Fourteen WSAS members were named to Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list. The list identifies researchers whose work ranks in the top 1% by citations for their field and publication year in the Web of Science citation index, reflecting sustained influence over the past decade.

This year’s list includes 7,131 honorees from more than 1,300 institutions across 60 countries. The 14 WSAS members recognized are among just 2,670 U.S. researchers to appear — a distinction that underscores the depth of scientific talent within our Academy’s membership.

David Baker

For research advancing computational protein design to create novel proteins with therapeutic and industrial applications.

UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design; HHMI

Kristie Ebi

For research examining how climate change affects human health, with emphasis on vulnerability, exposure pathways, and adaptation strategies.

UW School of Public Health

Evan Eichler

For research mapping human genome evolution and structural variation, illuminating genetic mechanisms underlying disease.

UW Genome Sciences; HHMI

David Ginger

For research developing nanomaterials and optoelectronic systems, including materials that improve solar energy conversion.

UW Chemistry

Christof Koch

For research investigating the neural mechanisms of consciousness and computational principles of the brain.

Allen Institute for Brain Science

Janet Jansson

For research characterizing microbiomes in environmental and human systems, revealing microbial roles in ecosystem and health processes.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Ruby Leung

For research improving climate and atmospheric modeling, with focus on hydrology, extreme weather, and Earth system processes.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Yuehe Lin

For research creating nanotechnology for biosensing, energy systems, and environmental remediation.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Marian Neuhouser

For research analyzing diet, nutrition, and cancer risk, identifying dietary patterns that influence long-term health outcomes.

Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Jay Shendure

For research pioneering genome sequencing and functional genomics, enabling new methods for reading and interpreting biological information.

UW Genome Sciences; HHMI

Chongmin Wang

For research using advanced electron microscopy to reveal nanoscale behavior of energy materials during operation.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Jie Xiao

For research developing next-generation battery chemistries and electrochemical storage technologies for high-performance energy systems.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Jihui Yang

For research advancing thermoelectric materials and energy conversion technologies, improving efficiency of heat-to-electricity systems.

UW Materials Science & Engineering

Hongkui Zeng

For research mapping brain cell types and neural circuits at large scale to build foundational resources for neuroscience.

Allen Institute for Brain Science

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