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, Jiaguo	Materials Science	China University of Geosciences, China Mainland	King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
	Yu, Jicheng	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Yu, Jihong	Chemistry	Jilin University, China Mainland
	Yu, Jin-Quan	Chemistry	Scripps Research Institute, United States
	Yu, Jing-Quan	Plant and Animal Science	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Yu, Jun	Clinical Medicine	Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
	Yu, Kunjie	Cross-Field	Zhengzhou University, China Mainland
	Yu, Le	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland
	Yu, Lu	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University, China Mainland
	Yu, Minghao	Cross-Field	Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany	Max Planck Society, Germany

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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