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
	Manzini, Gianmarco	Mathematics	Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States	Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy
	Mao, Dehua	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Mao, Jiafu	Cross-Field	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States
	Mao, Jianfeng	Cross-Field	Adelaide University, Australia
	Mao, Jing	Cross-Field	Tianjin University, China Mainland
	Mao, Like	Agricultural Sciences	China Agricultural University, China Mainland
	Mao, Shiwen	Computer Science	Auburn University, United States
	Mao, Shun	Cross-Field	Tongji University, China Mainland
	Marabelle, Aurelien	Clinical Medicine	Universite Paris Saclay, France	Gustave Roussy, France; INSERM, France
	Maragakis, Lisa L.	Social Sciences	Johns Hopkins University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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