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
	Pulendran, Bali	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Puzanov, I.	Cross-Field	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States
	Qi, H. Jerry	Cross-Field	Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
	Qi, Jianxun	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Qi, Xiao-Liang	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Qi, Yabing	Cross-Field	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Mainland
	Qian, Guodong	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Qian, He	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Qian, Yuhua	Cross-Field	Shanxi University, China Mainland
	Qiang, Yujie	Cross-Field	University of Science and Technology Beijing, China Mainland	National University of Singapore, Singapore

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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