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
	Yuan, Yongbo	Cross-Field	Central South University, China Mainland
	Yuan, Zhiguo	Cross-Field	City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Yuan, Zhong-Yong	Cross-Field	Nankai University, China Mainland
	Yue, Jie-Yu	Cross-Field	Shandong Normal University, China Mainland
	Yue, Kan	Cross-Field	South China University of Technology, China Mainland
	Yuk, Hyunwoo	Cross-Field	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
	Zaehle, Sönke	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Zakeeruddin, Shaik M.	Cross-Field	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland
	Zandkarimi, Fereshteh	Cross-Field	Columbia University, United States
	Zarate, Carlos A.	Cross-Field	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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