Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Exercise
nutrition
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,351
33,973
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,705
7,267
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Motivation
Physical Activity
Physical Education Teacher Education
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,499
2,524
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sport & Life Quality
Work-Life Balance
Sport for Development
Multilevel Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,326
2,982
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sport Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,375
1,851
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sport Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
502
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sport psychology
Self-efficacy
Psychology of injury
Sport ethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
272
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
physical education
teacher evaluation
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
156
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Exercise
Physical Activity
Physical Education
Sport
Sport Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
99
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gluteus Maximus
Biomechanics
Muscle Physiology
Periodization
Strength and Conditioning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sport and Fitness Management
Team Identification
Sport Culture
Fitness and Wellness
Community and Corporate Wellness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,524
4,063
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Conrad P Earnest
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,351
33,973
0.614
Exercise
nutrition
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,280
28,227
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
George B Cunningham
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,705
7,267
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,736
67,990
641
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ping Xiang
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,499
2,524
0.459
Motivation
Physical Activity
Physical Education Teacher Education
Cross-Cultural Comparison
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,616
69,728
660
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marlene A Dixon
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,326
2,982
0.560
Sport & Life Quality
Work-Life Balance
Sport for Development
Multilevel Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,383
81,605
785
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gregg Bennett
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,375
1,851
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
904,373
252,218
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Euisoo Kim
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
502
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,113,467
285,766
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Amber M Shipherd
Texas A&M University Kingsville
Kingsville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
272
0.883
Sport psychology
Self-efficacy
Psychology of injury
Sport ethic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,356,913
319,443
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jason Norris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
156
0.902
physical education
teacher evaluation
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,396,739
324,850
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dean Culpepper
Texas A&M University Commerce
Commerce, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
99
0.627
Exercise
Physical Activity
Physical Education
Sport
Sport Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,967,912
401,597
2,740
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Emmaculate Owiro
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,280,812
437,882
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Derek Kennedy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Gluteus Maximus
Biomechanics
Muscle Physiology
Periodization
Strength and Conditioning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,312,359
440,925
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Misty Kesterson
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
Sport and Fitness Management
Team Identification
Sport Culture
Fitness and Wellness
Community and Corporate Wellness