Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Australian Catholic University Highly Cited Researchers CitationEducation / Physical Education and Sport Science Rankings 2025

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
Australia
Louise Burke
Sports nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,377
28,772
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Australia
Michael Baker
exercise
chronic disease
cardiometabolic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,866
4,033
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Australia
Rich Johnston
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,885
2,153
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Australia
Jamie Whitfield
Exercise Physiology
Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Function
Skeletal Muscle Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,481
1,115
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Australia
John Mahoney
Sport
Exercise and Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,338
1,018
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Australia
Andrew D Townshend
Distance Running Performance
Exercise Physiology
Pacing
Interval training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
711
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Australia
John Saunders
sport
physical education
athlete development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
545
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Australia
Jemima Spathis
Sports science
paralympic classification
women's health
powerlifting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
567
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Australia
Paul Tofari
Exercise Physiology
Sports Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
343
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Australia
Christian Pitcher
Exercise Rehabilitation
Childhood Physical Disability
Growth and Development
Skeletal Muscle Adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
287
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,574
Australia
376
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Louise Burke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,377
28,772
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,271
Australia
6,861
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Baker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,866
4,033
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,089
Australia
14,469
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rich Johnston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,885
2,153
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,734
Australia
21,746
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jamie Whitfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,481
1,115
0.753
Exercise Physiology
Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Function
Skeletal Muscle Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574,719
Australia
22,889
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Mahoney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,338
1,018
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
653,451
Australia
25,287
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew D Townshend
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
711
0.663
Distance Running Performance
Exercise Physiology
Pacing
Interval training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,821
Australia
25,950
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John Saunders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
545
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
861,410
Australia
30,420
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jemima Spathis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
567
0.963
Sports science
paralympic classification
women's health
powerlifting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
982,884
Australia
31,958
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Tofari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
343
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,036,502
Australia
32,392
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christian Pitcher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
287
0.769
Exercise Rehabilitation
Childhood Physical Disability
Growth and Development
Skeletal Muscle Adaptation