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Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,486
18,386
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Exercise
Cardiopulmonary Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,199
44,560
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
sports cardiology
ECG
ambulatory monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,594
11,044
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Exercise
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,114
32,874
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
sport psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,131
7,551
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Dietary Supplements
Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Ergogenic Aids
Sarcopenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,629
13,325
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
ACL Injury
Biomechanics
Injury Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,811
11,081
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Exercise-induced cardio and neuroprotection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,355
8,403
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Exercise and Sports Science
Sports Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,840
9,584
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
exercise
endocrine
and military physiology
human performance optmization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,488
7,116
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
systematic reviews
meta-analysis
exercise
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,000
6,482
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Exercise
physical activity
pain
energy and fatigue symptoms
anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,474
4,356
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Exercise Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,287
4,721
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Exercise
Physical activity
Weight loss
Cognitive funtion
fMRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,474
8,782
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Socio-ecological model
Sport-related concussion
Epidemiology
Queer
Eurovision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,240
10,961
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sport-related concussion
pediatric injuries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,606
6,637
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
DEI
Sport
Bias
LGBTQ
Sport Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,310
6,893
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
sports-related concussion
athletic training
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,076
7,766
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Exercise
diabetes
obesity
metabolic disease
NAFLD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,949
3,869
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sport nutrition
muscle physiology
body composition
supplementation
weight loss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,771
7,229
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
exercise
neural control of the circulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,641
2,620
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Sports Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,509
6,643
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Sport consumer behavior
fan loyalty
structural equation modeling
motivation
values
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,699
4,424
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sensorimotor Dysfunction
Chronic Ankle Instability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,479
7,507
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Exercise and Sport Science
Athlete Development
Sports Performance Enhancement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,380
4,349
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,004
1,449
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Simon Kasimili
Google Inc.
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,486
18,386
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,030
1,918
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ross Arena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,199
44,560
0.523
Exercise
Cardiopulmonary Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,128
3,901
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Vic Froelicher VF Froelicher|Vic Froelicher
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,594
11,044
0.199
sports cardiology
ECG
ambulatory monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,523
4,094
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Conrad P Earnest
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,114
32,874
0.607
Exercise
nutrition
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,695
10,527
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Weinberg
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,131
7,551
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,986
11,957
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jeffrey R Stout
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,629
13,325
0.500
Dietary Supplements
Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Ergogenic Aids
Sarcopenia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,673
14,788
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Darin Padua
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,811
11,081
0.486
ACL Injury
Biomechanics
Injury Prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,165
19,420
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Youngil Lee
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,355
8,403
0.458
Exercise-induced cardio and neuroprotection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,914
20,097
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jose Antonio Fissn Fnsca
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,840
9,584
0.537
Exercise and Sports Science
Sports Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,193
20,610
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bradley Nindl
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,488
7,116
0.407
exercise
endocrine
and military physiology
human performance optmization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,068
21,337
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
George Kelley
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,000
6,482
0.381
systematic reviews
meta-analysis
exercise
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,143
22,151
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Patrick J O Connor
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,474
4,356
0.264
Exercise
physical activity
pain
energy and fatigue symptoms
anxiety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,948
22,487
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Glenn Gaesser
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,287
4,721
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,664
23,913
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Amanda N Szabo Reed
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,474
8,782
0.568
Exercise
Physical activity
Weight loss
Cognitive funtion
fMRI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,016
26,310
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zachary Kerr
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,240
10,961
0.770
Socio-ecological model
Sport-related concussion
Epidemiology
Queer
Eurovision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,859
27,759
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tamara Valovich Mcleod
A T Still University
Kirksville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,606
6,637
0.488
Sport-related concussion
pediatric injuries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,778
28,475
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
George B Cunningham
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,310
6,893
0.518
DEI
Sport
Bias
LGBTQ
Sport Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,344
29,020
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tracey Covassin
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,076
7,766
0.594
sports-related concussion
athletic training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,193
29,324
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kevin R Short
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,949
3,869
0.299
Exercise
diabetes
obesity
metabolic disease
NAFLD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,425
29,761
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chad Kerksick
Lindenwood University
St. Charles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,771
7,229
0.566
Sport nutrition
muscle physiology
body composition
supplementation
weight loss
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,351
30,109
332
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marc P Kaufman
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,641
2,620
0.207
exercise
neural control of the circulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,292
30,467
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bill Campbell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,509
6,643
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,494
32,714
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Galen Trail
Seattle University
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,699
4,424
0.378
Sport consumer behavior
fan loyalty
structural equation modeling
motivation
values
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,359
33,392
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Erik Wikstrom
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,479
7,507
0.654
Sensorimotor Dysfunction
Chronic Ankle Instability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,198
33,696
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Matthew R Rhea
A T Still University
Kirksville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,380
4,349
0.382
Exercise and Sport Science
Athlete Development
Sports Performance Enhancement