Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science Highly Cited Researchers 116 Scientists Citation in Germany 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Exercise Physiology
Sports Medicine in Elite Sport
Football
Regeneration
Design of Appropriate Preventive Training Programmes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,299
14,810
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
nonprofit management
sport management
organizational economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,828
6,772
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
locomotion
neuromechanics
motor control
sports techniques
movement stability
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,024
3,931
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,439
3,050
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
motor control
exercise
cognition
aging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,409
4,214
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
sport and exercise psychology
health psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,639
2,665
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
balance and strength training during life-span
fall prevention
neuroimage
exercise physiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,096
5,131
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Exercise neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,676
3,745
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sport Psychology
Exercise Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,260
3,382
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sport Science
Neuromechanics
Motor Control
Training and Testing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,062
2,523
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sport Psychology
Sport science
Psychology
Social sciences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,980
2,710
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,790
5,399
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sportpsychologie
Motivation
Volition
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,422
3,028
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,274
5,110
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sport Psychology
Perception
Laterality
Attention
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,946
2,111
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Exercise Physiology
Immunology
Tryptophan Metabolism
Cancer
Multiple Sclerosis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,725
3,781
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
recovery
team sport
talent/youth sport
training
strength
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,689
2,894
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Depressive Störungen
früher Stress / Kindesmisshandlungen
protektive Ressoucen / Resilienz
Metabolisches Syndrom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,632
2,007
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sportwissenschaft
Trainingswissenschaft
Bewegungswissenschaft
Statistik
Methoden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,261
2,628
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sport
Exercise
Motivation
Stress
Emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,255
2,268
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sportpsychologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,214
1,311
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Exercise physiology
Altitude Acclimatization
Blood Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,138
780
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sportwissenschaft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,886
3,109
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sportwissenschaft
Gesundheitswissenschaften
Neurowissenschaften
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,774
3,421
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
self-control
cognitive control
mental effort
endurance performance
boredom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,735
2,698
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,491
1,161
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tim Meyer
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,299
14,810
0.543
Exercise Physiology
Sports Medicine in Elite Sport
Football
Regeneration
Design of Appropriate Preventive Training Programmes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,771
3,291
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christoph Breuer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,828
6,772
0.528
nonprofit management
sport management
organizational economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,822
3,937
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andre Seyfarth
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Darmstadt, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,024
3,931
0.357
locomotion
neuromechanics
motor control
sports techniques
movement stability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,409
4,683
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andreas Nieß
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,439
3,050
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,363
5,271
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Claudia Voelcker Rehage
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Chemnitz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,409
4,214
0.501
motor control
exercise
cognition
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,006
5,779
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Reinhard Fuchs
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,639
2,665
0.349
sport and exercise psychology
health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,077
6,245
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lars Donath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,096
5,131
0.723
balance and strength training during life-span
fall prevention
neuroimage
exercise physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,759
6,617
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Henning Budde
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,676
3,745
0.561
Exercise neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,403
7,045
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ralf Brand
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,260
3,382
0.540
Sport Psychology
Exercise Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,911
7,247
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Markus Gruber
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,062
2,523
0.416
Sport Science
Neuromechanics
Motor Control
Training and Testing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,259
7,327
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bernd Strauss
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,980
2,710
0.453
Sport Psychology
Sport science
Psychology
Social sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,082
7,552
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Brach
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,790
5,399
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,999
7,977
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Julia Schüler
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,422
3,028
0.558
Sportpsychologie
Motivation
Volition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,318
8,149
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Osama Abdelkarim
Otto Von Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,274
5,110
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,128
8,601
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Norbert Hagemann
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,946
2,111
0.427
Sport Psychology
Perception
Laterality
Attention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,467
8,929
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philipp Zimmer
Technische Universität Dortmund
Dortmund, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,725
3,781
0.800
Exercise Physiology
Immunology
Tryptophan Metabolism
Cancer
Multiple Sclerosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,037
8,985
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mark Pfeiffer
Helmholtz Institut Mainz
Mainz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,689
2,894
0.617
recovery
team sport
talent/youth sport
training
strength
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,559
9,065
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrea Block geb Schulz
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,632
2,007
0.433
Depressive Störungen
früher Stress / Kindesmisshandlungen
protektive Ressoucen / Resilienz
Metabolisches Syndrom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,619
9,728
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Fröhlich
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,261
2,628
0.617
Sportwissenschaft
Trainingswissenschaft
Bewegungswissenschaft
Statistik
Methoden
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,949
9,739
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
J Kleinert
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,255
2,268
0.533
Sport
Exercise
Motivation
Stress
Emotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,149
9,809
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Oliver Stoll
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,214
1,311
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,330
9,944
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dieter Böning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,138
780
0.188
Exercise physiology
Altitude Acclimatization
Blood Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,742
10,447
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anne Reimers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,886
3,109
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,491
10,690
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fabian Herold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,774
3,421
0.906
Sportwissenschaft
Gesundheitswissenschaften
Neurowissenschaften
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,940
10,764
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wanja Wolff
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,735
2,698
0.722
self-control
cognitive control
mental effort
endurance performance
boredom