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
	Gao, Min-Rui	Chemistry	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Gao, Peng	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Gao, Song	Social Sciences	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States	University of California Santa Barbara, United States
	Gao, Wei	Cross-Field	California Institute of Technology, United States
	Gao, Xingyu	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Gao, Xiqi	Cross-Field	Southeast University, China Mainland
	Gao, Yanxiang	Agricultural Sciences	China Agricultural University, China Mainland
	Gao, Zhiwei	Cross-Field	University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
	Gapstur, Susan M.	Cross-Field	American Cancer Society, United States
	Garassino, Marina Chiara	Clinical Medicine	Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milan, Italy

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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