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
	Pelteret, Jean-Paul	Mathematics	University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany
	Pencina, Michael J.	Cross-Field	Duke University, United States
	Pendergrass, Angeline G.	Cross-Field	Cornell University, United States
	Peng, Changhui	Cross-Field	Northwest A and F University - China, China Mainland
	Peng, Hailin	Cross-Field	Peking University, China Mainland
	Peng, Hong-Jie	Chemistry	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Mainland
	Peng, Hong-Jie	Materials Science	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Mainland	Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, United States
	Peng, Huisheng	Cross-Field	Fudan University, China Mainland
	Peng, Jian	Social Sciences	Peking University, China Mainland
	Peng, Jinping	Environment and Ecology	Guangdong University of Technology, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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