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
	Zhernakova, Alexandra	Cross-Field	University of Groningen, Netherlands	University Groningen Medical Center, Netherlands	View Profile
	Zhi, Chunyi	Materials Science	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR		View Profile
	Zhong, Jun	Cross-Field	Soochow University - China, China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhong, Nanshan	Cross-Field	Guangzhou Medical University, China Mainland		Claim profile
	Zhong, Ray Y.	Cross-Field	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR		View Profile
	Zhong, Yanfei	Geosciences	Wuhan University, China Mainland		Claim profile
	Zhou, Chenghu	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland		Claim profile
	Zhou, Chuangbing	Cross-Field	University of Newcastle, Australia		View Profile
	Zhou, Di	Cross-Field	Xidian University, China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhou, Dong	Cross-Field	Tsinghua University, China Mainland		View Profile

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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