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
	Yu, Guirui	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Yu, Guocan	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Yu, Haipeng	Cross-Field	Northeast Forestry University, China Mainland
	Yu, Han-Qing	Environment and Ecology	University of Science and Technology of China (CAS), China Mainland
	Yu, Hong	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Yu, Hongjie	Cross-Field	Fudan University, China Mainland
	Yu, Hongtao	Cross-Field	Dalian University of Technology, China Mainland
	Yu, Hongtao	Cross-Field	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, United States
	Yu, Jiaguo	Chemistry	China University of Geosciences, China Mainland	King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
	Yu, Jiaguo	Engineering	China University of Geosciences, China Mainland

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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