, Materials Science 
• Neil L. Kelleher, PhD, Biology and Biochemistry 
• Shana O. Kelly, PhD, cross field 
• Robert Kushner, MD, cross field 
• Chad Mirkin, PhD, cross field 
• Amy Paller, PhD, cross field 
• John A. Rogers, PhD, Materials Science 
• Sanjiv J. Shah, MD, Clinical Medicine 
• Jeffrey Sosman, MD, Clinical Medicine 
• Deborah Winter, PhD, cross field 
• Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, Clinical Medicine 

How Highly Cited Researchers are Identified 

Clarivate identifies Highly Cited Researchers through a data-driven evaluation of publications from the past eleven years, selecting those whose work ranks among the top one percent by citations for their field and year of publication. In addition to citation counts, Clarivate incorporates other quantitative indicators, qualitative review, and expert judgment to ensure that selections reflect meaningful and wide-ranging research influence. 

The Highly Cited Researchers list is organized around the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) fields, which group research outputs into distinct disciplinary areas. The number of researchers selected in each field depends on field size and citation patterns, resulting in thresholds that vary across disciplines. Clarivate also identifies researchers with cross‑field impact whose influential work spans multiple areas but does not meet the threshold for any single ESI field. These individuals qualify through a normalized assessment that aggregates their highly cited contributions across disciplines. 

The 2025 thresholds for the specific ESI fields in which Feinberg’s 12 recognized researchers were identified are provided below: 

• Biology and Biochemistry, 314 Highly Cited Researchers 
• Clinical Medicine, 379 Highly Cited Researchers 
• Cross Field, 3,569 Highly Cited Researchers 
• Materials Science, 187 Highly Cited Researchers 
• Social Sciences, 260 Highly Cited Researchers 

The full report on Highly Cited Researchers for 2025 by Clarivate Analytics can be found on their website.  

Learn More and Track Your Impact  

For scientists looking to track their own citation impact or gain deeper insights into research metrics, the Metrics and Impact Core at Galter Health Sciences Library offers guidance and tools to help faculty understand and communicate their research influence.  

For more information about how metrics can help tell your science story, reach out to:  

• Karen Gutzman – karen.gutzman@northwestern.edu  
• Mao Soulakis – mao.soulakis@northwestern.edu 
• Emma Wilson – emma.wilson@northwestern.edu 

For questions or assistance, you can also contact Galter Library at ghsl-ref@northwestern.edu.