Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Canada Highly Cited Researchers Citation Medical and Health Sciences / Physiotherapy in Canada Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
HIV
disability
rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,547
45,255
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Clinical Measurement
Physical Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,984
17,591
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Rehabilitation
critical illness
clinical trials
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,291
24,712
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,854
14,825
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Epidemiological Methods
Evidence Syntheses
Guidelines
Consensus Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,661
20,263
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
physical activity
ecological models
exercise
policy
active transportation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,183
13,544
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Physical Activity
Motor Development
Cognitive Function
Clinical Exercise Physiology
Childhood Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,189
13,146
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Exercise Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,581
5,630
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
childhood growth and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,400
7,579
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,065
8,078
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,875
6,449
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Physical Therapy
Rehabilitation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,123
11,469
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
aging
obesity
driving
posture
balance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,999
3,934
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Fitness testing and methods Children
Youth
Adults
Athlertes
At work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,156
4,415
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Physical Therapy
Health Services
Musculo-skeletal Health
Sports Physical Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,334
5,222
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
School of Kinesiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,447
8,242
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Falls
gait
balance
cognition
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,701
7,272
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
rehabilitation
physical therapy
evidence based practice
knowledge synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,632
6,513
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Posture
balance
Microneuorgraphy
motor control
Proprioception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,610
3,700
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Human Sensorimotor Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,129
2,668
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
neurorehabilitation
stroke
outcomes
exercise physiology
gait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,967
6,493
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,854
3,889
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
tendon
tendinopathy
physiotherapy
rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,360
5,416
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Knowledge Translation
Walking Rehabilitation Post-Stroke
Community Exercise Programs
Measurement
Randomized Trial Methodolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,533
4,576
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Rehabilitation
chronic disease
primary care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,406
4,031
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,522
372
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kelly K O Brien
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,547
45,255
0.878
HIV
disability
rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,215
517
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Stratford
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,984
17,591
0.419
Clinical Measurement
Physical Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,404
721
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michelle Kho
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,291
24,712
0.700
Rehabilitation
critical illness
clinical trials
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,532
763
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dina Brooks
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,854
14,825
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,059
995
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pasqualina Lina Santaguida
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,661
20,263
0.707
Epidemiological Methods
Evidence Syntheses
Guidelines
Consensus Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,544
1,137
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John C Spence Fcahs
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,183
13,544
0.517
physical activity
ecological models
exercise
policy
active transportation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,019
1,298
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shannon SD Bredin
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,189
13,146
0.543
Physical Activity
Motor Development
Cognitive Function
Clinical Exercise Physiology
Childhood Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,755
1,829
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Donald H Paterson
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,581
5,630
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,066
2,132
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Baxter-Jones Adam Dg
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,400
7,579
0.436
childhood growth and development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,591
2,393
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dan Moore
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,065
8,078
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,487
2,437
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Ritvo
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,875
6,449
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,130
2,607
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Douglas P Gross
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,123
11,469
0.758
Physical Therapy
Rehabilitation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,814
2,637
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Normand Teasdale
Université Laval
Quebec City, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,999
3,934
0.262
aging
obesity
driving
posture
balance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,474
2,852
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Luc Leger
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,156
4,415
0.312
Fitness testing and methods Children
Youth
Adults
Athlertes
At work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,667
3,097
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Liz Harrison
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,334
5,222
0.392
Physical Therapy
Health Services
Musculo-skeletal Health
Sports Physical Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,925
3,361
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mark R Beauchamp
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,447
8,242
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,088
4,063
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Susan Hunter
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,701
7,272
0.680
Falls
gait
balance
cognition
dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,813
4,102
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Susan Armijo Olivo
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,632
6,513
0.613
rehabilitation
physical therapy
evidence based practice
knowledge synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,058
4,120
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
J Timothy Inglis
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,610
3,700
0.349
Posture
balance
Microneuorgraphy
motor control
Proprioception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,104
4,370
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Romeo Chua
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,129
2,668
0.263
Human Sensorimotor Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,850
4,434
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marilyn Mackay Lyons
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,967
6,493
0.651
neurorehabilitation
stroke
outcomes
exercise physiology
gait
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,173
4,497
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sylvie Nadeau
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,854
3,889
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,229
4,737
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alex Scott
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,360
5,416
0.579
tendon
tendinopathy
physiotherapy
rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,921
5,236
594
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nancy Salbach
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,533
4,576
0.536
Knowledge Translation
Walking Rehabilitation Post-Stroke
Community Exercise Programs
Measurement
Randomized Trial Methodolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,982
5,334
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Julie Richardson
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,406
4,031
0.480
Rehabilitation
chronic disease
primary care