Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science Highly Cited Researchers 6.778 Scientists Citation 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: 26
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,660
12,440
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
sports science
exercise immunology
sports performance
sports physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,154
14,238
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Physical activity
exercise and health
body composition
sedentary behaviour
sports sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,766
23,948
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Exercise physiology
skeletal muscle
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,429
12,775
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Sport Science
Sport Medicine
Clinimetrics
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,844
15,043
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Human Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,996
14,934
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Exercise Physiology & Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,238
9,546
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
sport psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,006
6,629
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Physical activity
mental health
MHPSS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,691
21,841
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Sport Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,007
25,897
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
sport
physical activity
mental health
young people
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,731
6,636
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
sport
expertise
skill acquisition
talent identification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,217
12,839
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Dietary Supplements
Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Ergogenic Aids
Sarcopenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,158
12,213
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Sport Science
Altitude
Exercise Physiology
Hypoxia
Fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,884
13,628
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Exercise
Obesity
Body Composition
Energy Balance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,505
10,827
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Exercise Physiology
Sports Medicine in Elite Sport
Football
Regeneration
Design of Appropriate Preventive Training Programmes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,299
14,810
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Sports Science
Sports Physiology
Sports Performance
Exercise Physiology
Combat Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,187
13,894
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Exercise
Oxidative Stress
Skeletal muscle
Healthy Aging
Frailty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,938
14,327
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
exercise physiology
sports medicine
breast cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,200
6,776
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
physical fitness
physical activity
physical education
24-hour movement behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,102
19,573
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Sport Science
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,067
8,089
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Physical activity
physical education
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,795
18,369
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Exercise Physiology
Sedentary Behaviour
Physical Activity
Cardiometabolic Risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,469
16,010
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Exercise Physiology
Sport Science
Motivation
Fatigue
Exercise Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,067
12,325
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Ilmu Keolahragaan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,024
15,752
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,370
306
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
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
34,660
12,440
0.359
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,783
790
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
David Pyne
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,154
14,238
0.417
sports science
exercise immunology
sports performance
sports physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,103
45
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Diana A Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,766
23,948
0.709
Physical activity
exercise and health
body composition
sedentary behaviour
sports sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,399
789
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Martin Gibala
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,429
12,775
0.382
Exercise physiology
skeletal muscle
metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,947
847
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Franco M Impellizzeri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,844
15,043
0.458
Sport Science
Sport Medicine
Clinimetrics
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,828
74
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
John Cronin
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,996
14,934
0.482
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Human Performance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,724
937
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Lawrence L Spriet
University of Guelph
Guelph, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,238
9,546
0.316
Exercise Physiology & Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,019
10,619
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Robert Weinberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,006
6,629
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,412
1,009
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Simon Rosenbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,691
21,841
0.736
Physical activity
mental health
MHPSS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,235
434
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Daniel Collado Mateo
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Móstoles, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,007
25,897
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,567
2,146
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Andy Smith
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,731
6,636
0.231
sport
physical activity
mental health
young people
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,225
1,037
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Joe Baker
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,217
12,839
0.455
sport
expertise
skill acquisition
talent identification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,282
11,610
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jeffrey R Stout
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,158
12,213
0.434
Dietary Supplements
Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Ergogenic Aids
Sarcopenia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,653
481
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Grégoire Millet
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,884
13,628
0.489
Sport Science
Altitude
Exercise Physiology
Hypoxia
Fatigue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,190
1,163
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Andrew P Hills
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,505
10,827
0.394
Exercise
Obesity
Body Composition
Energy Balance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,491
1,161
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Tim Meyer
Universität des Saarlandes
Saarbrücken, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,299
14,810
0.543
Exercise Physiology
Sports Medicine in Elite Sport
Football
Regeneration
Design of Appropriate Preventive Training Programmes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,663
218
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Emerson Franchini
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,187
13,894
0.511
Sports Science
Sports Physiology
Sports Performance
Exercise Physiology
Combat Sports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,047
483
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Mari Carmen Gomez-Cabrera
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,938
14,327
0.532
Exercise
Oxidative Stress
Skeletal muscle
Healthy Aging
Frailty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,211
1,167
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Donald Mckenzie
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,200
6,776
0.259
exercise physiology
sports medicine
breast cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,374
12
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Gregor Jurak
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,102
19,573
0.750
physical fitness
physical activity
physical education
24-hour movement behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,432
247
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Ki Kwang Lee
Kookmin University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,067
8,089
0.310
Sport Science
Biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,852
107
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Elaine Murtagh
University of Limerick
Limerick, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,795
18,369
0.712
Physical activity
physical education
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,402
1,217
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Travis Saunders
University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,469
16,010
0.629
Exercise Physiology
Sedentary Behaviour
Physical Activity
Cardiometabolic Risk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,140
1,177
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Samuele Marcora
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,067
12,325
0.492
Exercise Physiology
Sport Science
Motivation
Fatigue
Exercise Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,243
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Zainul Arifin
Stikes Insan Cendekia Medika Jombang
Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,024
15,752
0.629