Bert Weckhuysen has been named to the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list published by Clarivate Analytics. This recognition places him among approximately 0.1% of the global scientific research community whose work has been cited at exceptionally high rates. The Highly Cited Researchers list annually recognizes scientists whose publications rank in the top 1% by citations for their field and publication year in the Web of Science over the past eleven years. In 2025, the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate awarded 7,131 Highly Cited Researcher awards to 6,868 individuals in 60 countries and regions. According to Web of Science analysis, Weckhuysen has authored or co-authored approximately 800 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, which have attracted more than 64,000 citations.

About the Clarivate Ranking

Clarivate is a British-American analytics company offering services in bibliometrics and scientometrics, publishing the Highly Cited Researchers list yearly since 2001. The selection process integrates robust checks to safeguard against hyper-authorship, excessive self-citation, and citation manipulation, while excluding retracted content from analysis.