Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science Highly Cited Researchers 12 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
Exercise
nutrition
physical activity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,325
28,410
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,967
6,391
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Motivation
Physical Activity
Physical Education Teacher Education
Cross-Cultural Comparison
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,639
2,244
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sport & Life Quality
Work-Life Balance
Sport for Development
Multilevel Analysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
2,648
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sport Marketing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,428
1,624
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sport Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
495
0.929
* 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
329
276
0.839
* 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
175
142
0.811
* 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
164
97
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
sports
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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
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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
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,507
4,052
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Conrad P Earnest
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,325
28,410
0.504
Exercise
nutrition
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,107
28,106
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
George B Cunningham
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,967
6,391
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,796
67,583
639
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
5,639
2,244
0.398
Motivation
Physical Activity
Physical Education Teacher Education
Cross-Cultural Comparison
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,923
69,690
658
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marlene A Dixon
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
2,648
0.488
Sport & Life Quality
Work-Life Balance
Sport for Development
Multilevel Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,179
81,982
785
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gregg Bennett
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,428
1,624
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
903,432
251,076
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
533
495
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,099,386
282,737
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
329
276
0.839
Sport psychology
Self-efficacy
Psychology of injury
Sport ethic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,368,127
319,948
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jason Norris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
142
0.811
physical education
teacher evaluation
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,396,885
323,804
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
164
97
0.591
Exercise
Physical Activity
Physical Education
Sport
Sport Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,977,567
401,423
2,738
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Emmaculate Owiro
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,279,304
435,994
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
2,307,442
438,633
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