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
	Xu, Wenqian	Cross-Field	Argonne National Laboratory, United States
	Xu, Wu	Engineering	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States
	Xu, Wu	Materials Science	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States
	Xu, Xiaodong	Materials Science	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Xu, Xiaodong	Physics	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Xu, Yanfeng	Cross-Field	University of South Carolina, United States
	Xue, Wen	Biology and Biochemistry	University of Massachusetts Worcester, United States
	Yabroff, K. Robin	Cross-Field	American Cancer Society, United States
	Yaffe, Kristine	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of California San Francisco, United States
	Yager, Ronald R.	Cross-Field	Iona College, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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