Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
BRICS Education Highly Cited Researchers 697 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sports Science
Sports Physiology
Sports Performance
Exercise Physiology
Combat Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,187
13,894
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Atividade física
Obesidade Infantil
Epidemiologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,084
15,670
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sports Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,245
9,396
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Skeletal muscle
running exercise
strength
protein metabolism
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,921
5,602
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
strength training
exercise physiology
resistance exercise
physical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,918
5,332
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
теория и методика физической культуры
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,480
3,435
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
atividade física
resposta cardiovascular ao exercício
exercício e doenças cronicas-degenerativas
Pilates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,063
2,508
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Atividade Física e Saúde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,897
5,886
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sports Science
Health
Physical Education
Sports Training
Combat Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,656
4,107
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Physical Education
Exercise
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,399
2,047
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sport Pedagogy
Physical Education
Teacher Education
Coach Education
Professional Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
3,484
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Physical activity
bone health
body composition
metabolic disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,091
4,172
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Exercise Skeletal Muscle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,983
5,062
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
5,727
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fisiologia do Exercício - Treinamento Desportivo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,686
2,344
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,259
4,807
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
теория физической культуры
физическое воспитание
спорт
спортивная психология
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,258
2,735
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
физическая культура
студенческий спорт
спорт высших достижений
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,162
3,281
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sport and Exercise Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,556
3,972
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
atividade física e saúde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,441
4,334
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Fisiologia do Exercício
Fisiologia Cardiovascular
Fisiologia de Sistemas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,372
3,006
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sports Science
Physical Exercise
Psychobiology
Sleep Deprivation
Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,276
2,168
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sport Chiropractic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,140
1,290
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
sport science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,127
2,771
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Physical Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,063
2,994
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,731
220
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Emerson Franchini
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,187
13,894
0.511
Sports Science
Sports Physiology
Sports Performance
Exercise Physiology
Combat Sports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,162
306
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rômulo Araújo Fernandes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,084
15,670
0.710
Atividade física
Obesidade Infantil
Epidemiologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,019
672
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eduardo Cadore
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,245
9,396
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,896
1,039
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dawit Albieiro Pinheiro Gonçalves *
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,921
5,602
0.470
Skeletal muscle
running exercise
strength
protein metabolism
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,927
1,041
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martim Bottaro
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,918
5,332
0.447
strength training
exercise physiology
resistance exercise
physical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,514
423
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Александр Болотин
Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,480
3,435
0.405
теория и методика физической культуры
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,400
2,079
603
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guilherme Veiga Guimaraes
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,063
2,508
0.311
atividade física
resposta cardiovascular ao exercício
exercício e doenças cronicas-degenerativas
Pilates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,386
2,155
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cassiano Ricardo Rech
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina UFSC
Florianopolis, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,897
5,886
0.745
Atividade Física e Saúde
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,952
2,287
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fabricio Boscolo Del Vecchio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,656
4,107
0.536
Sports Science
Health
Physical Education
Sports Training
Combat Sports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,044
2,389
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sebastião Gobbi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,399
2,047
0.277
Physical Education
Exercise
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,024
2,409
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Juarez Vieira Do Nascimento
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina UFSC
Florianopolis, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
3,484
0.474
Sport Pedagogy
Physical Education
Teacher Education
Coach Education
Professional Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,503
585
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lisa Micklesfield
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,091
4,172
0.588
Physical activity
bone health
body composition
metabolic disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,850
2,638
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cleiton Augusto Libardi
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Santarém, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,983
5,062
0.725
Exercise Skeletal Muscle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,494
598
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Diederik J Opperman
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
5,727
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,844
2,855
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Claudio Alexandre Gobatto
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,686
2,344
0.351
Fisiologia do Exercício - Treinamento Desportivo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,786
670
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Catherine Draper
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,259
4,807
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,826
651
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Светлана Филимонова
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,258
2,735
0.437
теория физической культуры
физическое воспитание
спорт
спортивная психология
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,408
659
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vladislav V. Bakayev
Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,162
3,281
0.532
физическая культура
студенческий спорт
спорт высших достижений
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,820
3,834
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Daniel Boullosa
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Campo Grande, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,556
3,972
0.715
Sport and Exercise Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,715
3,959
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jorge Bezerra
Universidade de Pernambuco
Recife, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,441
4,334
0.797
atividade física e saúde
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,218
4,041
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bruno Rodrigues
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,372
3,006
0.560
Fisiologia do Exercício
Fisiologia Cardiovascular
Fisiologia de Sistemas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,676
4,160
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hanna Karen Antunes
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,276
2,168
0.411
Sports Science
Physical Exercise
Psychobiology
Sleep Deprivation
Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,792
849
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Henry Pollard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,140
1,290
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,286
4,317
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Adriano Lima Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,127
2,771
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,812
4,397
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alessandro Moura Zagatto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,063
2,994
0.591