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Education Highly Cited Researchers 2.895 Scientists Citation in Spain Rankings - 2025
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ciencias del Deport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,944
60,831
0.725
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
physical activity
exercise
health
cognition
brai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,473
45,439
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Educación
Tecnología Educativa
TI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,131
24,991
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
educació emocional
competències emocionals
orientació psicopedagògica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,447
20,430
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Physical activity
Sport Sciences
Exercise
Fitnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,083
16,115
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sport Science
neurophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,244
33,829
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,266
13,124
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Didactics of Mathematics
Special Education
Cosmology
CM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,087
26,391
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,937
27,804
0.899
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Educational Technology
elearning
doctoral research
personal knowledge management
concept mappin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,968
8,752
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Formación profesorado
Desarrollo profesional
E-learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,201
9,612
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Psicología Educativa
Violencia Escolar
Bullying
Cyberbullying y Dating Violenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,913
14,142
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Exercise
Oxidative Stress
Skeletal muscle
Healthy Aging
Frailt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,886
14,525
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Formació
Educaci�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,829
10,120
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Educacion
Education
Social Justice Education
Educational Leadership
School Improvemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,403
11,724
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sport Science
Physical Activity and Health
Actividad física y salud
Ejercicio
Composición corpora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,702
8,860
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
strength training
Physical Education
Sport Sciences
Sport Science
Sports Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,460
11,514
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Educacion
Tecnología Educativa
REUNI+D
RUTE
Distance Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,714
7,607
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Teaching Physical Education
Motivation
Aquatic Activitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,714
8,295
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Didactics of Mathematics
Didáctica de la Matemática
Educación Matemática
Mathematics Education
Educação Matemátic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,476
8,957
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Skeletal Muscle
Free Radicals
Metabolism
Signaling
Mitochondri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,215
7,911
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Didáctica de las Ciencias
Science Education
Formación del Profesorado
Docencia Universitari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,387
4,733
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
educación
educación no formal
organización escolar
organización de centros
didáctic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,699
5,987
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Exercise and Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,438
9,241
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Educación Inclusiva
formación profesorad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,410
7,437
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,627
93
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Adsuar, JC
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,944
60,831
0.725
Ciencias del Deport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,782
108
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Francisco B Ortega
Universidad de Granada
Granada, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,473
45,439
0.618
physical activity
exercise
health
cognition
brai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,502
169
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Julio Cabero Almenara
Universidad de Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,131
24,991
0.462
Educación
Tecnología Educativa
TI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,052
207
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rafael Bisquerra
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,447
20,430
0.440
educació emocional
competències emocionals
orientació psicopedagògica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,357
246
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jonatan R Ruiz
Universidad de Granada
Granada, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,083
16,115
0.402
Physical activity
Sport Sciences
Exercise
Fitnes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,223
289
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Santos Villafaina
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,244
33,829
0.908
Sport Science
neurophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,745
316
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
35,266
13,124
0.372
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,663
355
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Raul Fernandez-Cobos
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,087
26,391
0.798
Didactics of Mathematics
Special Education
Cosmology
CM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,959
405
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniel Collado Mateo
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Móstoles, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,937
27,804
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,149
425
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jesus Salinas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,968
8,752
0.292
Educational Technology
elearning
doctoral research
personal knowledge management
concept mappin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,054
445
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carlos Marcelo
Universidad de Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,201
9,612
0.329
Formación profesorado
Desarrollo profesional
E-learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,338
517
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rosario Ortega-Ruiz
Universidad de Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,913
14,142
0.525
Psicología Educativa
Violencia Escolar
Bullying
Cyberbullying y Dating Violenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,383
519
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mari Carmen Gomez-Cabrera
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,886
14,525
0.540
Exercise
Oxidative Stress
Skeletal muscle
Healthy Aging
Frailt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,486
521
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francisco Imbernon
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,829
10,120
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,910
571
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
F Javier Murillo
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,403
11,724
0.462
Educacion
Education
Social Justice Education
Educational Leadership
School Improvemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,128
599
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Germán Vicente Rodríguez
Universidad de Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,702
8,860
0.359
Sport Science
Physical Activity and Health
Actividad física y salud
Ejercicio
Composición corpora
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,283
747
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Juan José González Badillo
Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,460
11,514
0.537
strength training
Physical Education
Sport Sciences
Sport Science
Sports Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,317
802
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Manuel Area-Moreira|M.A. Moreira, Manuel Area, Manuel A. Moreira
Universidad de La Laguna
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,714
7,607
0.367
Educacion
Tecnología Educativa
REUNI+D
RUTE
Distance Educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,182
877
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Juan Antonio Moreno Murcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,714
8,295
0.421
Teaching Physical Education
Motivation
Aquatic Activitie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,325
961
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Vicenç Font Moll
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,476
8,957
0.485
Didactics of Mathematics
Didáctica de la Matemática
Educación Matemática
Mathematics Education
Educação Matemátic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,056
1,060
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
17,215
7,911
0.460
Skeletal Muscle
Free Radicals
Metabolism
Signaling
Mitochondri
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,716
1,156
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rafael Porlán Ariza|Rafael Porlán Ariza, R. Porlán, R. P. Ariza
Universidad de Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,387
4,733
0.289
Didáctica de las Ciencias
Science Education
Formación del Profesorado
Docencia Universitari
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,085
1,238
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
César Torres Martín
Universidad de Granada
Granada, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,699
5,987
0.381
educación
educación no formal
organización escolar
organización de centros
didáctic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,434
1,264
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
José A Casajús
Universidad de Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,438
9,241
0.599
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Exercise and Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,541
1,271
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
José Antonio Torres González
Universidad de Jaén
Jaén, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,410
7,437
0.483
Educación Inclusiva
formación profesorad