Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Leeds Beckett University Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Hacking
Artificial Intelligence
Pentesting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,072
17,376
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Young Athletes
Youth Sports
Long-term Athlete Development
Pediatric Exercise Science
Pediatric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,396
6,777
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Tourism
Gender
Equality
Tourism Management
Wales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,474
6,613
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Construction Economics
Construction Management
Construction Procurement
Construction Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,478
6,156
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,391
6,062
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Rugby
Strength and Conditioning
Talent Identification and Development
Coaching
Sport Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,210
8,168
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
sport
performance
rugby
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,804
7,887
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,471
4,549
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Nature and health
performance
adventure
wellbeing
extreme sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,814
4,979
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
men's health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,579
3,412
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Bio-engineering
Airborne infection
Neurovascular
Sport analytics
Energy engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,531
2,976
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Construction Waste Management
IT in Construction
Sustainable Construction
BIM
Digital Construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,443
5,830
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
sport coaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,777
2,388
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
public relations
strategic communication
corporate responsibility
obesity
competency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,738
3,033
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Sports and Exercise Physiology
Clinical Exercise
Muscle Metabolism
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,680
1,998
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Behavioral Science
Performance Benchmarking
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,612
2,746
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,926
1,943
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,465
2,381
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
suicide
self-injury
psychopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,450
3,551
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Urban Heat Islands
Outdoor thermal comfort
Energy efficiency
Urban climate
Microclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,243
3,268
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
construction management
innovation
procurement
project management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,114
1,637
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
gender
inequalities
physical education
feminist theories
youth sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,690
1,463
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
social policy
welfare
fatherhood
lone parents
ethics of care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,667
1,944
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Criminology
Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
1,039
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Dementia
Psychosocial interventions
care homes
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
2,343
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,220
1,897
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Naveed Ahmed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,072
17,376
0.559
Hacking
Artificial Intelligence
Pentesting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,481
3,445
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joey C Eisenmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,396
6,777
0.332
Young Athletes
Youth Sports
Long-term Athlete Development
Pediatric Exercise Science
Pediatric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,132
3,935
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Annette Pritchard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,474
6,613
0.358
Tourism
Gender
Equality
Tourism Management
Wales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,692
4,539
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Akintola Akintoye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,478
6,156
0.374
Construction Economics
Construction Management
Construction Procurement
Construction Risk Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,268
5,916
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Antony Bryant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,391
6,062
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,232
8,030
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kevin Till
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,210
8,168
0.800
Rugby
Strength and Conditioning
Talent Identification and Development
Coaching
Sport Performance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,871
9,320
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ben Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,804
7,887
0.896
sport
performance
rugby
physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,902
9,715
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Georgina Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,471
4,549
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,438
11,935
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eric Brymer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,814
4,979
0.731
Nature and health
performance
adventure
wellbeing
extreme sports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,067
12,331
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alan White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,579
3,412
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,207
12,408
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Clive Beggs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,531
2,976
0.456
Bio-engineering
Airborne infection
Neurovascular
Sport analytics
Energy engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,385
12,533
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Saheed Ajayi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,443
5,830
0.905
Construction Waste Management
IT in Construction
Sustainable Construction
BIM
Digital Construction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,918
13,774
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Lyle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,777
2,388
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,125
13,865
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ralph Tench
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,738
3,033
0.529
public relations
strategic communication
corporate responsibility
obesity
competency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,043
13,998
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Antonis Stavropoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,680
1,998
0.352
Sports and Exercise Physiology
Clinical Exercise
Muscle Metabolism
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,181
14,145
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Prithwiraj Nath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,612
2,746
0.489
Behavioral Science
Performance Benchmarking
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,928
15,855
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rhodri Thomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,926
1,943
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,079
17,161
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James Woodall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,465
2,381
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,796
17,210
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Katie J Dhingra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,450
3,551
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,064
17,870
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mohammad Taleghani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,243
3,268
0.770
Urban Heat Islands
Outdoor thermal comfort
Energy efficiency
Urban climate
Microclimate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,966
18,300
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mohammed Dulaimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,114
1,637
0.398
construction management
innovation
procurement
project management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,891
19,849
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anne Flintoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,690
1,463
0.396
gender
inequalities
physical education
feminist theories
youth sport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,325
19,939
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Laura Davies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,667
1,944
0.530
social policy
welfare
fatherhood
lone parents
ethics of care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,456
20,845
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Colin Webster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,444
1,039
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,089
21,223
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Claire Surr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
2,343
0.699
Dementia
Psychosocial interventions
care homes
qualitative research