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, Sheng Yang	Plant and Animal Science	Duke University, United States	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
	He, Shuai	Cross-Field	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	He, Siqian	Biology and Biochemistry	NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM), United States
	He, Wei	Computer Science	Beijing Information Science and Technology University, China Mainland	University of Science & Technology Beijing, China Mainland
	He, Wei	Engineering	Beijing Information Science and Technology University, China Mainland	University of Science & Technology Beijing, China Mainland
	He, Xiangming	Engineering	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	He, Xiangming	Materials Science	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	He, Ya-Ling	Engineering	Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Mainland
	He, Yan-Bing	Materials Science	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	He, Yang	Cross-Field	University at Buffalo SUNY, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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