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
	Chen, Xiaoyuan	Pharmacology and Toxicology	National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA, United States
	Chen, Xilin	Cross-Field	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Mainland
	Chen, Xu	Computer Science	Sun Yat Sen University, China Mainland
	Chen, Xuewei	Cross-Field	Wuhan University, China Mainland
	Chen, Xun	Cross-Field	University of Science and Technology of China (CAS), China Mainland
	Chen, Yan-Feng	Cross-Field	Nanjing University, China Mainland
	Chen, Yimin	Social Sciences	Sun Yat Sen University, China Mainland
	Chen, Ying Ian	Cross-Field	Deakin University, Australia
	Chen, Yiping	Cross-Field	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Chen, Yiran	Cross-Field	Duke University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2014-2024

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