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
	Cui, Yi	Environment and Ecology	Stanford University, United States	Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, United States
	Cui, Yi	Materials Science	Stanford University, United States	Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, United States
	Cui, Yong	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Cui, Zhihua	Computer Science	Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, China Mainland
	Cuijpers, Pim	Psychiatry and Psychology	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Cullen, David A.	Cross-Field	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States
	Cullen, P. J.	Cross-Field	University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
	Cullis, Pieter R.	Cross-Field	University of British Columbia, Canada
	Cummins, Steven	Social Sciences	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
	Cunha, E. da	Space Science	University of Western Australia, Australia

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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