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
	Liu, Jun	Engineering	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Liu, Jun	Materials Science	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Liu, Kai	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Liu, Nian	Cross-Field	Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
	Liu, Ping	Cross-Field	Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States	State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook, United States
	Liu, Wu-Jun	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Liu, X. Shirley	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
	Liu, Xing	Cross-Field	Children's Hospital Boston, United States
	Liu, Yang	Cross-Field	Emory University, United States
	Liu, Yayuan	Cross-Field	Johns Hopkins University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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