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
	Yanai, Itai	Cross-Field	New York University, United States
	Yancopoulos, George D.	Clinical Medicine	Regeneron, United States
	Yancy, Clyde W.	Clinical Medicine	Northwestern University, United States
	Yang, Bai	Cross-Field	Jilin University, China Mainland
	Yang, Bing	Plant and Animal Science	University of Missouri Columbia, United States	Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, United States
	Yang, Bo	Pharmacology and Toxicology	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Yang, Changduk	Cross-Field	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea
	Yang, Chenghao	Cross-Field	South China University of Technology, China Mainland
	Yang, Chenguang	Engineering	South China University of Technology, China Mainland
	Yang, Chongyin	Cross-Field	University of Maryland College Park, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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