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
	Yakobson, Boris I.	Cross-Field	Taif University, Saudi Arabia
	Yakunin, Sergii	Cross-Field	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland
	Yamada, Atsuo	Cross-Field	University of Tokyo, Japan	Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea
	Yamaguchi, Shinjiro	Plant and Animal Science	Kyoto University, Japan
	Yamaguchi-Shinozaki, Kazuko	Plant and Animal Science	Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan	University of Tokyo, Japan
	Yamaji, Naoki	Plant and Animal Science	Okayama University, Japan
	Yamamoto, Masahiro	Mathematics	Romanian Academy, Romania
	Yamamoto, Masayuki	Biology and Biochemistry	Tohoku University, Japan
	Yamano, Yoshinori	Pharmacology and Toxicology	Shionogi and Company Limited, Japan
	Yamori, Wataru	Plant and Animal Science	University of Tokyo, Japan

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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