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
	Yang, Yi Yan	Cross-Field	Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
	Yang, Yingguo	Cross-Field	Fudan University, China Mainland	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Yang, Yiran	Cross-Field	California Institute of Technology, United States
	Yang, Yong	Cross-Field	Xiamen University, China Mainland
	Yang, Yuyi	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Yang, Zhiyong	Cross-Field	Sun Yat Sen University, China Mainland
	Yang, Zhou	Cross-Field	Shaanxi Normal University, China Mainland
	Yao, Hongbin	Cross-Field	University of Science and Technology of China (CAS), China Mainland	Stanford University, United States; Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Mainland
	Yao, Jun	Cross-Field	China University of Petroleum, China Mainland
	Yao, Junjie	Cross-Field	Duke University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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