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
	Xie, Yan	Cross-Field	Saint Louis University, United States
	Xie, Yi	Chemistry	University of Science and Technology of China (CAS), China Mainland
	Xie, Yi Min	Cross-Field	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia
	Xie, Ying	Cross-Field	Heilongjiang University, China Mainland
	Xin, Huolin L.	Cross-Field	University of California Irvine, United States
	Xin, Sen	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Xing, Guichuan	Cross-Field	University of Macau, Macau SAR
	Xing, Wei	Chemistry	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Xiong, Chao	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Xiong, Lizhong	Cross-Field	Huazhong Agricultural University, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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