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
	You, Wei	Cross-Field	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	You, Ya	Cross-Field	Wuhan University of Technology, China Mainland
	Young, Barnaby Edward	Cross-Field	Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
	Young, Regina	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Yu, Aiping	Cross-Field	University of Waterloo, Canada
	Yu, Chang	Cross-Field	Dalian University of Technology, China Mainland
	Yu, Chengzhong	Cross-Field	University of Queensland, Australia
	Yu, Dapeng	Cross-Field	Shenzhen International Quantum Academy, China Mainland
	Yu, Gang	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Yu, Guangchuang	Cross-Field	Southern Medical University - China, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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