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, Nian	Cross-Field	University of Florida, United States
	Wang, Nianshuang	Microbiology	University of Texas Austin, United States
	Wang, Peng	Cross-Field	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
	Wang, Pengfei	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Wang, Pengtang	Cross-Field	Adelaide University, Australia
	Wang, Ping	Cross-Field	York University - Canada, Canada
	Wang, Qi	Cross-Field	Southern University of Science and Technology, China Mainland
	Wang, Qi	Cross-Field	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	Wang, Qi-Sheng	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Wang, Qiang	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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