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World 6,799 Scientists Education / Physical Education and Sport Science i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,393,018 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,453 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 5

Ranking Based On Selection: 1

Ross Arena

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago , United States

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Exercise testing

Cardiac Rehab

Exercise

Cardiopulmonary Disease

Healthy Living Medicine. ..

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

544

410

0.754

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

World Rank

3,465

Country Rank

Institution Rank: 1

Ranking Based On Selection: 2

Ki Kwang Lee

Kookmin University

Seoul , South Korea

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport Science

Biomechanics

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

517

215

0.416

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

World Rank

3,879

Country Rank

Institution Rank: 1

Ranking Based On Selection: 3

Ulf Ekelund

Norwegian University for Sport and Physical Education

Oslo , Norway

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Physical Activity

Epidemiology

Public Health

Sport Science

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

495

411

0.830

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 5

Ranking Based On Selection: 4

Francisco B Ortega

Universidad de Granada

Granada , Spain

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

physical activity

exercise

health

obesity

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

472

394

0.835

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 2

Ranking Based On Selection: 5

Alan Nevill

University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton , United Kingdom

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport Exercise and Health

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

413

287

0.695

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 28

Ranking Based On Selection: 6

Wendy J Brown

University of Queensland

St Lucia , Australia

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

behavioural epidemiology

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

391

289

0.739

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 7

Ranking Based On Selection: 7

Grégoire Millet

Université de Lausanne

Lausanne , Switzerland

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport Science

Altitude

Exercise Physiology

Hypoxia

Fatigue

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

372

314

0.844

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 27

Ranking Based On Selection: 8

Emerson Franchini

Universidade de São Paulo USP

São Paulo , Brazil

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sports Science

Sports Physiology

Sports Performance

Exercise Physiology

Combat Sports

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

364

291

0.799

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 101

Ranking Based On Selection: 9

Vic Froelicher VF Froelicher|Vic Froelicher

Stanford University

Stanford , United States

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

sports cardiology

ECG

ambulatory monitoring

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

364

120

0.330

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 5

Ranking Based On Selection: 10

Louise Burke

Australian Catholic University

North Sydney , Australia

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sports nutrition

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

358

278

0.777

See All Rankings and Analysis

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

World Rank

9,402

Country Rank

Institution Rank: 5

Ranking Based On Selection: 11

Peter Krustrup

University of Southern Denmark

Tianjin , Denmark

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport

Health

Performance

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

348

320

0.920

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 11

Ranking Based On Selection: 12

Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam

Deakin University

Geelong , Australia

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

mHealth

Global Public Health

Medical Informatics

Non Communicable Diseases

Digital Health

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

334

323

0.967

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 2

Ranking Based On Selection: 13

Will Hopkins

Victoria University

Melbourne , Australia

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Exercise and Sports Medicine and Science

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

329

259

0.787

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 50

Ranking Based On Selection: 14

Bill Vicenzino

University of Queensland

St Lucia , Australia

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sports Physiotherapy

Musculoskeletal Pain

Clinical Trials

Exercise and Manual Therapy

Tendon and Arthritis

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

320

270

0.844

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 13

Ranking Based On Selection: 15

Andrew Jones

University of Exeter

Exeter , United Kingdom

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

exercise

physiology

nitrate

endurance

fatigue

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

320

236

0.738

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

World Rank

11,695

Country Rank

Institution Rank: 3

Ranking Based On Selection: 16

Rodrigo Ramirez Campillo

Universidad Andrés Bello

Santiago , Chile

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport Sciences

Exercise Physiology

Strength and Conditioning

Plyometric Exercise

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

319

302

0.947

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 4

Ranking Based On Selection: 17

David G Behm

Memorial University of Newfoundland

St John’s , Canada

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Exercise Physiology

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

319

284

0.890

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 8

Ranking Based On Selection: 18

Jonatan R Ruiz

Universidad de Granada

Granada , Spain

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Physical activity

Sport Sciences

Exercise

Fitness

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

317

245

0.773

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 16

Ranking Based On Selection: 19

David Lubans

University of Newcastle

Callaghan , Australia

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Physical activity

mental health

adolescent health

physical fitness

physical education

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

309

287

0.929

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 1

Ranking Based On Selection: 20

David Pyne

University of Canberra

Canberra , Australia

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

sports science

exercise immunology

sports performance

sports physiology

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

306

249

0.814

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

World Rank

13,153

Country Rank

Institution Rank: 3

Ranking Based On Selection: 21

John Cronin

Auckland University of Technology

Auckland , New Zealand

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport and Exercise Science

Strength and Conditioning

Human Performance

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

304

260

0.855

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 1

Ranking Based On Selection: 22

Tim Meyer

Universität des Saarlandes

Saarbrücken , Germany

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Exercise Physiology

Sports Medicine in Elite Sport

Football

Regeneration

Design of Appropriate Preventive Training Programmes

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

302

243

0.805

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 IndexRankings

World Rank

13,404

Country Rank

Institution Rank: 6

Ranking Based On Selection: 23

Martin Burtscher

Universität Innsbruck

Innsbruck , Austria

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

302

213

0.705

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 11

Ranking Based On Selection: 24

Jeffrey R Stout

University of Central Florida

Orlando , United States

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Dietary Supplements

Kinesiology

Exercise Physiology

Ergogenic Aids

Sarcopenia

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

299

211

0.706

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* Total i10 IndexRankings

Institution Rank: 14

Ranking Based On Selection: 25

Federico Schena

Università degli Studi di Verona

Verona , Italy

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport sciences

health

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

294

231

0.786

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

3,030

954

Ranking Based On Selection: 1

Ross Arena

University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, United States

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

544

410

0.754

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Exercise testing

Cardiac Rehab

Exercise

Cardiopulmonary Disease

Healthy Living Medicine. ..

