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
	Yang, Jun	Microbiology	Institute of Urban Environment (CAS), China Mainland
	Yang, Kai	Cross-Field	Soochow University - China, China Mainland
	Yang, Lan	Physics	Washington University (WUSTL), United States	DeepSight Technology, United States
	Yang, Laurence Tianruo	Computer Science	Zhengzhou University, China Mainland	Saint Francis Xavier University, Canada
	Yang, Li	Cross-Field	Max Planck Society, Germany
	Yang, Lifeng	Cross-Field	Princeton University, United States
	Yang, Lili	Economics and Business	Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, China Mainland
	Yang, Mengjin	Cross-Field	Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (CAS), China Mainland
	Yang, Ming-Hsuan	Engineering	University of California Merced, United States	Google DeepMind, United States
	Yang, Peidong	Chemistry	University of California Berkeley, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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