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, Zhenghong	Cross-Field	University of Toronto, Canada
	Lu, Zhike	Molecular Biology and Genetics	University of Chicago, United States
	Lu, Zhiyi	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Lu, Zhiyong	Biology and Biochemistry	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	Luan, Deyan	Chemistry	City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Luan, Sheng	Plant and Animal Science	University of California Berkeley, United States
	Lubchenco, Jane	Cross-Field	Oregon State University, United States
	Lucas, Richard	Cross-Field	University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia
	Luck, Steven J.	Psychiatry and Psychology	University of California Davis, United States
	Luderer, Gunnar	Environment and Ecology	Potsdam Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung, Germany	Technical University of Berlin, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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