Two faculty named to Clarivate's 'Highly Cited Researchers' List for 2025
Jaehong Kim, the Henry P. Becton Sr. Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, and Fengnian Xia, the Tso-Ping Ma Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, have been named to Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers list for 2025.
Kim was recognized in Environment and Ecology, while Xia was recognized in Physics. Both have appeared on the list multiple times in previous years.
The annual list recognizes researchers whose work ranks in the top 1% by citations for their field and publication year over the past decade. Clarivate then refines this list using qualitative analysis and expert judgment to identify those demonstrating broad, community-wide influence. In total, 6,868 researchers from more than 1,300 institutions in 60 countries made the 2025 list.
Left: Jaehong Kim; Right: Fengnian Xia
Kim is among a select group of environmental engineers recognized worldwide and a leader in environmental nanotechnology and water quality engineering. His research spans advanced materials for water treatment, solar water disinfection technologies, and photocatalytic processes for environmental and energy applications. He is the a founding director of KCITY (Korea-Center for Industrial Technology-Yale), a Yale Engineering-wide initiative built in partnership with the Korean government and industry.
Xia's research focuses on nanophotonics and nanoelectronics using two-dimensional materials such as graphene and black phosphorus. He is particularly known for pioneering work on light-matter interactions in low-dimensional materials and developing devices for imaging, communications, and computing applications.
The full list is available at the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers website
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Published Date
Dec 2, 2025
