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
	Zscheischler, Jakob	Geosciences	Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany	Dresden University of Technology, Germany	View Profile
	Zuber, Johannes	Cross-Field	Medical University of Vienna, Austria		View Profile
	Zuberi, Sameer M.	Neuroscience and Behavior	University of Glasgow, United Kingdom		View Profile
	Zucman, Gabriel	Economics and Business	National Bureau of Economic Research, United States		Claim profile
	Zucman-Rossi, Jessica	Cross-Field	Universite Paris Cite, France	Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (Inserm), France	View Profile
	Zumla, Alimuddin	Cross-Field	University College London, United Kingdom		View Profile
	Zuo, Lijian	Cross-Field	Zhejiang University, China Mainland		View Profile
	Zuo, Mingjian	Engineering	Shandong University, China Mainland	Qingdao Mingserve Technology Ltd., China Mainland	View Profile
	Zuo, Wangmeng	Engineering	Harbin Institute of Technology, China Mainland	Yantai University, China Mainland	View Profile
	Zuo, Zongyu	Engineering	Beihang University, China Mainland		View Profile

2025 Analysis

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