Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Physiotherapy 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
Physical Activity
Sports Science
Epidemiology
Body Composition
Public Heatlh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,951
127,515
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Arthritis
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
Patient-reported outcome assessment
Physiotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,004
55,352
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Physiotherapy
Physical activity
schizophrenia
exercise
evidence based mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,449
63,061
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,089
20,237
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Exercise
Blood Pressure
Hypertension
Genomics
Exercise Prescription
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,975
21,859
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Multiple sclerosis
Exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,769
25,284
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
physical therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,631
20,264
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
HIV
disability
rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,508
44,234
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
neck pain
whiplash
headache
manual therapy
exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,497
13,355
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Physiotherapy
respiratory disease
critical illness
rehabilitation
muscle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,100
17,549
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Clinical Measurement
Physical Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,723
17,346
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
motor control
biomechanics
movement disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,938
11,550
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Rehabilitation
critical illness
clinical trials
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,026
24,462
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,625
14,605
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Physical Activity
Health Promotion
Assessment
Youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,571
11,368
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Aging
muscle
exercise physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,722
10,566
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Mechanical Low Back Pain
Sport Injuries
Kinesiologic Electeromyography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,308
31,190
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Exercise
skeletal muscle
obesity
diabetes
insulin action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,051
8,435
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
exercise physiology
sport science
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,761
12,337
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Musucloskeletal and sports injuries
health
pain
injury prevention
physiotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,369
14,962
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Epidemiological Methods
Evidence Syntheses
Guidelines
Consensus Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,400
20,012
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
pediatric rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,999
10,744
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
physical activity
ecological models
exercise
policy
active transportation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,947
13,325
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,309
11,488
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Spine and healthcare research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,999
12,515
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,386
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Diego Augusto Santos Silva
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina UFSC
Florianopolis, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,951
127,515
0.845
Physical Activity
Sports Science
Epidemiology
Body Composition
Public Heatlh
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,948
198
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ilana Ackerman
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,004
55,352
0.719
Arthritis
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
Patient-reported outcome assessment
Physiotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,248
431
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brendon Stubbs
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,449
63,061
0.847
Physiotherapy
Physical activity
schizophrenia
exercise
evidence based mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,021
3,816
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Scott K Powers
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,089
20,237
0.354
Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,057
4,316
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Linda S Pescatello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,975
21,859
0.413
Exercise
Blood Pressure
Hypertension
Genomics
Exercise Prescription
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,392
4,481
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Motl
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,769
25,284
0.488
Multiple sclerosis
Exercise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,432
4,499
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard W Bohannon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,631
20,264
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,783
380
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kelly K O Brien
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,508
44,234
0.876
HIV
disability
rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,494
457
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gwendolen Jull
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,497
13,355
0.294
neck pain
whiplash
headache
manual therapy
exercise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,579
99
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rik Gosselink
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,100
17,549
0.407
Physiotherapy
respiratory disease
critical illness
rehabilitation
muscle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,251
515
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Stratford
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,723
17,346
0.416
Clinical Measurement
Physical Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,670
6,475
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark Latash
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,938
11,550
0.282
motor control
biomechanics
movement disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,490
722
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michelle Kho
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,026
24,462
0.698
Rehabilitation
critical illness
clinical trials
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,625
762
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dina Brooks
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,625
14,605
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,679
8,725
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Greg Welk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,571
11,368
0.339
Physical Activity
Health Promotion
Assessment
Youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,401
5
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Walter Frontera
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,722
10,566
0.323
Aging
muscle
exercise physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,819
126
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mohammadbagher Shamsi
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Kermanshah, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,308
31,190
0.965
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Mechanical Low Back Pain
Sport Injuries
Kinesiologic Electeromyography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,081
9,317
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joseph A Houmard
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,051
8,435
0.263
Exercise
skeletal muscle
obesity
diabetes
insulin action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,555
134
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jay R Hoffman
Ariel University
Ariel, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,761
12,337
0.415
exercise physiology
sport science
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,070
983
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michelle D Smith
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,369
14,962
0.509
Musucloskeletal and sports injuries
health
pain
injury prevention
physiotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,273
1,003
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pasqualina Lina Santaguida
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,400
20,012
0.705
Epidemiological Methods
Evidence Syntheses
Guidelines
Consensus Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,783
11,379
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert Palisano
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,999
10,744
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,767
1,148
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John C Spence Fcahs
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,947
13,325
0.514
physical activity
ecological models
exercise
policy
active transportation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,824
13,099
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jennifer Etnier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,309
11,488
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,218
14,128
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael Schneider
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,999
12,515
0.521
Spine and healthcare research