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
	Zhu, Wei-Hong	Cross-Field	East China University of Science and Technology, China Mainland
	Zhu, Xiaoyang	Cross-Field	Columbia University, United States
	Zhu, Xing	Cross-Field	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
	Zhu, Yi	Cross-Field	Mayo Clinic, United States
	Zhu, Zonglong	Cross-Field	City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Zhuang, Li	Cross-Field	UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, United States
	Zhuang, Lin	Cross-Field	Wuhan University, China Mainland
	Zhuang, Taotao	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Zhuang, Weihua	Cross-Field	University of Waterloo, Canada
	Zhuang, Xiaodong	Cross-Field	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Mainland	Dresden University of Technology, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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