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
	Li, Haobo	Cross-Field	Adelaide University, Australia
	Li, Heng	Biology and Biochemistry	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States	Harvard Medical School, United States
	Li, Heng-Xiang	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Li, Hong	Materials Science	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Li, Hongfei	Cross-Field	Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, China Mainland	Southern University of Science & Technology, China Mainland
	Li, Huanhuan	Cross-Field	Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Mainland
	Li, Huiqiao	Cross-Field	Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Mainland
	Li, Jian	Cross-Field	Northeast Forestry University, China Mainland
	Li, Jian-Feng	Cross-Field	Xiamen University, China Mainland
	Li, Jian-Rong	Chemistry	Beijing University of Technology, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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