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, Ying-Ping	Geosciences	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
	Wang, Yonggang	Chemistry	Fudan University, China Mainland
	Wang, Yuan	Physics	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Wang, Yulong	Cross-Field	Gansu Agricultural University, China Mainland
	Wang, Yuming	Cross-Field	Universiteit Hasselt, Belgium
	Wang, Yuntao	Cross-Field	Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Mainland
	Wang, Yupeng	Cross-Field	National Institute of Biological Sciences, China Mainland
	Wang, Yuru	Cross-Field	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
	Wang, Zeneng	Cross-Field	Cleveland Clinic Foundation, United States
	Wang, Zhanyun	Environment and Ecology	Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), Switzerland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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