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
	Veiga, L. Beirao da	Mathematics	University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy	Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche "Enrico Magenes" (IMATI-CNR), Italy
	Wager, Stefan	Mathematics	Stanford University, United States
	Wang, Deng-Shan	Mathematics	Beijing Normal University, China Mainland
	Wei, Yimin	Mathematics	Fudan University, China Mainland
	Weinan, E.	Mathematics	Princeton University, United States
	Wells, David	Mathematics	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	White, Ian R.	Mathematics	Medical Research Council UK (MRC), United Kingdom
	Wood, Simon N.	Mathematics	University of Bristol, United Kingdom
	Yamamoto, Masahiro	Mathematics	Romanian Academy, Romania
	Yin, Wotao	Mathematics	University of California Los Angeles, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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