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
	Yin, Wenyan	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Yin, Yadong	Cross-Field	University of California Riverside, United States
	Yin, Zhigang	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Ying, Yibin	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Yip, Cyril Chik-Yan	Cross-Field	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Yip, Hin-Lap	Cross-Field	City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Yokota, Tomoyuki	Cross-Field	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Yong, V. Wee	Cross-Field	University of Calgary, Canada	Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Canada
	Yoon, Chong Seung	Cross-Field	Hanyang University, South Korea
	Yoshimura, Akihiko	Cross-Field	Keio University, Japan

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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