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
	Wan, Yushun	Microbiology	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States
	Wang, Chao	Cross-Field	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	Wang, Chongmin	Materials Science	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States
	Wang, Chunsheng	Chemistry	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Wang, Chunsheng	Engineering	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Wang, Chunsheng	Materials Science	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Wang, Donghai	Cross-Field	Pennsylvania State University, United States
	Wang, Evelyn N.	Cross-Field	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
	Wang, Fei	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Wang, Feng	Physics	University of California Berkeley, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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