Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Musculoskeletal sciences
Orthopaedics
Sports Medicine
Surgery
Ortopedia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,891
46,653
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
sports medicine
sports injury prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,175
34,654
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Exercise and nutrition immunology
sports nutrition
exercise physiology
exercise science
sports medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,954
21,744
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Sports medicine
orthopedics
musculoskeltal health
pain
function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,976
27,259
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
sports medicine
tendinopathies
physical activity for health
physiotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,668
23,051
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
ACL
muscle
orthopaedics
sports medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,766
15,368
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Sports Medicine
Knee surgery
meniscus
sports injury
ACL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,874
29,143
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
University Professor - Exercise Physiology
soccer training
fitness training
Ramadan & Sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,435
26,403
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sports Medicine
Biomechanics
Injury Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,859
17,208
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sports Biomechanics
Sports Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,046
10,805
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Sports medicine
physiotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,915
15,369
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sports Medicine
Exercise and Health
Kinantropometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,827
19,284
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Occupational & Sports Medicine
Social Medicine and Health Services Research
Environmental Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,516
11,484
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Young Athletes
Youth Sports
Long-term Athlete Development
Pediatric Exercise Science
Pediatric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,107
6,533
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Sports Medicine
Hip Arthroscopy
Hip Preservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,479
12,225
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sports Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,305
7,317
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Regenerative Medecine
Sports medicine
Translational Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,266
6,467
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
sports medicine
arthroscopic surgery
groin injury
hip arthroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,386
9,309
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Sports Science
Neuromuscular Physiology
Exercise Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,019
6,082
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sports Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,955
13,520
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,695
3,390
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Concussion
mTBI
sport psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,339
9,636
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Return to play/sport
orthopaedic sports medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,314
10,776
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Alignment
Sports medicine
Arthroplasty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,245
5,671
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Running injuries
Female athlete triad
Sports injury prevention
Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,221
7,309
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,418
189
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicola Maffulli
Keele University
Keele, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,891
46,653
0.421
Musculoskeletal sciences
Orthopaedics
Sports Medicine
Surgery
Ortopedia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,998
17
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Roald Bahr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,175
34,654
0.461
sports medicine
sports injury prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,391
3,521
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Nieman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,954
21,744
0.369
Exercise and nutrition immunology
sports nutrition
exercise physiology
exercise science
sports medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,562
58
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ewa M Roos
University of Southern Denmark
Tianjin, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,976
27,259
0.505
Sports medicine
orthopedics
musculoskeltal health
pain
function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,899
344
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Karim M Khan
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,668
23,051
0.438
sports medicine
tendinopathies
physical activity for health
physiotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,735
4,664
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
William E Garrett
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,766
15,368
0.309
ACL
muscle
orthopaedics
sports medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,669
5,097
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert F LaPrade
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,874
29,143
0.622
Sports Medicine
Knee surgery
meniscus
sports injury
ACL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,533
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Karim Chamari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,435
26,403
0.622
University Professor - Exercise Physiology
soccer training
fitness training
Ramadan & Sport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,852
6,593
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kevin R Ford
High Point University
High Point, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,859
17,208
0.432
Sports Medicine
Biomechanics
Injury Prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,387
11,707
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Glenn S Fleisig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,046
10,805
0.400
Sports Biomechanics
Sports Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,571
323
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Martin Hägglund
Linköping University
Linköping, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,915
15,369
0.571
Sports medicine
physiotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,889
19
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marjeta Misigoj-Durakovic
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,827
19,284
0.777
Sports Medicine
Exercise and Health
Kinantropometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,431
1,279
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Groneberg
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,516
11,484
0.468
Occupational & Sports Medicine
Social Medicine and Health Services Research
Environmental Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,034
3,405
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joey C Eisenmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,107
6,533
0.325
Young Athletes
Youth Sports
Long-term Athlete Development
Pediatric Exercise Science
Pediatric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,754
19,270
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joshua D Harris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,479
12,225
0.662
Sports Medicine
Hip Arthroscopy
Hip Preservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,882
20,878
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
William O Roberts
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,305
7,317
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,031
947
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Isabel Andia
Hospital Universitario Donostia
Donostia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,266
6,467
0.375
Regenerative Medecine
Sports medicine
Translational Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,060
531
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Per Hölmich
Region Hovedstaden
Kopenhag, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,386
9,309
0.605
sports medicine
arthroscopic surgery
groin injury
hip arthroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,860
4,974
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marco Cardinale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,019
6,082
0.405
Sports Science
Neuromuscular Physiology
Exercise Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,166
24,864
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jorge Chahla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,955
13,520
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,586
25,415
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Perrin
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,695
3,390
0.231
Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,452
26,110
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anthony P Kontos
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,339
9,636
0.672
Concussion
mTBI
sport psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,594
2,763
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Clare Ardern
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,314
10,776
0.753
Return to play/sport
orthopaedic sports medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,987
712
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yong Seuk Lee
Gachon University
Seongnam, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,245
5,671
0.398
Alignment
Sports medicine
Arthroplasty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,118
26,352
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mitchell J Rauh
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,221
7,309
0.514
Running injuries
Female athlete triad
Sports injury prevention
Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy