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
	Xiang, Yang	Cross-Field	Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
	Xiang, Zhengrong	Cross-Field	Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China Mainland
	Xiao, Chuanxiao	Cross-Field	United States Department of Energy (DOE), United States
	Xiao, Huining	Cross-Field	University of New Brunswick, Canada
	Xiao, Jingfeng	Cross-Field	University of New Hampshire, United States
	Xiao, Min	Cross-Field	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, United States	Nanjing University, China Mainland
	Xiao, Rui	Cross-Field	Southeast University - China, China Mainland
	Xiao, Xun	Cross-Field	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	Xiao, Zhengguo	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Xie, Daoxin	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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