Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science Highly Cited Researchers 19 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
98,223
World Rank
8,187
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Injury Prevention | Sports Performance | Head Injury Prevention | Concussion | Rugb
Injury Prevention | Sports Performance | Head Injury Prevention | Concussion | Rugb
Citation Metrics
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Total10,636
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Last 6 Years8,971
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Last 6 Years / Total0.843
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
181,122
World Rank
14,004
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total6,058
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Last 6 Years2,261
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Last 6 Years / Total0.373
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
186,846
World Rank
14,380
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Sports and Exercise Physiology | Clinical Exercise | Muscle Metabolism | Inflammatio
Sports and Exercise Physiology | Clinical Exercise | Muscle Metabolism | Inflammatio
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Total5,873
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Last 6 Years1,821
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Last 6 Years / Total0.310
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
323,300
World Rank
22,960
Country Rank
29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Sport Coaching | Coach Education | Professional Judgement and Decision Making | Adult Learning | Talent Developmen
Sport Coaching | Coach Education | Professional Judgement and Decision Making | Adult Learning | Talent Developmen
Citation Metrics
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Total3,216
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Last 6 Years1,550
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Last 6 Years / Total0.482
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
392,036
World Rank
26,766
Country Rank
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total2,527
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Last 6 Years1,550
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Last 6 Years / Total0.613
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
393,151
World Rank
26,824
Country Rank
35
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Sports Science | Strength & Conditioning | Rugby Science | Youth Physical Developmen
Sports Science | Strength & Conditioning | Rugby Science | Youth Physical Developmen
Citation Metrics
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Total2,517
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Last 6 Years1,821
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Last 6 Years / Total0.723
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
438,989
World Rank
29,229
Country Rank
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Training Monitoring | Sport Performance | Higher Dimensional Analyses
Training Monitoring | Sport Performance | Higher Dimensional Analyses
Citation Metrics
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Total2,168
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Last 6 Years1,953
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Last 6 Years / Total0.901
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
449,451
World Rank
29,782
Country Rank
43
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Sports Biomechanics | Athletics | Pacing | Gait Analysi
Sports Biomechanics | Athletics | Pacing | Gait Analysi
Citation Metrics
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Total2,098
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Last 6 Years1,426
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Last 6 Years / Total0.680
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
468,944
World Rank
30,793
Country Rank
44
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Sports Physiology | Athlete Development | Training Loa
Sports Physiology | Athlete Development | Training Loa
Citation Metrics
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Total1,975
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Last 6 Years1,506
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Last 6 Years / Total0.763
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
504,124
World Rank
32,647
Country Rank
47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total1,778
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Last 6 Years1,255
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Last 6 Years / Total0.706
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
616,841
World Rank
38,184
Country Rank
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total1,284
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Last 6 Years940
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Last 6 Years / Total0.732
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
729,082
World Rank
43,092
Country Rank
74
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
sport coaching | high performance sport | coach education | youth sport
sport coaching | high performance sport | coach education | youth sport
Citation Metrics
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Total940
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Last 6 Years793
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Last 6 Years / Total0.844
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
925,548
World Rank
51,226
Country Rank
97
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total542
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Last 6 Years513
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Last 6 Years / Total0.946
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
967,091
World Rank
53,462
Country Rank
105
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total491
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Last 6 Years435
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Last 6 Years / Total0.886
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,029,311
World Rank
56,753
Country Rank
112
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Sport Management | Sports Economics | Sports Finance | Gestão do Esport
Sport Management | Sports Economics | Sports Finance | Gestão do Esport
Citation Metrics
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Total423
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Last 6 Years343
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Last 6 Years / Total0.811
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,162,834
World Rank
63,245
Country Rank
138
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Physical Education | Student-Designed Games | Sport Education | Professional Developmen
Physical Education | Student-Designed Games | Sport Education | Professional Developmen
Citation Metrics
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Total309
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Last 6 Years177
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Last 6 Years / Total0.573
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,129,450
World Rank
90,000
Country Rank
215
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
sport | cisgenderism | feminism | masculinity | reflexivit
sport | cisgenderism | feminism | masculinity | reflexivit
Citation Metrics
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Total37
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Last 6 Years37
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,301,864
World Rank
93,327
Country Rank
227
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Sport for Development | Community Sport | Evaluation
Sport for Development | Community Sport | Evaluation
Citation Metrics
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Total20
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Last 6 Years20
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,392,528
World Rank
94,794
Country Rank
232
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total13
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Last 6 Years13
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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