Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Spain Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Physical Education and Sport Science in Spain 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 :26
Actividad física
nutrición
condición física
factores de riesgos cardiovascular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,749
3,570
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Physical activity
Sport sciences
Health
Quality of life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,597
4,586
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Sport Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,562
2,774
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Actividad física y salud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,523
5,014
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Sport Sciences
Educación Postural
Flexibilidad
Columna Vertebral
Portero de Fútbol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,521
3,721
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte
Formación del profesorado
Actividad física y salud.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,471
3,219
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Entrenamiento Deportivo
Talento Deportivo
Baloncesto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
3,445
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Physical Education
Physical Fitness
Evaluation and measures
Meta-analysis.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
4,321
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Physical Education
Models-Based Practice
Sport Pedagogy
Cognitive
Decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,213
4,727
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Exercise physiology
Sports Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,042
5,940
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Ciencias del Deporte. Educación Física
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,000
2,596
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Sport Sciences
Spine Biomechanics
Injury Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,719
3,239
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
physical activity
health
physical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,449
3,712
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Sport Sciences
Football
Soccer
Performance Analysis in Sport
Sport Training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,436
4,095
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Sport Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,384
4,229
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Performance analysis in sport
Learning Teacher and Coaches
Physical Education
Sport Pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,298
3,522
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Sports sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,250
4,232
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,205
4,764
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Physical Education
Group Dynamics in Sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,147
3,089
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Health-related Physical Education
Physical Activity and Motivation
Pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,072
1,962
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Actividad Física
Didáctica
Innovación
Género
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,985
2,463
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
actividad física y salud
programas de ejercicio fisico para la salud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,658
3,035
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Ciencias del Deporte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,644
2,808
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Sports
Thermography
Sports Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,587
2,914
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
deporte
sport
sport management
gestión del deporte
calidad de servicio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,565
3,197
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,644
3,965
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Cuenca García M
Universidad de Cádiz
Cádiz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,749
3,570
0.529
Actividad física
nutrición
condición física
factores de riesgos cardiovascular
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,236
4,086
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Pedro R Olivares
Universidad de Huelva
Huelva, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,597
4,586
0.695
Physical activity
Sport sciences
Health
Quality of life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,094
4,115
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Cecilia Dorado García
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,562
2,774
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,066
4,142
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Pedro A Latorre Román
Universidad de Jaén
Jaén, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,523
5,014
0.769
Actividad física y salud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,114
4,147
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Pilar Sainz De Baranda
Universidad de Murcia
Murcia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,521
3,721
0.571
Sport Sciences
Educación Postural
Flexibilidad
Columna Vertebral
Portero de Fútbol
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,360
4,193
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Onofre R. Contreras Jordán
Universidad de Castilla la Mancha
Ciudad Real, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,471
3,219
0.497
Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte
Formación del profesorado
Actividad física y salud.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,654
4,302
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Alberto Lorenzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
3,445
0.543
Entrenamiento Deportivo
Talento Deportivo
Baloncesto
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,974
4,387
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Daniel Mayorga-Vega
Universidad de Jaén
Jaén, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
4,321
0.691
Physical Education
Physical Fitness
Evaluation and measures
Meta-analysis.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,080
4,432
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Sixto Gonzí¡lez-Víllora
Universidad de Castilla la Mancha
Ciudad Real, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,213
4,727
0.761
Physical Education
Models-Based Practice
Sport Pedagogy
Cognitive
Decision-making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,788
4,577
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Pedro L Valenzuela
Universidad de Alcalá
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,042
5,940
0.983
Exercise physiology
Sports Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,950
4,617
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Luis Miguel Ruiz Pérez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,000
2,596
0.433
Ciencias del Deporte. Educación Física
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,325
4,880
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Francisco Jose Vera Garcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,719
3,239
0.566
Sport Sciences
Spine Biomechanics
Injury Prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,942
5,142
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
David Sánchez-Oliva
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,449
3,712
0.681
physical activity
health
physical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,384
5,158
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Ezequiel Rey|Ezequiel Rey Eiras
Universidade de Vigo
Pontevedra, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,436
4,095
0.753
Sport Sciences
Football
Soccer
Performance Analysis in Sport
Sport Training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,120
5,226
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Carlos Balsalobre Fernández
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,384
4,229
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,121
5,339
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Sebastián Feu
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,298
3,522
0.665
Performance analysis in sport
Learning Teacher and Coaches
Physical Education
Sport Pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,826
5,391
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Javier García-Rubio
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,250
4,232
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,554
5,444
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Javier Courel-Ibáñez
Universidad de Murcia
Murcia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,205
4,764
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,683
5,517
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Francisco Miguel Leo Marcos
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,147
3,089
0.600
Physical Education
Group Dynamics in Sport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,540
5,600
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Carmen Peiró-Velert
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,072
1,962
0.387
Health-related Physical Education
Physical Activity and Motivation
Pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,015
5,712
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Mª Luisa Zagalaz Sánchez
Universidad de Jaén
Jaén, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,985
2,463
0.494
Actividad Física
Didáctica
Innovación
Género
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,717
6,188
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Ana Carbonell Baeza
Universidad de Cádiz
Cádiz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,658
3,035
0.652
actividad física y salud
programas de ejercicio fisico para la salud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,354
6,208
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Gema Torres Luque
Universidad de Jaén
Jaén, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,644
2,808
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,945
6,288
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Manuel Sillero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,587
2,914
0.635
Sports
Thermography
Sports Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,913
6,319
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Ferran Calabuig Moreno
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,565
3,197
0.700
deporte
sport
sport management
gestión del deporte
calidad de servicio