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
	Cao, Wen-Qiang	Materials Science	Beijing Institute of Technology, China Mainland
	Cao, Xinyu	Social Sciences	University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States
	Cao, Yong	Cross-Field	South China University of Technology, China Mainland
	Cao, Yuan	Physics	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
	Cao, Yuan	Cross-Field	Northern Jiaotong University, China Mainland
	Cao, Yuliang	Cross-Field	Wuhan University, China Mainland
	Cao-Lormeau, Van-Mai	Cross-Field	Louis Malarde Institute, French Polynesia	Aix-Marseille Universite, France
	Capasso, Federico	Physics	Harvard University, United States
	Caporaso, J. Gregory	Microbiology	Northern Arizona University, United States
	Cappuzzo, Federico	Cross-Field	IRCCS Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri (IFO), Italy

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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