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
	Loncar, Marko	Physics	Harvard University, United States
	Long, Di	Geosciences	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Long, Guankui	Cross-Field	Nankai University, China Mainland
	Long, Hualou	Social Sciences	Guangxi University, China Mainland
	Long, Jeffrey R.	Chemistry	University of California Berkeley, United States	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
	Long, Mingce	Cross-Field	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Mainland
	Long, Stephen P.	Plant and Animal Science	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
	Long, Xingle	Cross-Field	Jiangsu University, China Mainland
	Long, Ying	Social Sciences	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Longo, Valter D.	Cross-Field	University of Southern California, United States	IFOM - FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Italy

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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