Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Sports Medicine 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 :201
Sports medicine
Orthopaedics
Biomechanics
Physical therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
724
607
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :202
Athletic Training
Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Musculoskeletal Injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
723
369
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :203
Exercise physiology
NAD metabolism
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
712
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :204
sports medicine
anti-doping
conservative treatment of injuries
the effect of relative age
the impact of sports on human body
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
672
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :205
Sports medeicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
348
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :206
Rehabilitation
Sports medicine
Ultrasound
Evidence-based medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
660
604
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :207
Sports Medicine
Sport science
Exercise Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
295
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :208
Orthopaedic Surgery
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Ankle Trauma
Sports Medicine of the Foot and Ankle
Ankle Arthroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
574
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :209
sports medicine and adult reconstruction surgeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
334
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :210
Associate Professor MD
Sports Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
632
549
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :211
Sports Medicine
Physiotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
281
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :212
Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation - Equine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
426
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :213
Physical Activity
Sports Medicine
Cardiology
Hypertension
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
366
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :214
Biomechanics
Orthopaedics
Sports Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
411
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :215
Exercise physiology
Sports medicine
Physiotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598
573
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :216
Rehabilitation
Biomechanics
Exercise Physiology
Commandos Training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565
503
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :217
sports medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
234
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :218
Спортивная медицина
репродуктивное здоровье
стресс
здоровье студента
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
189
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :219
sports medicine
psychological concerns
risk management
emergency planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
511
360
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :220
Sports Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501
427
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :221
orthopaedics
trauma
sports medicine
adult reconstruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
341
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :222
sport medicine
Biomechanics
Tested and measured
Health and well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
253
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :223
Sports Medicine
Football Medicine
Physical Activity
Sports Injury Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
461
444
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :224
Physical Activity
Public Health
Epidemiology
Sports Medicine
Health Care Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
346
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :225
Primary Care Sports Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
293
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
780,821
14,938
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 201
Ishida Tomoya
Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
724
607
0.838
Sports medicine
Orthopaedics
Biomechanics
Physical therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,526
226,587
2,126
Ranking Based On Selection: 202
Giampietro Vairo
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
723
369
0.510
Athletic Training
Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Musculoskeletal Injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,583
26,465
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 203
David Walzik
Technische Universität Dortmund
Dortmund, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
712
0.997
Exercise physiology
NAD metabolism
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,452
7,765
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 204
Eduard Bezuglov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
672
0.949
sports medicine
anti-doping
conservative treatment of injuries
the effect of relative age
the impact of sports on human body
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,040
15,145
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 205
Shigeki Izumi
Hosei University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
348
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
812,394
5,348
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 206
Po-Cheng Chen
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
660
604
0.915
Rehabilitation
Sports medicine
Ultrasound
Evidence-based medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,252
23,849
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 207
Mehdi Chlif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
295
0.453
Sports Medicine
Sport science
Exercise Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
820,527
235,340
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 208
Adam Bitterman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
574
0.891
Orthopaedic Surgery
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Ankle Trauma
Sports Medicine of the Foot and Ankle
Ankle Arthroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,996
236,100
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 209
Prashant P Deshmane
US Veterans Affairs
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
334
0.524
sports medicine and adult reconstruction surgeon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,897
16,792
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 210
Tuğba Kocahan
Sağlık Bilimleri University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
632
549
0.869
Associate Professor MD
Sports Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
836,114
26,609
733
Ranking Based On Selection: 211
Moreno-Pascual, Carlos
Universidad de Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
281
0.457
Sports Medicine
Physiotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839,606
32,512
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 212
Francesca Beccati
Università degli Studi di Perugia
Perugia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
426
0.701
Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation - Equine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840,785
3,654
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 213
Jaime Gallo Villegas
Universidad de Antioquia
Medellín, Colombia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
366
0.604
Physical Activity
Sports Medicine
Cardiology
Hypertension
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842,397
240,067
1,849
Ranking Based On Selection: 214
Sarath Koruprolu
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
411
0.682
Biomechanics
Orthopaedics
Sports Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
844,863
29,538
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 215
Pooja Bhati
SGT University
Gurgaon, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598
573
0.958
Exercise physiology
Sports medicine
Physiotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
862,924
549
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 216
Wissem Dhahbi
Université de Jendouba
Tunus, Tunisia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565
503
0.890
Rehabilitation
Biomechanics
Exercise Physiology
Commandos Training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
867,227
245,439
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 217
James R Barrett|James R Barrett, JR Barrett
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
234
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
868,386
1,048
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 218
Наталья Аринчина Natalya Arinchina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
189
0.340
Спортивная медицина
репродуктивное здоровье
стресс
здоровье студента
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
894,068
251,047
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 219
Timothy Neal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
511
360
0.705
sports medicine
psychological concerns
risk management
emergency planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
900,454
252,188
1,452
Ranking Based On Selection: 220
Eric N Bowman
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501
427
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
903,787
19,730
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 221
Hasan Huseyin Ceylan
Üsküdar University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
341
0.686
orthopaedics
trauma
sports medicine
adult reconstruction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
923,254
1,463
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 222
Zerf Mohammed
Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis Mostaganem
Mostagenem, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
253
0.534
sport medicine
Biomechanics
Tested and measured
Health and well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
934,039
864
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 223
Bahar Hassanmirzaei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
461
444
0.963
Sports Medicine
Football Medicine
Physical Activity
Sports Injury Prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
947,524
31,824
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 224
Lars Gabrys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
346
0.776
Physical Activity
Public Health
Epidemiology
Sports Medicine
Health Care Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
948,568
260,430
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 225
Jeff Leggit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
293
0.658
Primary Care Sports Medicine