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![Youngil Lee](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/44/896362.jpg)
Exercise-induced cardio and neuroprotection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,355
8,403
0.458
![George Kelley](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/fa/940829.jpg)
systematic reviews
meta-analysis
exercise
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,000
6,482
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Antonio Dello Iacono](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/32/1061825.jpg)
Sport Sciences
Strength and Conditioning
Sport Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,944
2,614
0.888
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Lawrence D Hayes](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/36/1198328.jpg)
Ageing
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Science
Metabolism
Sports Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,991
2,364
0.790
![Monyeki MA](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/be/94954.jpg)
Physical Activity
Fitness
Body composition and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,839
1,104
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Sam Zizzi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/09/829147.jpg)
physical activity promotion
obesity
sport psychology
mindfulness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,653
1,087
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Sarah L West](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/41/654974.jpg)
Exercise
chronic disease
physical activity
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
1,062
0.549
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Andrea Taliaferro](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Adapted Physical Education
Physical Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
701
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Ben Coetzee](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
778
487
0.626
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Claire-Marie Roberts](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/28/908174.jpg)
Sport and Exercise Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
485
0.710
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Wooyoung William Jang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d0/5719530.jpg)
Sport Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475
474
0.998
![Sacha West](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b6/89788.jpg)
Sports Science and Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
456
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Ca Mahoney](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b7/1569026.jpg)
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
411
0.228
![Grzegorz Tokarczyk](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
sport
przyroda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
484
343
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Simona Petracovschi Ionescu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/bc/5376267.jpg)
sport science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
154
0.639
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Jamee A Pelcher](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/69/5693237.jpg)
sport ecology
environmental sustainability in sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
122
0.984
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Mark Roltsch](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/db/1685710.jpg)
Exercise
Physical Activity
CVD
Cancer
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448
80
0.179
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Daniel K Drost](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/73/5614904.jpg)
Physical Education
Sport
Motivation
Performance
Feedback
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
57
0.781
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Scott Barnicle](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/be/5543769.jpg)
Sport & Exercise Psychology
Sport Enjoyment
Interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
47
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Gunars Cazers](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/51/5473362.jpg)
sport pedagogy
physical education teacher education
life history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
30
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Hans-Eric Reitmayer](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7d/5476580.jpg)
Physical Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
22
0.917
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Michelle Smith](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2e/5303650.jpg)
Sport Psychology
Training and Development
Expertise
Professional Judgement and Decision Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Mihaela Faur](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
sport science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
13
0.325
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Charlie Song](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Global Sport Management
Mega-event impacts
Sport Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
13
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Vincent Singh](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
sport injury prevention and rehabilitation
sport performance enhancement
physical activity and health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
13
0.722
Youngil Lee
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,355
8,403
0.458
Exercise-induced cardio and neuroprotection
George Kelley
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,000
6,482
0.381
systematic reviews
meta-analysis
exercise
physical activity
Antonio Dello Iacono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,944
2,614
0.888
Sport Sciences
Strength and Conditioning
Sport Technology
Lawrence D Hayes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,991
2,364
0.790
Ageing
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Science
Metabolism
Sports Science
Monyeki MA
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,839
1,104
0.600
Physical Activity
Fitness
Body composition and Health
Sam Zizzi
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,653
1,087
0.410
physical activity promotion
obesity
sport psychology
mindfulness
Sarah L West
Trent University
Peterborough, Canada
![Canada](/flags/ca.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
1,062
0.549
Exercise
chronic disease
physical activity
health
Andrea Taliaferro
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
701
0.715
Adapted Physical Education
Physical Education
Ben Coetzee
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
778
487
0.626
Claire-Marie Roberts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
485
0.710
Sport and Exercise Psychology
Wooyoung William Jang
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475
474
0.998
Sacha West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
456
0.436
Sports Science and Public Health
Ca Mahoney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
411
0.228
Grzegorz Tokarczyk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
484
343
0.709
Simona Petracovschi Ionescu
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
![Romania](/flags/ro.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
154
0.639
Jamee A Pelcher
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
122
0.984
sport ecology
environmental sustainability in sport
Mark Roltsch
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448
80
0.179
Exercise
Physical Activity
CVD
Cancer
Aging
Daniel K Drost
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
57
0.781
Physical Education
Sport
Motivation
Performance
Feedback
Scott Barnicle
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
47
0.671
Sport & Exercise Psychology
Sport Enjoyment
Interventions
Gunars Cazers
University of West Alabama
Livingston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
30
0.455
sport pedagogy
physical education teacher education
life history
Hans-Eric Reitmayer
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
![Romania](/flags/ro.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
22
0.917
Michelle Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
Sport Psychology
Training and Development
Expertise
Professional Judgement and Decision Making
Mihaela Faur
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
![Romania](/flags/ro.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
13
0.325
Charlie Song
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
13
0.481
Global Sport Management
Mega-event impacts
Sport Marketing
Vincent Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
13
0.722
sport injury prevention and rehabilitation
sport performance enhancement
physical activity and health