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
	Zhu, Yi	Cross-Field	Mayo Clinic, United States		View Profile
	Zhu, Yong-Guan	Environment and Ecology	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhu, Yong-Guan	Microbiology	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhu, Yongfa	Chemistry	Tsinghua University, China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhu, Zhe	Geosciences	University of Connecticut, United States		View Profile
	Zhu, Zonglong	Cross-Field	City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR		View Profile
	Zhuang, Li	Cross-Field	UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, United States		Claim profile
	Zhuang, Lin	Cross-Field	Wuhan University, China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhuang, Taotao	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland		View Profile
	Zhuang, Weihua	Cross-Field	University of Waterloo, Canada		View Profile

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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