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
	Fancourt, Daisy	Cross-Field	University College London, United Kingdom
	Fang, Chen	Physics	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Fang, Chuanglin	Environment and Ecology	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Fang, Chuanglin	Social Sciences	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Fang, Evandro Fei	Cross-Field	University of Oslo, Norway
	Fang, Guojia	Cross-Field	Wuhan University, China Mainland
	Fang, Jianguang	Engineering	University of Technology Sydney, Australia
	Fang, Jing-Yuan	Cross-Field	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Mainland
	Fang, Jingyun	Environment and Ecology	Sun Yat Sen University, China Mainland
	Fang, Leyuan	Geosciences	Hunan University, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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