Congratulations to this year’s Highly Cited Researchers. The research we do at IoPPN – and its impact – is innovative, influential and global; and we have a world-class research environment that allows the work to thrive. We are proud to see so many of our colleagues listed today: it is a testament to their expertise and their drive to advance science in their fields.
Professor Matthew Hotopf, Executive Dean at IoPPN
12 November 2025
Multiple IoPPN researchers feature on 2025 Highly Cited Researcher List
Annual list recognises researchers who demonstrate significant and broad influence in their fields of research.
The IoPPN is proud to announce that 19 of our researchers have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researcher list from Clarivate released today.
Highly Cited Researchers demonstrate significant and broad influence in their fields of research. This small fraction of the global researcher population contributes disproportionately to extending the frontiers of knowledge and contributing to innovations that make the world healthier, more sustainable and which drive societal impact.
King’s College London has 26 entries in this year’s list, with 19 of those working at, or affiliated with, the IoPPN. These are:
- Louise Arseneault, Professor of Developmental Psychology
- Ed Bullmore, Regius Professor of Psychiatry
- Avshalom Caspi, Professor, Chair in Social/Personality Psychology
- Tony Charman, Emeritus Professor in Clinical Child Psychology
- Andrea Danese, Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Paola Dazzan, Professor of Neurobiology of Psychosis
- Paolo Fusar-Poli, Professor of Preventive Psychiatry
- Matthew Hotopf, Professor of General Hospital Psychiatry
- Oliver Howes, Professor of Molecular Psychiatry
- Robert Leech, Professor of Neuroimaging Analytics
- Crick Lund, Professor of Global Mental Health and Development
- Terrie Moffitt, Professor, Chair in Social Behaviour & Development
- Valeria Mondelli, Clinical Professor of Psychoneuroimmunology
- Declan Murphy, Professor of Psychiatry and Brain Maturation
- Sir Robin Murray, Professor of Psychiatric Research
- Carmine Pariante, Professor of Biological Psychiatry
- Jim Van Os, Visiting Professor
- Sir Simon Wessely, Professor of Psychological Medicine
- Allan Young, Professor of Mood Disorders
Colleagues from other faculties at King’s are:
- Dr Mohamed A. Alhnan, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
- Professor Frederic Geissmann, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
- Professor Mauro Giacca, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
- Professor Irene J. Higginson, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care
- Professor Frank J. Kelly, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
- Professor Jonatan Pinkse, King's Business School
- Professor Kevin Whelan, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
The Highly Cited Researchers list identifies and celebrates exceptional individual researchers who demonstrate significant and broad influence in their fields. They exemplify excellence in their research as well as integrity in their publication and citation practices. These researchers continue to shape the future of science, technology and academia globally and deliver innovation that drives societal progress.
David Pendlebury, Head of Research Analysis at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate
This year, Clarivate recognised 6,868 individuals with 7,131 awards from more than 1,300 institutions in 61 countries and regions. Each researcher selected has authored a minimum number of Highly Cited Papers (research documents which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science Core Collection over the past eleven years) and has a minimum number of citations.
Citation activity is not the sole selection indicator. This list, based on citation data, is then refined using other quantitative metrics, qualitative analysis and expert judgment. A new list is determined by Clarivate each year. The broader selection process is designed to spotlight researchers who exemplify excellence in their research as well as integrity in their publication and citation practices.
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