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
	Hsu, Po-Chun	Cross-Field	University of Chicago, United States	Duke University, United States
	Jiang, Liang	Physics	University of Chicago, United States
	Leone, Vanessa	Cross-Field	University of Chicago, United States
	Lin, Wenbin	Chemistry	University of Chicago, United States
	Lu, Zhike	Molecular Biology and Genetics	University of Chicago, United States
	Meng, Ying Shirley	Engineering	University of Chicago, United States	Argonne National Laboratory, United States
	Meng, Ying Shirley	Materials Science	University of Chicago, United States	Argonne National Laboratory, United States
	Pan, Tao	Cross-Field	University of Chicago, United States
	Rathmell, Jeffrey C.	Immunology	University of Chicago, United States
	Spranger, Stefani	Cross-Field	University of Chicago, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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