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
	Dai, Liming	Materials Science	University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia
	Dai, Linglong	Computer Science	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Dai, Qing	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Chicago, United States
	Dai, Qionghai	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Dai, Sheng	Cross-Field	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States	University of Tennessee Knoxville, United States
	Dai, Sheng	Cross-Field	University of Leeds, United Kingdom
	Dai, Shifeng	Geosciences	China University of Mining and Technology, China Mainland
	Dai, Xi	Physics	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR
	Dai, Xiaohu	Environment and Ecology	Tongji University, China Mainland
	Dai, Yueyue	Cross-Field	Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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