Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science Highly Cited Researchers 20 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
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Human Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,996
14,934
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sports and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,451
11,206
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
High Performance Sport
High-Intensity Interval Training
Ketogenic diet
Thermoregulation
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,090
9,152
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sports Biomechanics
Sports Injury Prevention
Sports Injury Epidemiology
Anthropometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,082
8,160
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citizen Science
Sedentary Behaviour
Active commuting
Urban Environment
Physical Activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,335
3,936
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sport Management
Sport Governance
Sport Leadership
Action Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,198
2,221
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Exercise Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,970
2,060
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Youth sport injury prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,854
2,014
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sports Performance
Sports Injury Prevention
Sports Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,527
728
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sports performance
injury prevention
running gait
mobile technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,913
1,050
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Sport Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
1,057
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
726
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sports nutrition
Exercise physiology
Fasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
970
743
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
549
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kinanthropometry
Athletics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
349
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sports Technology
Eccentric Training
Automation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
181
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
61
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sport
management
marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
15
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
sport governance
sport integrity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sport Management
Sport Marketing
Match Officials
Sponsorship
Branding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,828
74
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Cronin
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,996
14,934
0.482
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Human Performance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,276
106
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mike McGuigan
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,451
11,206
0.458
Sports and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,893
114
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Laursen
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,090
9,152
0.396
High Performance Sport
High-Intensity Interval Training
Ketogenic diet
Thermoregulation
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,208
165
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Patria Hume
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,082
8,160
0.428
Sports Biomechanics
Sports Injury Prevention
Sports Injury Epidemiology
Anthropometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,039
716
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Erica A Hinckson
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,335
3,936
0.537
Citizen Science
Sedentary Behaviour
Active commuting
Urban Environment
Physical Activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,962
1,347
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lesley Ferkins
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,198
2,221
0.529
Sport Management
Sport Governance
Sport Leadership
Action Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,925
1,428
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nigel Harris
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,970
2,060
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,686
1,470
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chris Whatman
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,854
2,014
0.523
Youth sport injury prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,813
2,080
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Karoline Cheung
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,527
728
0.288
Sports Performance
Sports Injury Prevention
Sports Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,241
2,541
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kelly Sheerin
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,913
1,050
0.549
Sports performance
injury prevention
running gait
mobile technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,402
3,314
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Macadam
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
1,057
0.864
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Sport Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,042
3,544
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sian Allen
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
726
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,503
3,678
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeffrey Rothschild
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
970
743
0.766
Sports nutrition
Exercise physiology
Fasting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735,830
3,834
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alex Ross
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
549
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
775,541
3,997
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephen Hollings
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
349
0.448
Kinanthropometry
Athletics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,298,508
5,288
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Farhan Tinwala
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
181
0.879
Sports Technology
Eccentric Training
Automation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,784,725
6,162
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew King
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
61
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,853,535
6,288
512
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Simon Geoffrey Martin
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
15
0.294
Sport
management
marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,114,766
6,718
578
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tracy Molloy
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
sport governance
sport integrity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,317,705
7,006
607
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Javeed Nur Ali
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
Sport Management
Sport Marketing
Match Officials
Sponsorship
Branding