Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science Highly Cited Researchers 6.799 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: 1
Physical Activity
Epidemiology
Public Health
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,369
76,235
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
mHealth
Global Public Health
Medical Informatics
Non Communicable Diseases
Digital Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,471
126,713
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,573
16,197
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Exercise testing
Cardiac Rehab
Exercise
Cardiopulmonary Disease
Healthy Living Medicine. ..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,136
41,625
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ciencias del Deporte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,568
57,301
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Exercise
obesity
physical activity
exercise physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,055
23,630
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
physical activity
exercise
health
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,412
38,366
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Exercise and Sports Medicine and Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,262
23,451
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
sports cardiology
ECG
ambulatory monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,627
9,699
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Exercise
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,325
28,410
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sports nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,883
26,157
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sport
Health
Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,114
22,010
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
behavioural epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,943
18,815
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
sport
sport psychology
youth
expertise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,855
18,413
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
exercise
physiology
nitrate
endurance
fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,890
16,540
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
exercise and aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,724
8,989
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sport and Exercise Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,951
22,318
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Physical activity
mental health
adolescent health
physical fitness
physical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,242
26,126
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sport Exercise and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,172
14,278
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Exercise Science
Biostatistics
Health
Cycling
Association Football
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,325
14,048
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
exercise
health
skills
children
analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,172
22,741
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Physical activity
Sport Sciences
Exercise
Fitness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,209
15,255
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Exercise Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,305
16,343
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sports Physiotherapy
Musculoskeletal Pain
Clinical Trials
Exercise and Manual Therapy
Tendon and Arthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,456
15,537
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sport Science
neurophysiology.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,212
31,833
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,604
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ulf Ekelund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,369
76,235
0.532
Physical Activity
Epidemiology
Public Health
Sport Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,673
50
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,471
126,713
0.902
mHealth
Global Public Health
Medical Informatics
Non Communicable Diseases
Digital Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,128
1,494
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simon Kasimili
Google Inc.
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,573
16,197
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,997
1,894
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ross Arena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,136
41,625
0.467
Exercise testing
Cardiac Rehab
Exercise
Cardiopulmonary Disease
Healthy Living Medicine. ..
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,747
95
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adsuar, JC
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,568
57,301
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,416
243
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Ross
Queen's University Kingston
Kingston, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,055
23,630
0.352
Exercise
obesity
physical activity
exercise physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,516
123
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Francisco B Ortega
Universidad de Granada
Granada, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,412
38,366
0.578
physical activity
exercise
health
obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,422
284
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Will Hopkins
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,262
23,451
0.383
Exercise and Sports Medicine and Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,449
4,024
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vic Froelicher VF Froelicher|Vic Froelicher
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,627
9,699
0.171
sports cardiology
ECG
ambulatory monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,527
4,064
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Conrad P Earnest
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,325
28,410
0.504
Exercise
nutrition
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,430
369
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Louise Burke
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,883
26,157
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,969
73
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Krustrup
University of Southern Denmark
Tianjin, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,114
22,010
0.431
Sport
Health
Performance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,309
408
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wendy J Brown
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,943
18,815
0.377
behavioural epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,209
474
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jean Côté
Queen's University Kingston
Kingston, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,855
18,413
0.411
sport
sport psychology
youth
expertise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,665
1,113
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andrew Jones
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,890
16,540
0.377
exercise
physiology
nitrate
endurance
fatigue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,745
505
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marie Fiatarone Singh
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,724
8,989
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,608
540
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aaron Coutts
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,951
22,318
0.532
Sport and Exercise Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,987
561
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Lubans
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,242
26,126
0.633
Physical activity
mental health
adolescent health
physical fitness
physical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,032
1,237
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alan Nevill
University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,172
14,278
0.347
Sport Exercise and Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,518
1,265
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Greg Atkinson
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,325
14,048
0.348
Exercise Science
Biostatistics
Health
Cycling
Association Football
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,611
1,274
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gareth Stratton
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,172
22,741
0.566
exercise
health
skills
children
analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,187
243
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jonatan R Ruiz
Universidad de Granada
Granada, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,209
15,255
0.389
Physical activity
Sport Sciences
Exercise
Fitness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,422
669
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David G Behm
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St John’s, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,305
16,343
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,016
711
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bill Vicenzino
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,456
15,537
0.426
Sports Physiotherapy
Musculoskeletal Pain
Clinical Trials
Exercise and Manual Therapy
Tendon and Arthritis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,979
298
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Santos Villafaina
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,212
31,833
0.904
Sport Science
neurophysiology.