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
	Liston, Conor	Cross-Field	Cornell University, United States
	Litjens, Geert	Cross-Field	Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands	Oncode Institute, Netherlands
	Little, David C.	Cross-Field	University of Stirling, United Kingdom
	Littman, Dan R.	Immunology	New York University, United States	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
	Litvan, Irene	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of California San Diego, United States
	Liu, Bilu	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Liu, Bin	Chemistry	National University of Singapore, Singapore
	Liu, Bin	Chemistry	City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Liu, Boyang	Cross-Field	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Liu, Changpeng	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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