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
	Zhang, Yingnan	Social Sciences	Genentech, United States		View Profile
	Zhang, Yong-Wei	Cross-Field	Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore		View Profile
	Zhang, Yongguang	Cross-Field	Nanjing University, China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhang, Yongming	Cross-Field	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhang, Youmin	Cross-Field	Concordia University Montreal, Canada		View Profile
	Zhang, Yu Shrike	Materials Science	Harvard Medical School, United States	Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States	View Profile
	Zhang, Yu-Dong	Computer Science	Southeast University - China, China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhang, Yuanbo	Cross-Field	Fudan University, China Mainland		Claim profile
	Zhang, Yuanming	Cross-Field	Huazhong Agricultural University, China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhang, Yue-Jun	Cross-Field	Hunan University, China Mainland		View Profile

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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