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
	Lin, Frank R.	Cross-Field	Johns Hopkins University, United States
	Lin, Lifeng	Cross-Field	Florida State University, United States
	Lin, Lihua	Cross-Field	Fuzhou University, China Mainland
	Lin, Lin	Cross-Field	California Institute of Technology, United States
	Lin, Qianqian	Cross-Field	Wuhan University, China Mainland
	Lin, Shihong	Cross-Field	Vanderbilt University, United States
	Lin, Shuibin	Cross-Field	Sun Yat Sen University, China Mainland
	Lin, Weisi	Cross-Field	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
	Lin, Yuze	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Lin, Zhang	Cross-Field	Central South University, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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