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

3,465

Ranking Based On Selection: 2

Ki Kwang Lee

Kookmin University Seoul, South Korea

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

517

215

0.416

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport Science

Biomechanics

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

3,879

Ranking Based On Selection: 3

Ulf Ekelund

Norwegian University for Sport and Physical Education Oslo, Norway

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

495

411

0.830

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Physical Activity

Epidemiology

Public Health

Sport Science

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

4,389

120

Ranking Based On Selection: 4

Francisco B Ortega

Universidad de Granada Granada, Spain

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

472

394

0.835

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

physical activity

exercise

health

obesity

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

6,176

443

Ranking Based On Selection: 5

Alan Nevill

University of Wolverhampton Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

413

287

0.695

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport Exercise and Health

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

7,071

304

Ranking Based On Selection: 6

Wendy J Brown

University of Queensland St Lucia, Australia

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

391

289

0.739

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

behavioural epidemiology

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

8,003

125

Ranking Based On Selection: 7

Grégoire Millet

Université de Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

372

314

0.844

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport Science

Altitude

Exercise Physiology

Hypoxia

Fatigue

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

8,453

120

Ranking Based On Selection: 8

Emerson Franchini

Universidade de São Paulo USP São Paulo, Brazil

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

364

291

0.799

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sports Science

Sports Physiology

Sports Performance

Exercise Physiology

Combat Sports

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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

8,498

2,861

101

Ranking Based On Selection: 9

Vic Froelicher VF Froelicher|Vic Froelicher

Stanford University Stanford, United States

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

364

120

0.330

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

sports cardiology

ECG

ambulatory monitoring

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

8,788

386

Ranking Based On Selection: 10

Louise Burke

Australian Catholic University North Sydney, Australia

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

358

278

0.777

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sports nutrition

See All Rankings and Analysis

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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

9,402

Ranking Based On Selection: 11

Peter Krustrup

University of Southern Denmark Tianjin, Denmark

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

348

320

0.920

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport

Health

Performance

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

10,387

468

Ranking Based On Selection: 12

Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam

Deakin University Geelong, Australia

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

334

323

0.967

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

mHealth

Global Public Health

Medical Informatics

Non Communicable Diseases

Digital Health

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

10,817

494

Ranking Based On Selection: 13

Will Hopkins

Victoria University Melbourne, Australia

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

329

259

0.787

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Exercise and Sports Medicine and Science

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

11,603

538

Ranking Based On Selection: 14

Bill Vicenzino

University of Queensland St Lucia, Australia

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

320

270

0.844

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sports Physiotherapy

Musculoskeletal Pain

Clinical Trials

Exercise and Manual Therapy

Tendon and Arthritis

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

11,622

842

Ranking Based On Selection: 15

Andrew Jones

University of Exeter Exeter, United Kingdom

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

320

236

0.738

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

exercise

physiology

nitrate

endurance

fatigue

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

11,695

Ranking Based On Selection: 16

Rodrigo Ramirez Campillo

Universidad Andrés Bello Santiago, Chile

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

319

302

0.947

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport Sciences

Exercise Physiology

Strength and Conditioning

Plyometric Exercise

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

11,701

453

Ranking Based On Selection: 17

David G Behm

Memorial University of Newfoundland St John’s, Canada

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

319

284

0.890

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Exercise Physiology

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

11,908

297

Ranking Based On Selection: 18

Jonatan R Ruiz

Universidad de Granada Granada, Spain

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

317

245

0.773

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Physical activity

Sport Sciences

Exercise

Fitness

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

12,673

597

Ranking Based On Selection: 19

David Lubans

University of Newcastle Callaghan, Australia

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

309

287

0.929

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Physical activity

mental health

adolescent health

physical fitness

physical education

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

12,974

612

Ranking Based On Selection: 20

David Pyne

University of Canberra Canberra, Australia

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

306

249

0.814

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

sports science

exercise immunology

sports performance

sports physiology

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

13,153

Ranking Based On Selection: 21

John Cronin

Auckland University of Technology Auckland, New Zealand

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

304

260

0.855

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport and Exercise Science

Strength and Conditioning

Human Performance

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

13,382

735

Ranking Based On Selection: 22

Tim Meyer

Universität des Saarlandes Saarbrücken, Germany

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

302

243

0.805

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Exercise Physiology

Sports Medicine in Elite Sport

Football

Regeneration

Design of Appropriate Preventive Training Programmes

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

13,404

Ranking Based On Selection: 23

Martin Burtscher

Universität Innsbruck Innsbruck, Austria

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

302

213

0.705

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

13,730

4,637

Ranking Based On Selection: 24

Jeffrey R Stout

University of Central Florida Orlando, United States

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

299

211

0.706

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Dietary Supplements

Kinesiology

Exercise Physiology

Ergogenic Aids

Sarcopenia

See All Rankings and Analysis

* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

14,285

736

Ranking Based On Selection: 25

Federico Schena

Università degli Studi di Verona Verona, Italy

i-10 Metrics

Total

Last 6 Years

Last 6 Years / Total

294

231

0.786

Education / Physical Education and Sport Science

Sport sciences

health

See All Rankings and Analysis

i10 Productivity
Rankings

World 6,799 Scientists Education / Physical Education and Sport Science i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Enroll all your faculty members with discounted institutional membership to showcase your institution's academic strength to the world in the best way possible – join now and achieve results fast!

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