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, Yugui	Cross-Field	Beijing Institute of Technology, China Mainland
	Yao, Zhengjun	Cross-Field	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China Mainland
	Yates, John R.	Cross-Field	Scripps Research Institute, United States
	Yates, Kathleen B.	Cross-Field	Harvard University Medical Affiliates, United States
	Yazdani, Ali	Physics	Princeton University, United States
	Ye, Chaochao	Cross-Field	Adelaide University, Australia
	Ye, Chun Jimmie	Cross-Field	University of California San Francisco, United States
	Ye, Jinhua	Chemistry	Hebei University, China Mainland	Tianjin University, China Mainland
	Ye, Jun	Physics	University of Colorado Boulder, United States	National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) - USA, United States
	Ye, Long	Cross-Field	Tianjin University, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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