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
	Lehmann, Johannes	Environment and Ecology	Cornell University, United States
	Lehner, Bernhard	Cross-Field	McGill University, Canada
	Lehner, Flavio	Cross-Field	Cornell University, United States
	Lei, Aiwen	Chemistry	Wuhan University, China Mainland
	Lei, Guang	Cross-Field	UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, United States
	Lei, Lecheng	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Lei, Ting	Cross-Field	Peking University, China Mainland
	Lei, Yaguo	Engineering	Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Mainland
	Leijtens, Tomas	Cross-Field	Swift Solar Inc., United States
	Leipsic, Jonathon A.	Clinical Medicine	University of British Columbia, Canada	Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation (CCI), Canada

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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