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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,990
Country Rank
59
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1896.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/07/131057.jpg)
mHealth
Global Public Health
Medical Informatics
Non Communicable Diseases
Digital Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,103
116,665
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
7,393
Country Rank
281
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11718.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Will Hopkins](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3b/132875.jpg)
Exercise and Sports Medicine and Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,126
26,703
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
9,830
Country Rank
388
Institution Rank : 8
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/656.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Louise Burke](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Sports nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,601
27,206
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
10,266
Country Rank
411
Institution Rank : 36
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11312.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Wendy J Brown](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/66/132831.jpg)
behavioural epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,187
20,981
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
12,408
Country Rank
500
Institution Rank : 41
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11421.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Marie Fiatarone Singh](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1a/65503.jpg)
exercise and aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,742
10,177
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
13,917
Country Rank
554
Institution Rank : 14
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11438.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Aaron Coutts](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0d/115379.jpg)
Sport and Exercise Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,823
23,866
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
14,881
Country Rank
609
Institution Rank : 11
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11228.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![David Lubans](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c3/120967.jpg)
Physical activity
mental health
adolescent health
physical fitness
physical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,214
26,609
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
17,218
Country Rank
723
Institution Rank : 66
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11312.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Bill Vicenzino](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/df/1148.jpg)
Sports Physiotherapy
Musculoskeletal Pain
Clinical Trials
Exercise and Manual Therapy
Tendon and Arthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,832
16,708
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
18,986
Country Rank
794
Institution Rank : 5
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10903.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![David Pyne](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/18/1139.jpg)
sports science
exercise immunology
sports performance
sports physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,655
15,219
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
20,421
Country Rank
865
Institution Rank : 23
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11438.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Franco M Impellizzeri](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e3/1256.jpg)
Sport Science
Sport Medicine
Clinimetrics
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,231
16,012
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
22,504
Country Rank
75
Institution Rank : 4
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/640.png)
![New Zealand](/flags/nz.png)
![John Cronin](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f4/1182.jpg)
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Human Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,350
15,899
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
25,070
Country Rank
1,089
Institution Rank : 75
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11225.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Simon Rosenbaum](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/da/131246.jpg)
Physical activity
mental health
MHPSS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,336
22,349
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
27,214
Country Rank
1,200
Institution Rank : 14
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11430.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Andrew P Hills](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f9/1307.jpg)
Exercise
Obesity
Body Composition
Energy Balance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,886
11,871
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
31,962
Country Rank
1,413
Institution Rank : 16
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11386.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Roger Eston](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/18/130164.jpg)
Sports Science
RPE
Exercise and muscle damage
Activity & Body Composition
Children Exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,224
6,792
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
32,089
Country Rank
108
Institution Rank : 8
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/640.png)
![New Zealand](/flags/nz.png)
![Mike McGuigan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/72/115397.jpg)
Sports and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,163
12,014
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
33,558
Country Rank
1,482
Institution Rank : 131
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11421.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![John Orchard AM](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/78/1434.jpg)
Sport and Exercise Medicine
Sports medicine
Sports cardiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,422
9,699
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
34,336
Country Rank
116
Institution Rank : 9
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/640.png)
![New Zealand](/flags/nz.png)
![Paul Laursen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/54/65612.jpg)
High Performance Sport
High-Intensity Interval Training
Ketogenic diet
Thermoregulation
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,048
10,121
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
41,413
Country Rank
1,852
Institution Rank : 44
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1896.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Kylie Hesketh](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,317
9,001
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
44,630
Country Rank
166
Institution Rank : 13
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/640.png)
![New Zealand](/flags/nz.png)
![Patria Hume](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/db/1520.jpg)
Sports Biomechanics
Sports Injury Prevention
Sports Injury Epidemiology
Anthropometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,264
8,806
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
49,197
Country Rank
2,197
Institution Rank : 46
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11228.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Robin Callister](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,009
8,119
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
49,977
Country Rank
2,234
Institution Rank : 36
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11430.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Nuala Byrne](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/57/65840.jpg)
exercise physiology
nutritional physiology
energy metabolism
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,807
7,644
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
50,029
Country Rank
2,239
Institution Rank : 16
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2260.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Anthony Blazevich](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/bb/65841.jpg)
Sports sciences
biomechanics
strength and conditioning
neuromuscular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,796
10,238
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
54,695
Country Rank
2,466
Institution Rank : 7
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1461.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Rob Duffield](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Exercise and Sports Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,714
8,764
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
62,219
Country Rank
2,798
Institution Rank : 77
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7130.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Jonathan M Peake](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ae/124545.jpg)
exercise physiology
exercise immunology
exercise biochemistry
muscle damage
recovery from exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,241
7,203
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
62,475
Country Rank
2,805
Institution Rank : 7
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11403.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Peter C Terry](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/52/115467.jpg)
Sport Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,195
5,927
0.418
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,103
116,665
0.948
mHealth
Global Public Health
Medical Informatics
Non Communicable Diseases
Digital Health
Will Hopkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,126
26,703
0.452
Exercise and Sports Medicine and Science
Louise Burke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,601
27,206
0.548
Wendy J Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,187
20,981
0.435
behavioural epidemiology
Marie Fiatarone Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,742
10,177
0.238
Aaron Coutts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,823
23,866
0.599
Sport and Exercise Science
David Lubans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,214
26,609
0.696
Physical activity
mental health
adolescent health
physical fitness
physical education
Bill Vicenzino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,832
16,708
0.480
Sports Physiotherapy
Musculoskeletal Pain
Clinical Trials
Exercise and Manual Therapy
Tendon and Arthritis
David Pyne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,655
15,219
0.466
sports science
exercise immunology
sports performance
sports physiology
Franco M Impellizzeri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,231
16,012
0.513
Sport Science
Sport Medicine
Clinimetrics
Research Methods
John Cronin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,350
15,899
0.542
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Human Performance
Simon Rosenbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,336
22,349
0.818
Physical activity
mental health
MHPSS
Andrew P Hills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,886
11,871
0.459
Exercise
Obesity
Body Composition
Energy Balance
Roger Eston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,224
6,792
0.292
Sports Science
RPE
Exercise and muscle damage
Activity & Body Composition
Children Exercise
Mike McGuigan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,163
12,014
0.519
Sports and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
John Orchard AM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,422
9,699
0.433
Sport and Exercise Medicine
Sports medicine
Sports cardiology
Paul Laursen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,048
10,121
0.459
High Performance Sport
High-Intensity Interval Training
Ketogenic diet
Thermoregulation
Artificial Intelligence
Kylie Hesketh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,317
9,001
0.466
Patria Hume
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,264
8,806
0.482
Sports Biomechanics
Sports Injury Prevention
Sports Injury Epidemiology
Anthropometry
Robin Callister
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,009
8,119
0.477
Nuala Byrne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,807
7,644
0.455
exercise physiology
nutritional physiology
energy metabolism
obesity
Anthony Blazevich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,796
10,238
0.610
Sports sciences
biomechanics
strength and conditioning
neuromuscular
Rob Duffield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,714
8,764
0.558
Exercise and Sports Science
Jonathan M Peake
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,241
7,203
0.506
exercise physiology
exercise immunology
exercise biochemistry
muscle damage
recovery from exercise
Peter C Terry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,195
5,927
0.418