Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science Highly Cited Researchers 62 Scientists Citation in France 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sport sciences
Material sciences
Health sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,438
3,226
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Motor Control
Motor Learning
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,016
5,593
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sport Science - Medical and Health Sciences - Sports Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,721
4,793
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Exercice et Cognition
Vieillissement cognitif
Plasticité cérébrale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,684
2,235
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
sport
consommation
tourisme
loisir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,292
1,269
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biomechanics
mechanics
sport sciences
human movement sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
1,751
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Strength and conditioning
Hypoxia
Heat
Repeated-Sprint Ability
Fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,818
2,602
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
biomechanics
neuromechanics
physiology
sport science
anthropometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,214
1,954
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sport Sciences
Complex Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,090
1,527
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Exercise
nutrition
digital health
Pacific
Melanesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,626
1,198
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Motion Analysis
Biomechanics
Sports Sciences
Computer Animation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,395
615
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sport
Tennis
Shoulder
Instability
Physical performance testing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
1,291
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
sports biomechanics
efficiency
core stability
ergonomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,093
650
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sport Sciences and Respiratory Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,085
877
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Exercise Physiology
Hypoxia
Breath-hold diving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
828
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sport Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
871
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sport scientist
Big data
marathon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
862
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sport Psychology
vulnerability
physical activity
parenting
coaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
742
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sport sciences
Exercise physiology
Sport training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
515
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
movement
motor learning
memory
cognition
performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
297
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sport
performance analysis
talent identification
training load and injury prevention
morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
649
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
activité physique et santé mentale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,049
544
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sport Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,011
344
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sports Performance
Aging and Physical Activity
Sport Sciences
Rehabilitation Medicine
Exercise and Obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
784
529
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sports Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
727
373
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,086
2,111
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bertin Denis
Université D'Aix Marseille
Marseille, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,438
3,226
0.282
Sport sciences
Material sciences
Health sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,564
2,561
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ludovic Seifert
Université de Rouen Normandie
Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,016
5,593
0.558
Motor Control
Motor Learning
Biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,652
3,658
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hassane Zouhal
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,721
4,793
0.621
Sport Science - Medical and Health Sciences - Sports Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,749
5,310
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michel Audiffren
Université de Poitiers
Poitiers, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,684
2,235
0.393
Exercice et Cognition
Vieillissement cognitif
Plasticité cérébrale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,583
7,297
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bouchet Patrick
Université de Bourgogne
Dijon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,292
1,269
0.296
sport
consommation
tourisme
loisir
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,143
7,492
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Berton Éric
Université D'Aix Marseille
Marseille, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
1,751
0.418
Biomechanics
mechanics
sport sciences
human movement sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,385
8,204
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Franck Brocherie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,818
2,602
0.682
Strength and conditioning
Hypoxia
Heat
Repeated-Sprint Ability
Fatigue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,962
9,614
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Guillaume Laffaye
University of Paris-Sud
Orsay, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,214
1,954
0.608
biomechanics
neuromechanics
physiology
sport science
anthropometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,345
9,966
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geoffroy Berthelot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,090
1,527
0.494
Sport Sciences
Complex Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,408
11,472
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Galy Olivier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,626
1,198
0.456
Exercise
nutrition
digital health
Pacific
Melanesia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,366
12,366
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lionel Reveret
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique
Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,395
615
0.257
Motion Analysis
Biomechanics
Sports Sciences
Computer Animation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,387
13,119
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rogowski Isabelle
Université de Lyon I
Villeurbanne, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
1,291
0.584
Sport
Tennis
Shoulder
Instability
Physical performance testing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,505
13,672
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Guillaume Mornieux
Université de Lorraine
Nancy, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,093
650
0.311
sports biomechanics
efficiency
core stability
ergonomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,685
13,714
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Valérie Bougault
Université Côte d'Azur
Nice, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,085
877
0.421
Sport Sciences and Respiratory Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,661
14,517
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lemaitre Frederic
Université de Rouen Normandie
Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
828
0.432
Exercise Physiology
Hypoxia
Breath-hold diving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,683
14,607
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Serge S Colson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,898
871
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,028
16,863
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andy Marc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
862
0.574
Sport scientist
Big data
marathon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,206
17,788
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Virginie Nicaise
Université de Lyon I
Villeurbanne, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
742
0.547
Sport Psychology
vulnerability
physical activity
parenting
coaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,337
18,098
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Desgorces François
Université Paris Cité
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
515
0.393
Sport sciences
Exercise physiology
Sport training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645,111
19,521
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bernard Thon
Université de Toulouse III
Toulouse, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
297
0.263
movement
motor learning
memory
cognition
performance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,939
19,680
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Adrien Sedeaud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
649
0.585
Sport
performance analysis
talent identification
training load and injury prevention
morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
671,027
20,206
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Fabien D Legrand
Université de Reims
Reims, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,049
544
0.519
activité physique et santé mentale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,420
20,544
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Duc Sébastien
Université de Reims
Reims, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,011
344
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,839
22,784
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Walid Bouaziz
Université de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
784
529
0.675
Sports Performance
Aging and Physical Activity
Sport Sciences
Rehabilitation Medicine
Exercise and Obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,058
23,431
536
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Julien Morlier
Université de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
727
373
0.513