Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025

Of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers are 1 in 1,000

Highly Cited Researchers demonstrate significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research. Each researcher selected has authored multiple Highly Cited Papers 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. However, citation activity is not the sole selection indicator. This list, based on citation data, is then refined using other quantitative metrics, as well as qualitative analysis and expert judgment.

7,131 Highly Cited Researcher awards in 2025

Full Name		Category	Primary Affiliation	Secondary Affiliations
	Lee, Jin-Wook	Cross-Field	Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea
	Lee, Jong-Min	Cross-Field	Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), South Korea	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
	Lee, Jong-Seok	Cross-Field	Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea
	Lee, Yong Rok	Cross-Field	Yeungnam University, South Korea
	Lee, Young Hee	Cross-Field	Hebei University of Technology, China Mainland	Peking University, China Mainland
	Lehdonvirta, Vili	Cross-Field	Aalto University, Finland	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Lehmann, Anika	Cross-Field	Free University of Berlin, Germany
	Lehner, Bernhard	Cross-Field	McGill University, Canada
	Lehner, Flavio	Cross-Field	Cornell University, United States
	Lei, Guang	Cross-Field	UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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