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, Yun-Gui	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Yang, Yunfeng	Environment and Ecology	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Yang, Yuting	Geosciences	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Yang, Yuyi	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Yang, Zhaohui	Computer Science	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Yang, Zhiyong	Cross-Field	Sun Yat Sen University, China Mainland
	Yang, Zhou	Cross-Field	Shaanxi Normal University, China Mainland
	Yao, Hongbin	Cross-Field	University of Science and Technology of China (CAS), China Mainland	Stanford University, United States; Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Mainland
	Yao, Huifeng	Materials Science	Southeast University - China, China Mainland
	Yao, Jun	Cross-Field	China University of Petroleum, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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