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
	He, Haibo	Cross-Field	University of Rhode Island, United States
	He, Hong	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland	Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES), China Mainland
	He, Hongwen	Engineering	Beijing Institute of Technology, China Mainland
	He, Ji-Zheng	Cross-Field	University of Melbourne, Australia	Fujian Normal University, China Mainland
	He, Jiaqing	Cross-Field	Southern University of Science and Technology, China Mainland
	He, Jie	Clinical Medicine	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Peking Union Medical College, China Mainland
	He, Kebin	Geosciences	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	He, Ling-Yun	Cross-Field	Jinan University, China Mainland
	He, Qian	Cross-Field	National University of Singapore, Singapore
	He, Qiang	Cross-Field	Chongqing University, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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