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
	Zhao, Feipeng	Cross-Field	Western University (University of Western Ontario), Canada		View Profile
	Zhao, Guochun	Geosciences	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	Northwest University Xi'an, China Mainland	View Profile
	Zhao, Huijun	Cross-Field	Griffith University, Australia		View Profile
	Zhao, Huimin	Cross-Field	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States		View Profile
	Zhao, Jian	Cross-Field	Hunan Agricultural University, China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhao, Jie	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States		View Profile
	Zhao, Jijun	Cross-Field	Dalian University of Technology, China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhao, Jincai	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhao, Jun	Computer Science	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore		View Profile
	Zhao, Kevin T.	Biology and Biochemistry	Qi Biodesign, China Mainland		View Profile

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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