Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Physical Education and Sport Science 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 :1
Physical Activity
Epidemiology
Public Health
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,019
79,326
0.588
* 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
123,103
116,665
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,486
18,386
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Exercise
Cardiopulmonary Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,199
44,560
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Ciencias del Deporte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,600
59,249
0.794
* 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
64,802
25,556
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
physical activity
exercise
health
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,955
38,739
0.625
* 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
59,126
26,703
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
sports cardiology
ECG
ambulatory monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,594
11,044
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Exercise
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,114
32,874
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Sports nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,601
27,206
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sport
Health
Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,932
23,860
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
behavioural epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,187
20,981
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
sport
sport psychology
youth
expertise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,256
20,429
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
exercise
physiology
nitrate
endurance
fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,199
19,180
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
exercise and aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,742
10,177
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sport and Exercise Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,823
23,866
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Sport Exercise and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,765
15,632
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Exercise Science
Biostatistics
Health
Cycling
Association Football
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,175
15,916
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Physical activity
mental health
adolescent health
physical fitness
physical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,214
26,609
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
exercise
health
skills
children
analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,091
24,340
0.639
* 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
37,704
16,777
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Exercise Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,302
17,508
0.496
* 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
34,832
16,708
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,660
14,113
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,668
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ulf Ekelund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,019
79,326
0.588
Physical Activity
Epidemiology
Public Health
Sport Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,985
58
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,103
116,665
0.948
mHealth
Global Public Health
Medical Informatics
Non Communicable Diseases
Digital Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,004
1,449
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simon Kasimili
Google Inc.
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,486
18,386
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,030
1,918
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ross Arena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,199
44,560
0.523
Exercise
Cardiopulmonary Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,063
100
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adsuar, JC
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,600
59,249
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,343
245
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Ross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,802
25,556
0.394
Exercise
obesity
physical activity
exercise physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,841
127
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Francisco B Ortega
Universidad de Granada
Granada, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,955
38,739
0.625
physical activity
exercise
health
obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,360
277
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Will Hopkins
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,126
26,703
0.452
Exercise and Sports Medicine and Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,128
3,901
191
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
55,594
11,044
0.199
sports cardiology
ECG
ambulatory monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,523
4,094
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
54,114
32,874
0.607
Exercise
nutrition
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,791
384
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Louise Burke
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,601
27,206
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,983
72
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Krustrup
University of Southern Denmark
Tianjin, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,932
23,860
0.488
Sport
Health
Performance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,226
407
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wendy J Brown
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,187
20,981
0.435
behavioural epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,135
475
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jean Côté
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,256
20,429
0.472
sport
sport psychology
youth
expertise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,161
1,066
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andrew Jones
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,199
19,180
0.444
exercise
physiology
nitrate
endurance
fatigue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,365
496
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marie Fiatarone Singh
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,742
10,177
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,872
550
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aaron Coutts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,823
23,866
0.599
Sport and Exercise Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,902
1,221
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alan Nevill
University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,765
15,632
0.393
Sport Exercise and Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,250
1,249
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Greg Atkinson
Teesside University
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,175
15,916
0.406
Exercise Science
Biostatistics
Health
Cycling
Association Football
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,829
604
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Lubans
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,214
26,609
0.696
Physical activity
mental health
adolescent health
physical fitness
physical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,910
1,301
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gareth Stratton
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,091
24,340
0.639
exercise
health
skills
children
analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,152
240
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jonatan R Ruiz
Universidad de Granada
Granada, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,704
16,777
0.445
Physical activity
Sport Sciences
Exercise
Fitness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,787
694
4
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
35,302
17,508
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,154
716
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bill Vicenzino
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,832
16,708
0.480
Sports Physiotherapy
Musculoskeletal Pain
Clinical Trials
Exercise and Manual Therapy
Tendon and Arthritis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,080
300
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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
33,660
14,113
0.419
Exercise Physiology
Sport Sciences
Sports Sciences
Sport Science
Physiology