Science Leadership

Highly Cited Researchers 2025

November 13, 2025

Seven researchers from the Faculty of Science have been placed among the world’s most prominent researchers, based on the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 List published by data analytics firm Clarivate. This annual recognition honours researchers who have demonstrated significant and far-reaching influence in their field of research.

The Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list features NUS researchers whose publications rank in the top 1 per cent by citations for their respective fields and publication year in the Web of Science over the past decade. These honourees have made significant contributions to diverse fields.

Our highly cited researchers in their respective fields are:

Chemistry
Professor Jiang Donglin
Department of Chemistry, NUS Faculty of Science
Cross-Field

Professor Chen Wei            
Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, NUS Faculty of Science         

Associate Professor Goki Eda            
Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, NUS Faculty of Science            

Professor Loh Kian Ping            
Department of Chemistry, NUS Faculty of Science      

Dr Wu Xiaowei           
Department of Biological Sciences, NUS Faculty of Science           
Physics
Professor Antonio Helio Castro Neto           
NUS Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials &           
NUS Centre for Advanced 2D Materials &           
Department of Physics, NUS Faculty of Science &           
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering           

Professor Qiu Cheng-Wei           
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering &           
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science

Adapted from NUS News