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
	Cheng, Nan	Cross-Field	Xidian University, China Mainland
	Cheng, Yi-Bing	Cross-Field	Wuhan University of Technology, China Mainland	Foshan Xianhu Laboratory, China Mainland
	Cheng, Zhonghua	Cross-Field	Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China Mainland
	Cherezov, Vadim	Cross-Field	University of Southern California, United States
	Cherkasov, Artem	Cross-Field	University of British Columbia, Canada
	Cheung, Alice Y.	Cross-Field	University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
	Cheung, William W. L.	Cross-Field	University of British Columbia, Canada
	Chiller, Tom	Cross-Field	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - USA, United States
	Chiu, Isaac M.	Cross-Field	Harvard Medical School, United States
	Cho, Jaephil	Cross-Field	SMLAB Co., South Korea

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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