The Institute congratulates Dr. Mingzhe Chen, one of only 119 in the field of Computer Science worldwide and one of 2,670 in the United States to make the Clarivate 2025 list of the World’s Highly Cited Researchers. Dr. Chen was one of three University of Miami professors honored.*
Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list identifies and celebrates individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Through rigorous selection criteria and comprehensive analysis, they recognize researchers whose exceptional and community-wide contributions shape the future of science, technology, and academia globally.
A Global Perspective
A total of 7,131 Highly Cited Researcher awards went to 6,868 individuals—some researchers being recognized in more than one Essential Science Indicators (ESI) field. This year’s list included 60 countries and regions, yet 86.1% of awards were concentrated in just 10 of them, and 74.6% in the first five alone highlighting a remarkable concentration of top global research talent.
The United States had the highest concentration of awards in the world with 2,670—37.4% of the world share/up 1% from 2024. Prior to that, the U.S. showed a previous decline each year over the past six years: 43.3% in 2018, 44.0% in 2019, 41.5% in 2020, 39.7% in 2021, 38.3% in 2022, and 37.5% in 2023.
Mainland China maintained second place with 1,406 awards (19.7%). The United Kingdom with 570 awards (8.0%) ranked third, followed by Germany (363 awards), Australia (312), Canada (227), the Netherlands (194), Hong Kong SAR (145), Switzerland (130), and France (121). Singapore, tenth last year, fell off the list, and France moved from ninth to tenth place.
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About Mingzhe Chen
Mingzhe Chen, PhD, is a Knight Foundation Chair in Data Science and AI at the University of Miami Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) and part of the IDSC AI and Machine Learning team. He also serves as an Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering’s Department Electrical and Computer Engineering where is part of the team driving Miami’s mobility transformation. Dr. Chen joined the University of Miami in August of 2022.
In the spring of 2023, Dr. Chen was doubly honored with two awards: the IEEE Guglielmo Marconi Best Paper Award and the Katherine Johnson Young Author Best Paper Award. Followed by another duo—receiving an NSF grant for his proposal on Mapping NextGen Wireless into Digital Reality in August 2023, and in May of 2024 an NSF grant for his groundbreaking research in the Wireless Coexistence of Aerial Network Elements (ANEs).
Learn more about Mingzhe Chen and his research background here: IDSC AI and Machine Learning Welcomes Mingzhe Chen.
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*The list included Dr. Glen N. Barber of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Professor Emeritus cardiologist Carl E. Orringer, both in the Cross-Field category.
