Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science Highly Cited Researchers 8 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Australia
David Pyne
sports science
exercise immunology
sports performance
sports physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,422
14,910
0.421
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Australia
Ben Rattray
exercise physiology
brain
cognitive
fatigue
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,233
3,776
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Australia
Kate Pumpa
Sport
athletes
nutrition
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
3,411
0.773
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Australia
Wayne Spratford
Sport and Exercise Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,141
1,739
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Australia
Stuart Semple
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,018
1,272
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Australia
Naroa Etxebarria
Sports performance
exercise physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
633
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Australia
Chris Barnes
Sport
Stable Isotopes
Hydrology
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,387
551
0.163
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Australia
Stirling Sharpe
Sport Management
Officiating
Governance
Human Resources
Indigenous Sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
217
0.927
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,435
Australia
901
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Pyne
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,422
14,910
0.421
sports science
exercise immunology
sports performance
sports physiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,127
Australia
5,998
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ben Rattray
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,233
3,776
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,898
Australia
6,607
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kate Pumpa
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
3,411
0.773
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,951
Australia
12,799
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wayne Spratford
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,141
1,739
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,332
Australia
16,477
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stuart Semple
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,018
1,272
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,587
Australia
24,029
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Naroa Etxebarria
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,135
633
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,505
Australia
25,423
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chris Barnes
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,387
551
0.163
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,078,764
Australia
32,486
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stirling Sharpe
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
217
0.927
Sport Management
Officiating
Governance
Human Resources
Indigenous Sport