The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Sport and Exercise Science
Sports Science
Sports Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
3,400
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Optimizing performance for sport
exercise and health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,902
2,015
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Motor Control
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,194
889
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
exercise physiology
skeletal muscle physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
470
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Sport Science
Physiology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
355
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Sport Stakeholder Relationships
Sport & Health Alignments
Community Sport & Events
Qualitative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
96
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Sport Psychology
Exercise Psychology
Performance
Coaching
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sport and exercise science
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
Ajmol Ali
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
3,400
0.578
Sport and Exercise Science
Sports Science
Sports Nutrition
Darryl Cochrane
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,902
2,015
0.411
Optimizing performance for sport
exercise and health
Philip Fink|Phil W Fink, Phil Fink, Philip W Fink
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,194
889
0.405
Motor Control
Biomechanics
Adam Lucero
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
470
0.695
exercise physiology
skeletal muscle physiology
Kyle Southward
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
355
0.881
Sport Science
Physiology
Genetics
Rachel Batty
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
96
0.850
Sport Stakeholder Relationships
Sport & Health Alignments
Community Sport & Events
Qualitative Research
Warrick Wood
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
Sport Psychology
Exercise Psychology
Performance
Coaching
Health
Sophie Alexander
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
Sport and exercise science
psychology