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
	Li, Mingyao	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Li, Na	Cross-Field	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
	Li, Qingyun	Cross-Field	Washington University (WUSTL), United States
	Li, Tianjing	Cross-Field	University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, United States
	Li, Yanbin	Cross-Field	North Carolina State University, United States
	Li, Yat	Cross-Field	University of California Santa Cruz, United States
	Li, Yuzhang	Engineering	University of California Los Angeles, United States
	Lian, Biao	Cross-Field	Princeton University, United States
	Lian, Xu	Cross-Field	Columbia University, United States
	Libby, Peter	Clinical Medicine	Massachusetts General Hospital, United States	Harvard Medical School, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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