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
	Lu, Wei D.	Cross-Field	University of Michigan, United States
	Lu, Xiaoqiang	Geosciences	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Lu, Xihong	Materials Science	Sun Yat Sen University, China Mainland
	Lu, Xue Feng	Chemistry	Fuzhou University, China Mainland
	Lu, Xunyu	Cross-Field	University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia
	Lu, Yaobin	Social Sciences	Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Mainland
	Lu, Yaxiang	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Lu, Yi	Social Sciences	City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Lu, Yingying	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Lu, Z. P.	Materials Science	University of Science and Technology Beijing, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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