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
	Hays, Ron D.	Cross-Field	University of California Los Angeles, United States	RAND Corporation, United States
	Hazen, Elliott L.	Cross-Field	National Oceanic Atmospheric Admin (NOAA) - USA, United States	University of California Santa Cruz, United States
	Hazen, Stanley L.	Clinical Medicine	Cleveland Clinic Foundation, United States
	He, Bao-Jie	Cross-Field	Chongqing University, China Mainland	University of Queensland, Australia
	He, Chuan	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Chicago, United States
	He, Chuan	Molecular Biology and Genetics	University of Chicago, United States
	He, Chuanxin	Cross-Field	Shenzhen University, China Mainland
	He, Chunyang	Cross-Field	Beijing Normal University, China Mainland
	He, Debiao	Computer Science	Wuhan University, China Mainland
	He, Dongqin	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University of Technology, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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