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
	Jianguo, Li	Cross-Field	Northwestern Polytechnical University, China Mainland
	Jiao, Feng	Chemistry	Washington University (WUSTL), United States
	Jiao, Lei	Cross-Field	University of Agder, Norway
	Jiao, Long	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Jiao, Xingchen	Cross-Field	Jiangnan University, China Mainland
	Jiao, Yan	Chemistry	Adelaide University, Australia
	Jimenez, Jose L.	Geosciences	University of Colorado Boulder, United States
	Jin, Bangti	Mathematics	Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Jin, Dayong	Cross-Field	University of Technology Sydney, Australia	Eastern Institute of Technology Ningbo, China Mainland
	Jin, Fei-Fei	Cross-Field	University of Hawaii System, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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