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
	Qiu, Jieshan	Materials Science	Dalian University of Technology, China Mainland
	Qiu, Jin-Long	Biology and Biochemistry	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Qiu, Pengfei	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Qiu, Shilun	Chemistry	Jilin University, China Mainland
	Qiu, Xiaojie	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Qiu, Yun-Qing	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Qu, Boyang	Cross-Field	Zhongyuan University of Technology, China Mainland
	Qu, Jiuhui	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Qu, Liangti	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Qu, Xiaogang	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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