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
153,135
129,645
0.847
* 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
77,882
56,191
0.721
* 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
75,633
64,199
0.849
* 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
57,349
20,456
0.357
* 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
52,134
25,635
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
physical therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,910
20,525
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
HIV
disability
rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,547
45,255
0.878
* 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
45,632
13,502
0.296
* 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
43,241
17,688
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Clinical Measurement
Physical Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,984
17,591
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
motor control
biomechanics
movement disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,095
11,663
0.284
* 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
35,291
24,712
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,854
14,825
0.438
* 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
33,775
11,539
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Aging
muscle
exercise physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,884
10,721
0.326
* 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
32,862
31,735
0.966
* 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
32,169
8,532
0.265
* 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
30,021
12,569
0.419
* 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
29,564
15,134
0.512
* 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
28,661
20,263
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
pediatric rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,105
10,840
0.386
* 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
26,183
13,544
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,537
11,686
0.458
* 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
24,189
13,146
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,366
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
153,135
129,645
0.847
Physical Activity
Sports Science
Epidemiology
Body Composition
Public Heatlh
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,894
195
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ilana Ackerman
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,882
56,191
0.721
Arthritis
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
Patient-reported outcome assessment
Physiotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,145
425
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
75,633
64,199
0.849
Physiotherapy
Physical activity
schizophrenia
exercise
evidence based mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,008
3,818
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
57,349
20,456
0.357
Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,130
4,356
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
9,349
4,465
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
52,134
25,635
0.492
Multiple sclerosis
Exercise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,427
4,505
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard W Bohannon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,910
20,525
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,522
372
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
51,547
45,255
0.878
HIV
disability
rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,515
459
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gwendolen Jull
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,632
13,502
0.296
neck pain
whiplash
headache
manual therapy
exercise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,606
100
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rik Gosselink
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,241
17,688
0.409
Physiotherapy
respiratory disease
critical illness
rehabilitation
muscle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,215
517
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Stratford
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,984
17,591
0.419
Clinical Measurement
Physical Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,675
6,470
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
41,095
11,663
0.284
motor control
biomechanics
movement disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,404
721
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michelle Kho
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,291
24,712
0.700
Rehabilitation
critical illness
clinical trials
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,532
763
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dina Brooks
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,854
14,825
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,608
8,705
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Greg Welk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,775
11,539
0.342
Physical Activity
Health Promotion
Assessment
Youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,378
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
32,884
10,721
0.326
Aging
muscle
exercise physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,402
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
32,862
31,735
0.966
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Mechanical Low Back Pain
Sport Injuries
Kinesiologic Electeromyography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,086
9,330
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
32,169
8,532
0.265
Exercise
skeletal muscle
obesity
diabetes
insulin action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,360
130
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jay R Hoffman
Ariel University
Ariel, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,021
12,569
0.419
exercise physiology
sport science
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,971
986
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
29,564
15,134
0.512
Musucloskeletal and sports injuries
health
pain
injury prevention
physiotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,059
995
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pasqualina Lina Santaguida
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,661
20,263
0.707
Epidemiological Methods
Evidence Syntheses
Guidelines
Consensus Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,780
11,410
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert Palisano
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,105
10,840
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,544
1,137
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
26,183
13,544
0.517
physical activity
ecological models
exercise
policy
active transportation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,601
13,037
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jennifer Etnier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,537
11,686
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,019
1,298
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shannon SD Bredin
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,189
13,146
0.543
Physical Activity
Motor Development
Cognitive Function
Clinical Exercise Physiology
Childhood Health