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
	Hamari, Juho	Social Sciences	Tampere University, Finland
	Hamer, Mark	Cross-Field	University College London, United Kingdom
	Hamid, Omid	Clinical Medicine	Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, United States
	Hamilton, Erika	Cross-Field	Sarah Cannon Research Institute, United States
	Han, Dali	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Han, Fudong	Cross-Field	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States
	Han, Gi Myung	Environment and Ecology	Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), South Korea
	Han, Liyuan	Environment and Ecology	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Mainland
	Han, Qing-Long	Computer Science	Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
	Han, Qing-Long	Engineering	Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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