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
	Fama, Eugene F.	Economics and Business	University of Chicago, United States
	Fan, Bingbing	Cross-Field	Zhengzhou University, China Mainland
	Fan, Chunhai	Cross-Field	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Mainland
	Fan, Deng-Ping	Cross-Field	Nankai University, China Mainland
	Fan, Eddy	Clinical Medicine	University of Toronto, Canada	University Health Network Toronto, Canada
	Fan, Fengtao	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Fan, Hong Jin	Materials Science	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
	Fan, Jia	Clinical Medicine	Fudan University, China Mainland
	Fan, Jiangli	Chemistry	Dalian University of Technology, China Mainland
	Fan, Jianqing	Mathematics	Princeton University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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