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World 3,982 Scientists H-Index Medical and Health Sciences / Physiotherapy Rankings - 2025
Measure your academic influence with the AD Scientific Index 2025 H-Index Rankings.
These rankings provide a comprehensive evaluation of scientific performance by combining total and recent 6-year h-index values, offering insight into both research productivity and long-term impact. The h-index balances quantity with quality, highlighting sustained academic excellence. Rankings are continuously updated in near real-time to reflect the latest scholarly activity across countries, institutions, and 211 academic fields. Premium Membership unlocks deeper analytics, dynamic ranking tools, and personalized trend visualizations.
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Physiotherapy
Physical activity
schizophrenia
exercise
evidence based mental healt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
123
0.866
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
Multiple sclerosis
Exercis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
68
0.586
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
neck pain
whiplash
headache
manual therapy
exercis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
59
0.522
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
53
0.482
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
motor control
biomechanics
movement disorder
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
46
0.434
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
physical therap
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
62
0.596
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Physical Activity
Health Promotion
Assessment
Yout
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
52
0.559
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Exercise
skeletal muscle
obesity
diabetes
insulin actio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
45
0.489
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Rehabilitatio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
54
0.593
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Physiotherapy
respiratory disease
critical illness
rehabilitation
muscl
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
59
0.656
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Physical Activity
Sports Science
Epidemiology
Body Composition
Public Heatl
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
79
0.908
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
exercise physiology
sport science
Molecular Biolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
51
0.593
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Clinical Measurement
Physical Therap
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
48
0.565
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
60
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Rehabilitation
stroke
cardiac arrest
polio
disabilit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
51
0.638
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Rehabilitation
Brain Injury
Stroke
Disabilit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
46
0.590
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
physical activity
ecological models
exercise
policy
active transportatio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
50
0.658
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Spine and healthcare researc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
49
0.662
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Exercise Physiolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
33
0.446
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
physical activity
sedentary behavior
(older) adults
interventions
ecological momentary assessmen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
50
0.725
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Dor lombar
prática baseada em evidências
metodologia de pesquisa em fisioterapi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
48
0.716
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
eating disorders
psychomotor therapy
mental health
physiotherapy
exercise therap
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
42
0.627
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Athletic Training
Applied Neuromechanics
Knee Injuries in Wome
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
42
0.627
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Human movement analysis
balance control
traumatic brain injur
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
42
0.627
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
exercise physiology
physical fitness
body compositio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
28
0.418
Brendon Stubbs
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
123
0.866
Physiotherapy
Physical activity
schizophrenia
exercise
evidence based mental healt
Robert Motl
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
68
0.586
Multiple sclerosis
Exercis
Gwendolen Jull
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
59
0.522
neck pain
whiplash
headache
manual therapy
exercis
Scott K Powers
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
53
0.482
Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiolog
Mark Latash
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
46
0.434
motor control
biomechanics
movement disorder
Richard W Bohannon
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
62
0.596
Greg Welk
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
52
0.559
Physical Activity
Health Promotion
Assessment
Yout
Joseph A Houmard
East Carolina University
Greenville, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
45
0.489
Exercise
skeletal muscle
obesity
diabetes
insulin actio
Dina Brooks
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
54
0.593
Rik Gosselink
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
59
0.656
Physiotherapy
respiratory disease
critical illness
rehabilitation
muscl
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Diego Augusto Santos Silva
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina UFSC
Florianopolis, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
79
0.908
Physical Activity
Sports Science
Epidemiology
Body Composition
Public Heatl
Jay R Hoffman
Ariel University
Ariel, Israel
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
51
0.593
exercise physiology
sport science
Molecular Biolog
Paul Stratford
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
48
0.565
Clinical Measurement
Physical Therap
Deborah Falla
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
60
0.750
Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
51
0.638
Rehabilitation
stroke
cardiac arrest
polio
disabilit
Kathryn Mcpherson
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
46
0.590
Rehabilitation
Brain Injury
Stroke
Disabilit
John C Spence Fcahs
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
50
0.658
physical activity
ecological models
exercise
policy
active transportatio
Michael Schneider
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
49
0.662
Spine and healthcare researc
Donald H Paterson
Western University Canada
London, Canada
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
33
0.446
Delfien Van Dyck
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
50
0.725
physical activity
sedentary behavior
(older) adults
interventions
ecological momentary assessmen
Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa
Universidade Cidade de São Paulo UNICID
São Paulo, Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
48
0.716
Dor lombar
prática baseada em evidências
metodologia de pesquisa em fisioterapi
Michel Probst
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
42
0.627
eating disorders
psychomotor therapy
mental health
physiotherapy
exercise therap
Sandra Shultz
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
42
0.627
Athletic Training
Applied Neuromechanics
Knee Injuries in Wome
Li-Shan Chou
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
42
0.627
Human movement analysis
balance control
traumatic brain injur
Kirk Cureton
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
28
0.418
exercise physiology
physical fitness
body compositio