Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Physiotherapy Highly Cited Researchers 4.023 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
Physical Activity
Sports Science
Epidemiology
Body Composition
Public Heatlh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,084
121,705
0.760
* 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
80,236
51,816
0.646
* 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
78,639
60,150
0.765
* 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
58,029
17,470
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
HIV
disability
rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,635
45,724
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Multiple sclerosis
Exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,007
22,561
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
physical therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,767
18,020
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
neck pain
whiplash
headache
manual therapy
exercise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,143
11,166
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Physiotherapy
respiratory disease
critical illness
rehabilitation
muscle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,847
15,430
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Clinical Measurement
Physical Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,573
15,236
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
motor control
biomechanics
movement disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,690
10,175
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rehabilitation
critical illness
clinical trials
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,269
22,908
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,417
12,947
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Physical Activity
Health Promotion
Assessment
Youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,127
9,613
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Mechanical Low Back Pain
Sport Injuries
Kinesiologic Electeromyography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,060
30,729
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Exercise
skeletal muscle
obesity
diabetes
insulin action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,574
7,310
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
exercise physiology
sport science
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,636
10,734
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Musucloskeletal and sports injuries
health
pain
injury prevention
physiotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,097
13,069
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Epidemiological Methods
Evidence Syntheses
Guidelines
Consensus Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,607
19,324
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
pediatric rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,499
9,325
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
physical activity
ecological models
exercise
policy
active transportation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,643
12,034
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,947
9,964
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rehabilitation
stroke
cardiac arrest
polio
disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,120
12,168
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Spine and healthcare research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,847
11,673
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Physical Activity
Motor Development
Cognitive Function
Clinical Exercise Physiology
Childhood Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,785
11,727
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,293
24
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
160,084
121,705
0.760
Physical Activity
Sports Science
Epidemiology
Body Composition
Public Heatlh
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,771
191
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ilana Ackerman
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,236
51,816
0.646
Arthritis
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
Patient-reported outcome assessment
Physiotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,953
410
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brendon Stubbs
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,639
60,150
0.765
Physiotherapy
Physical activity
schizophrenia
exercise
evidence based mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,092
3,850
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Scott K Powers
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,029
17,470
0.301
Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,932
342
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kelly K O Brien
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,635
45,724
0.837
HIV
disability
rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,361
4,453
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
53,007
22,561
0.426
Multiple sclerosis
Exercise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,446
4,488
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard W Bohannon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,767
18,020
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,631
468
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gwendolen Jull
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,143
11,166
0.242
neck pain
whiplash
headache
manual therapy
exercise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,657
100
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rik Gosselink
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,847
15,430
0.352
Physiotherapy
respiratory disease
critical illness
rehabilitation
muscle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,274
523
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul Stratford
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,573
15,236
0.358
Clinical Measurement
Physical Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,706
6,470
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mark Latash
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,690
10,175
0.244
motor control
biomechanics
movement disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,120
710
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michelle Kho
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,269
22,908
0.632
Rehabilitation
critical illness
clinical trials
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,556
760
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dina Brooks
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,417
12,947
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,806
8,743
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Greg Welk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,127
9,613
0.282
Physical Activity
Health Promotion
Assessment
Youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,866
129
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mohammadbagher Shamsi
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Kermanshah, Iran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,060
30,729
0.902
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Mechanical Low Back Pain
Sport Injuries
Kinesiologic Electeromyography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,211
9,365
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joseph A Houmard
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,574
7,310
0.224
Exercise
skeletal muscle
obesity
diabetes
insulin action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,234
132
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jay R Hoffman
Ariel University
Ariel, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,636
10,734
0.350
exercise physiology
sport science
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,903
984
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michelle D Smith
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,097
13,069
0.434
Musucloskeletal and sports injuries
health
pain
injury prevention
physiotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,524
971
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pasqualina Lina Santaguida
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,607
19,324
0.653
Epidemiological Methods
Evidence Syntheses
Guidelines
Consensus Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,869
11,422
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert Palisano
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,499
9,325
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,514
1,140
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John C Spence Fcahs
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,643
12,034
0.452
physical activity
ecological models
exercise
policy
active transportation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,617
13,008
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jennifer Etnier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,947
9,964
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,054
376
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,120
12,168
0.484
Rehabilitation
stroke
cardiac arrest
polio
disability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,550
13,850
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michael Schneider
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,847
11,673
0.470
Spine and healthcare research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,650
1,275
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shannon SD Bredin
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,785
11,727
0.473
Physical Activity
Motor Development
Cognitive Function
Clinical Exercise Physiology
Childhood Health