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
	Ding, Aijun	Geosciences	Nanjing University, China Mainland
	Ding, Chuan	Cross-Field	Beihang University, China Mainland
	Ding, Dahu	Cross-Field	Nanjing Agricultural University, China Mainland
	Ding, Dan	Cross-Field	Nankai University, China Mainland
	Ding, Dong	Cross-Field	Idaho National Laboratory, United States
	Ding, Fei	Cross-Field	Eastern Institute of Technology Ningbo, China Mainland	University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
	Ding, Feixiang	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Ding, Hong	Physics	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Mainland
	Ding, Lei	Cross-Field	Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Mainland
	Ding, Li	Cross-Field	Washington University (WUSTL), United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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