Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Spain Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Physical Education and Sport Science in Spain Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Ciencias del Deporte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,600
59,249
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
physical activity
exercise
health
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,955
38,739
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Physical activity
Sport Sciences
Exercise
Fitness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,704
16,777
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,660
14,113
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Sport Science
neurophysiology.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,844
31,811
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Sport Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,845
25,755
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Exercise
Oxidative Stress
Skeletal muscle
Healthy Aging
Frailty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,541
14,726
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sport Science
Physical Activity and Health
Actividad física y salud
Ejercicio
Composición corporal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,432
9,353
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
strength training
Physical Education
Sport Sciences
Sport Science
Sports Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,681
11,471
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Skeletal Muscle
Free Radicals
Metabolism
Signaling
Mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,241
8,398
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Physical activity epidemiology
Sport Sciences
Clinical research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,179
7,064
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Exercise and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,509
8,187
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
sport sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,384
9,275
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,549
5,944
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Entrenamiento
Ejercicio
Envejecimiento
obesidad
demencia y salud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,366
6,488
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Physical Education and Sport
Physical Activity and Health
Science Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,038
4,289
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sport Sciences
Nutrition and dietetics
Biochemistry and Molecula Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,621
3,469
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Sport Sciences
Sport Psychology
basketball
baloncesto
Notational Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,141
4,808
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Sport Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,482
6,564
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sport and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,240
3,671
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Fútbol
Biomecánica
Análisis del rendimiento
GPS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,046
4,644
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Sport Sciences
Sport Science
Resistance Training
Ergogenic Aids
Exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,997
5,176
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Deportes de raqueta
Educación en valores
Modelo de Responsabilidad Personal y Social
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,888
4,001
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sport Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,448
2,669
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Physical activity
Sport sciences
Health
Quality of life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,402
4,398
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,063
100
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Adsuar, JC
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,600
59,249
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,841
127
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Francisco B Ortega
Universidad de Granada
Granada, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,955
38,739
0.625
physical activity
exercise
health
obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,152
240
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonatan R Ruiz
Universidad de Granada
Granada, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,704
16,777
0.445
Physical activity
Sport Sciences
Exercise
Fitness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,080
300
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jose A Calbet
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,660
14,113
0.419
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,753
313
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Santos Villafaina
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,844
31,811
0.969
Sport Science
neurophysiology.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,664
459
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel Collado Mateo
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Móstoles, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,845
25,755
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,382
534
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mari Carmen Gomez-Cabrera
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,541
14,726
0.600
Exercise
Oxidative Stress
Skeletal muscle
Healthy Aging
Frailty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,428
586
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Germán Vicente Rodríguez
Universidad de Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,432
9,353
0.399
Sport Science
Physical Activity and Health
Actividad física y salud
Ejercicio
Composición corporal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,227
785
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Juan José González Badillo
Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,681
11,471
0.583
strength training
Physical Education
Sport Sciences
Sport Science
Sports Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,140
1,047
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Morales-Alamo
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,241
8,398
0.517
Skeletal Muscle
Free Radicals
Metabolism
Signaling
Mitochondria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,379
1,297
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Enrique Garcia Artero
Universidad de Almería
Almería, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,179
7,064
0.498
Physical activity epidemiology
Sport Sciences
Clinical research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,508
1,399
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
José A Casajús
Universidad de Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,509
8,187
0.606
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Exercise and Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,315
1,421
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Miguel Ángel Gómez Ruano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,384
9,275
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,983
2,051
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ignacio Ara
Universidad de Castilla la Mancha
Ciudad Real, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,549
5,944
0.563
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,863
2,113
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Jimenez-Pavón
Universidad de Cádiz
Cádiz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,366
6,488
0.626
Entrenamiento
Ejercicio
Envejecimiento
obesidad
demencia y salud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,370
2,225
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
José Devís-Devís
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,038
4,289
0.427
Physical Education and Sport
Physical Activity and Health
Science Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,018
2,360
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jesús Gustavo Ponce-González
Universidad de Cádiz
Cádiz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,621
3,469
0.361
Sport Sciences
Nutrition and dietetics
Biochemistry and Molecula Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,083
2,531
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Enrique Ortega-Toro
Universidad de Murcia
Murcia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,141
4,808
0.526
Sport Sciences
Sport Psychology
basketball
baloncesto
Notational Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,680
3,352
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Manchado C Or Manchado Lopez C
Universitat d'Alacant
San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,482
6,564
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,413
3,499
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Juan Carlos Colado Sánchez
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,240
3,671
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,403
3,639
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Casamichana Gomez
Universidad Europea del Atlántico
Cantabria, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,046
4,644
0.659
Fútbol
Biomecánica
Análisis del rendimiento
GPS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,511
3,686
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jesús G. Pallarés
Universidad de Murcia
Murcia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,997
5,176
0.740
Sport Sciences
Sport Science
Resistance Training
Ergogenic Aids
Exercise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,874
3,755
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bernardino Javier Sánchez-Alcaraz Martínez
Universidad de Murcia
Murcia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,888
4,001
0.581
Deportes de raqueta
Educación en valores
Modelo de Responsabilidad Personal y Social
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,134
4,102
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
6,448
2,669
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,271
4,146
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pedro R Olivares
Universidad de Huelva
Huelva, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,402
4,398
0.687
Physical activity
Sport sciences
Health
Quality of life