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
	Fu, Xiangdong	Plant and Animal Science	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Fu, Xiong	Agricultural Sciences	South China University of Technology, China Mainland
	Fu, Yang-Xin	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland	University of Chicago, United States
	Fu, Zhengwei	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University of Technology, China Mainland
	Fuchslueger, Lucia	Cross-Field	University of Vienna, Austria
	Fuhrman, Jed A.	Microbiology	University of Southern California, United States
	Fujihara, Kazuo	Neuroscience and Behavior	Fukushima Medical University, Japan
	Fujimori, Shinichiro	Cross-Field	Kyoto University, Japan	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
	Fuller, Richard A.	Environment and Ecology	University of Queensland, Australia
	Furukawa, Toshi A.	Psychiatry and Psychology	Kyoto University, Japan	Nagoya City University, Japan

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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