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
	Lin, Yuze	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Lin, Zhang	Cross-Field	Central South University, China Mainland
	Lin, Zhaoyang	Cross-Field	University of California Los Angeles, United States
	Lin, Zhi	Cross-Field	National University of Defense Technology, China Mainland
	Lin, Zhiqun	Chemistry	National University of Singapore, Singapore
	Linardon, Jake	Psychiatry and Psychology	Deakin University, Australia
	Lindeque, Penelope K.	Environment and Ecology	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom	University of Exeter, United Kingdom
	Lindgren, Finn	Mathematics	University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
	Ling, Haibin	Engineering	Westlake University, China Mainland
	Ling, Ning	Cross-Field	Lanzhou University, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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