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
	Hu, Liangbing	Materials Science	University of Maryland College Park, United States
	Hu, Quanyin	Cross-Field	University of Wisconsin Madison, United States
	Hu, Xiaoming	Cross-Field	US Department of Veterans Affairs, United States
	Huang, Alexander C.	Immunology	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Huang, Eric	Cross-Field	University of Washington Seattle, United States
	Huang, Jinsong	Environment and Ecology	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	Huang, Jinsong	Engineering	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	Huang, Jinsong	Materials Science	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	Huang, Jinsong	Physics	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States
	Huang, Kerwyn Casey	Microbiology	Stanford University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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