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
	Zhou, Nan	Cross-Field	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
	Zhou, Peng	Cross-Field	Fudan University, China Mainland
	Zhou, Peng	Mathematics	Shanghai Normal University, China Mainland
	Zhou, Pengfei	Cross-Field	University of Macau, Macau SAR
	Zhou, Rongbin	Immunology	University of Science & Technology of China, China Mainland
	Zhou, Sha	Cross-Field	Beijing Normal University, China Mainland
	Zhou, Si	Cross-Field	Dalian University of Technology, China Mainland
	Zhou, Tianjun	Geosciences	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Zhou, Wanhai	Cross-Field	Fudan University, China Mainland
	Zhou, Wei	Chemistry	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - USA, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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