Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Medical and Health Sciences / Sports Medicine Highly Cited Researchers 11 Scientists Citation in South Africa 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.

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Total 11 scientists, 1 country, 5 institution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
South Africa
Malcolm Collins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,612
3,527
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
South Africa
Patricios J
sports medicine
concussion
tendinopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,695
7,079
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
South Africa
Alison September
decoding the genetic sequence towards an understanding of complex phenotypes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,434
1,797
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
South Africa
HG Laurie Rauch
Neurobiology
exercise physiology and performance
autonomic nervous system
stress reactivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,381
1,248
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
South Africa
Elske Schabort
Exercise Science and Sports Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,366
696
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
South Africa
J. Hans De Ridder
sport science
anthropometry
kinanthropometry
sports medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,013
1,324
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
South Africa
Audrey Jansen Van Rensburg
Sports medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
986
703
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
South Africa
Jeandre T Viljoen
Sports medicine
sport science
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
104
0.765

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
South Africa
Craig Grobbelaar
Sports Medicine
Neurophysiology
Cancer
Neurosurgery
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
22
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
South Africa
Jo-Anne Kirby
Sports Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
12
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,407
South Africa
290
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Malcolm Collins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,612
3,527
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,187
South Africa
375
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Patricios J
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,695
7,079
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,257
South Africa
972
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,004
South Africa
979
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alison September
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,434
1,797
0.405
decoding the genetic sequence towards an understanding of complex phenotypes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,602
South Africa
1,309
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
HG Laurie Rauch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,381
1,248
0.369
Neurobiology
exercise physiology and performance
autonomic nervous system
stress reactivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,765
South Africa
1,317
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Elske Schabort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,366
696
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,576
South Africa
1,466
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
J. Hans De Ridder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,013
1,324
0.439
sport science
anthropometry
kinanthropometry
sports medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
691,906
South Africa
3,538
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Audrey Jansen Van Rensburg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
986
703
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,485,419
South Africa
9,898
1,001
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeandre T Viljoen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
104
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,013,637
South Africa
14,558
1,152
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Craig Grobbelaar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
22
0.688
Sports Medicine
Neurophysiology
Cancer
Neurosurgery
Neurology

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,175,412
South Africa
16,195
1,506
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jo-Anne Kirby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
12
0.750
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