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
	Wang, Bin	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Wang, Binbin	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Wang, Bingyu	Cross-Field	Guizhou University, China Mainland
	Wang, Changhong	Cross-Field	Tianjin University, China Mainland
	Wang, Changlei	Cross-Field	Soochow University - China, China Mainland
	Wang, Chao	Cross-Field	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	Wang, Cheng	Physics	City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Wang, Cheng	Cross-Field	Xiamen University, China Mainland
	Wang, Cheng-Xiang	Computer Science	Southeast University - China, China Mainland	Purple Mountain Laboratories, China Mainland
	Wang, Chi-Hwa	Cross-Field	National University of Singapore, Singapore

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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