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
	Qin, Jian	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Qin, Jing	Cross-Field	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
	Qin, Kai	Cross-Field	Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
	Qin, Shukui	Clinical Medicine	Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China Mainland
	Qin, Yan	Cross-Field	Yangzhou University, China Mainland
	Qin, Yuanwei	Geosciences	Hohai University, China Mainland
	Qin, Zhijin	Computer Science	Queen Mary University London, United Kingdom
	Qiu, Cheng-Wei	Physics	National University of Singapore, Singapore
	Qiu, Fengxian	Cross-Field	Jiangsu University, China Mainland
	Qiu, Jianbin	Cross-Field	Harbin Institute of Technology, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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