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
	Guo, Yanglong	Cross-Field	East China University of Science and Technology, China Mainland
	Guo, Youhong	Cross-Field	University of Texas Austin, United States
	Guo, Yu-Guo	Materials Science	Institute of Chemistry (CAS), China Mainland	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Guo, Yulan	Engineering	Sun Yat Sen University, China Mainland
	Guo, Yun	Cross-Field	East China University of Science and Technology, China Mainland
	Guo, Zaiping	Environment and Ecology	City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Guo, Zaiping	Materials Science	City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Guo, Zhengxiao	Cross-Field	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Gupta, Alex Sen	Geosciences	University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia
	Gupta, Himanshu	Cross-Field	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, India

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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