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
	Liu, Yong-Xin	Cross-Field	Agriculture Genomes Institute at Shenzhen CAAS, China Mainland
	Liu, Yongchang	Cross-Field	University of Science and Technology Beijing, China Mainland
	Liu, Yongsheng	Cross-Field	Nankai University, China Mainland	University of California Los Angeles, United States
	Liu, Yu	Computer Science	Hefei University of Technology, China Mainland
	Liu, Yu	Social Sciences	Peking University, China Mainland
	Liu, Yuanwei	Computer Science	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	Queen Mary University London, United Kingdom
	Liu, Zheng	Materials Science	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
	Liu, Zhijie	Cross-Field	Fudan University, China Mainland
	Liu, Zhongfan	Materials Science	Peking University, China Mainland
	Liu, Zhu	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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