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
	Fry, Alicia M.	Cross-Field	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - USA, United States
	Fry, Terry J.	Cross-Field	NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI), United States
	Fu, Bojie	Environment and Ecology	Beijing Normal University, China Mainland
	Fu, Bojie	Geosciences	Beijing Normal University, China Mainland
	Fu, Gengtao	Cross-Field	Nanjing Normal University, China Mainland
	Fu, Honggang	Cross-Field	Heilongjiang University, China Mainland
	Fu, Huazhu	Cross-Field	Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
	Fu, Jingyuan	Cross-Field	University of Groningen, Netherlands	University Groningen Medical Center, Netherlands
	Fu, Kelvin	Cross-Field	University of Delaware, United States
	Fu, Liang	Physics	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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