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
	Nguyen, Minh-Hong	Cross-Field	University of Pittsburgh, United States
	Ni, Kaiyuan	Cross-Field	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
	Ni, Meng	Cross-Field	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
	Ni, Zhenyi	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Nicholls, Robert J.	Cross-Field	University of East Anglia, United Kingdom	University of Southampton, United Kingdom
	Nicholson, Jeremy K.	Cross-Field	Imperial College London, United Kingdom
	Nie, Guangjun	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Nie, Shuai	Cross-Field	Aarhus University, Denmark
	Niedernhofer, Laura J.	Cross-Field	Scripps Research Institute, United States
	Nielsen, Henrik Bjorn	Cross-Field	Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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