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
	Wong, Gane Ka-Shu	Cross-Field	University of Alberta, Canada
	Wong, H.-S. Philip	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Wong, Ian C. K.	Cross-Field	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	Aston University, United Kingdom
	Wong, Kwok-Kin	Cross-Field	New York University, United States
	Wong, Martin Chi-sang	Cross-Field	Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	Peking University, China Mainland
	Wong, Sunny H.	Cross-Field	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore	Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Wood, Andrew	Cross-Field	University of Exeter, United Kingdom
	Wood, Matthew J. A.	Cross-Field	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Wood, Richard	Cross-Field	University of Newcastle, Australia	Charles University Prague, Czech Republic
	Woodcock, James	Cross-Field	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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