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
	Xiao, Di	Physics	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Xiao, Jie	Engineering	University of Washington Seattle, United States	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States
	Xiao, Jingfeng	Cross-Field	University of New Hampshire, United States
	Xiao, Min	Cross-Field	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, United States	Nanjing University, China Mainland
	Xiao, Xiangming	Geosciences	University of Oklahoma - Norman, United States
	Xiao, Xun	Cross-Field	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	Xie, Hua	Cross-Field	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Xie, Shang-Ping	Geosciences	University of California San Diego, United States
	Xie, Yan	Cross-Field	US Department of Veterans Affairs, United States	Washington University, United States
	Xin, Huolin L.	Cross-Field	University of California Irvine, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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