Google Scholar names its most influential papers for 2025
Google Scholar has released its list of the most influential academic papers for 2025, highlighting the continued prominence of artificial intelligence in research. The ranking includes papers published between 2020 and 2024 that have garnered significant citations, with a focus on advancements in AI technologies. Notable papers include those on protein structure prediction and multimodal AI models that enhance vision-language understanding.
- ▪Google Scholar's latest metrics highlight AI papers as the most cited in scientific research.
- ▪The ranking covers articles published from 2020 to 2024, with a focus on those with over 1,000 citations.
- ▪Top papers include advancements in AI for protein structure prediction and multimodal understanding of text and images.
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Data insights 16 December 2025 Google Scholar names its most influential papers for 2025 Artificial-intelligence papers continue to lead in the metrics. Alexia Austin Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Dan Kitwood/Getty Artificial intelligence (AI) remains one of the biggest citation magnets in scientific research, as highlighted by the latest Google Scholar metrics ranking. Here we look at some of the most highly cited academic articles that feature in this ranking, which covers articles published in 2020 to 2024 and includes citations from all articles that were indexed in Google Scholar as of July 2025.
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