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
	Hu, Wenping	Chemistry	Tianjin University, China Mainland
	Hu, Xiaoming	Cross-Field	US Department of Veterans Affairs, United States
	Hu, Xile	Chemistry	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland
	Hu, Y. F.	Cross-Field	University of Saskatchewan, Canada
	Hu, Yong-Sheng	Engineering	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Hu, Yong-Sheng	Materials Science	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Hu, Zhe	Cross-Field	Shenzhen University, China Mainland
	Hua, Zhongyun	Cross-Field	Harbin Institute of Technology, China Mainland
	Huang, Alexander C.	Immunology	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Huang, Bolong	Cross-Field	City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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