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
	Yao, Junjie	Cross-Field	Duke University, United States
	Yao, Lina	Cross-Field	University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia	Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
	Yao, Qiaofeng	Cross-Field	Tianjin University, China Mainland
	Yao, Tao	Chemistry	University of Science and Technology of China (CAS), China Mainland
	Yao, Wang	Physics	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Yao, Xiaojun	Cross-Field	Macao Polytechnic University, Macau SAR
	Yao, Xin	Computer Science	Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR
	Yao, Yan	Cross-Field	University of Houston, United States
	Yao, Yao	Social Sciences	China University of Geosciences, China Mainland
	Yao, Yonggang	Materials Science	Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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