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
	Hu, Liangbing	Environment and Ecology	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Hu, Liangbing	Materials Science	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Hurtt, George	Cross-Field	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Jia, Chao	Cross-Field	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Jianguo, Li	Cross-Field	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Kuang, Yudi	Cross-Field	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Kyle, G. Page	Cross-Field	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Liu, Boyang	Cross-Field	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Mo, Yifei	Materials Science	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Monroe, Christopher	Physics	University of Maryland College Park, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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