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Which institutions in Australia have the most top-cited scientists in Sport Sciences?

112 researchers in Australia whose main subfield is Sport Sciences are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 1.2% of all listed authors in Australia, and 3rd of 50 countries in the subfield. 68 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). The University of Queensland has the most (12), followed by Edith Cowan University (10) and Australian Catholic University (7). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
112
1.2% of all in Australia
In the global top 100,000
68
60.7% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#3
of 50 countries in Sport Sciences
Highest-ranked
#2,169
Gabbett, Tim J.
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1The University of Queensland125#2Trost, Stewart Graeme #15,157
2Edith Cowan University1010#3Haff, Guy Gregory #18,731
3Australian Catholic University75#11Burke, Louise M. #2,486
4La Trobe University75#13Crossley, Kay M. #13,248
5University of Canberra54#22Pyne, David B. #34,175
6Monash University51#23Malliaras, Peter #60,181
7University of South Australia53#24Tomkinson, Grant Ryan #61,390
8University of Technology Sydney42#32Coutts, Aaron J. #9,089
9The University of Sydney42#37Jay, Ollie #22,316
10Queensland University of Technology43#40Peake, Jonathan M. #33,582
11The University of Western Australia42#42Girard, Olivier #45,235
12The University of Newcastle, Australia32#52Lubans, David Revalds #15,941
13The University of Sydney School of Health Sciences32#71Hackett, Daniel A. #62,564

The top 100 in Sport Sciences in Australia, in order

  1. 1
    Gabbett, Tim J.
    Gabbett Performance Solutions
  2. 2
    Burke, Louise M.
    Australian Catholic University
  3. 3
    BIDDLE, STUART J.H.
    University of Southern Queensland
  4. 4
    Halson, Shona L.
    Australian Catholic University
  5. 5
    Bishop, David J.
    Victoria University
  6. 6
    Hawley, John A.
    Australian Catholic University
  7. 7
    Coutts, Aaron J.
    University of Technology Sydney
  8. 8
    Crossley, Kay M.
    La Trobe University
  9. 9
    Trost, Stewart Graeme
    The University of Queensland
  10. 10
    Lubans, David Revalds
    The University of Newcastle, Australia
  11. 11
    Allen, Mark S.
    Institute for Social Neuroscience
  12. 12
    Haff, Guy Gregory
    Edith Cowan University
  13. 13
    Finch, Caroline F.
    Edith Cowan University
  14. 14
    Gucciardi, Daniel F.
    Curtin University
  15. 15
    Vella, Stewart A.
    Movember Institute of Men's Health
  16. 16
    Impellizzeri, Franco M.
    University of Technology Sydney
  17. 17
    Nuzzo, James L.
    Edith Cowan University
  18. 18
    Jay, Ollie
    The University of Sydney
  19. 19
    Blazevich, Anthony J.
    Edith Cowan University
  20. 20
    Cairney, John C.
    The University of Queensland
  21. 21
    Young, Warrren B.
    Federation University Australia
  22. 22
    Cook, Jill L.
    La Trobe University
  23. 23
    Newton, Robert U.
    Edith Cowan University
  24. 24
    Orchard, John William
    The University of Sydney
  25. 25
    Lonsdale, Chris C.
    Australian Catholic University
  26. 26
    Abernethy, Arthur Bruce
    The University of Queensland
  27. 27
    Peake, Jonathan M.
    Queensland University of Technology
  28. 28
    Pyne, David B.
    University of Canberra
  29. 29
    McCrory, Paul
    The Florey
  30. 30
    Comfort, Paul
    Edith Cowan University
  31. 31
    Coombes, Jeff S.
    The University of Queensland
  32. 32
    Nimphius, Sophia Feliciano
    Edith Cowan University
  33. 33
    Barnett, Lisa M.
    The Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  34. 34
    Jackson, Susan A.
    Private Practice
  35. 35
    Gastin, Paul B.
    La Trobe University
  36. 36
    Girard, Olivier
    The University of Western Australia
  37. 37
    Vicenzino, Bill Guglielmo
    The University of Queensland
  38. 38
    Barton, Christian J.
    La Trobe University
  39. 39
    Swann, Christian
    Southern Cross University
  40. 40
    Keogh, Justin W.L.
    Bond University
  41. 41
    Janse de Jonge, Xanne A.K.
    The University of Newcastle, Australia
  42. 42
    Malliaras, Peter
    Monash University
  43. 43
    Tomkinson, Grant Ryan
    University of South Australia
  44. 44
    Hackett, Daniel A.
    The University of Sydney School of Health Sciences
  45. 45
    Dempsey, Paddy C.
    Deakin University
  46. 46
    Eston, Roger G.
    University of South Australia
  47. 47
    Nosaka, Ken
    Edith Cowan University
  48. 48
    Robertson, Professor Sam
    Victoria University Melbourne, Institute for Health and Sport
  49. 49
    Singh, Benjamin
    University of South Australia
  50. 50
    Penney, Dawn
    Edith Cowan University
  51. 51
    Cook, Christian J.
    University of New England Australia
  52. 52
  53. 53
    Desbrow, Ben
    Griffith University
  54. 54
    Scanlan, Aaron T.
    CQUniversity Australia
  55. 55
    Cormie, Prue
    Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre
  56. 56
    Culvenor, Adam Geoffrey
    La Trobe University
  57. 57
    Taaffe, Dennis R.
    Edith Cowan University
  58. 58
    Whitehead, Margaret E.
    University of Canberra
  59. 59
    Weakley, Jonathon J.S.
    Australian Catholic University
  60. 60
    Hart, Nicolas H.
    Caring Futures Institute
  61. 61
    Cosh, Suzanne M.
    University of Adelaide, School of Psychology
  62. 62
    Périard, Julien D.
    University of Canberra
  63. 63
    Hiller, Claire Elizabeth
    The University of Sydney School of Health Sciences
  64. 64
    Aughey, Robert J.
    Federation University Australia
  65. 65
    Robergs, Robert Andrew
    Queensland University of Technology
  66. 66
    Polman, Remco C.J.
    Queensland University of Technology
  67. 67
    Elliott, Bruce C.
    The University of Western Australia
  68. 68
    Keegan, Richard J.
    University of Canberra
  69. 69
    Opar, David A.
    Australian Catholic University
  70. 70
    Rampinini, Ermanno
    University of Technology Sydney
  71. 71
    McKay, Alannah K.A.
    Australian Catholic University
  72. 72
    Fransen, Job
    Charles Sturt University
  73. 73
    Sargent, Charli
    CQUniversity Australia
  74. 74
    Mallett, Clifford J.
    The University of Queensland
  75. 75
    R Filbay, Stephanie Rose
    University of Melbourne
  76. 76
    Dawson, Brian Tex
    The University of Western Australia
  77. 77
    Cobley, Stephen P.
    The University of Sydney
  78. 78
    Terry, Peter C.
    University of Southern Queensland
  79. 79
    O’Connor, Justen P.
    Monash University
  80. 80
    Tinning, Richard Irving
    The University of Queensland
  81. 81
    Sanders, Ross Howard
    The University of Sydney
  82. 82
    Keating, Shelley E.
    The University of Queensland
  83. 83
    Ridgers, Nicola D.
    University of South Australia
  84. 84
    Steele, James
    RMIT University
  85. 85
    Alfrey, Laura
    Monash University
  86. 86
    Davis, Gavin A.
    Murdoch Children's Research Institute
  87. 87
    Renshaw, Ian
    Queensland University of Technology
  88. 88
    Schache, Anthony G.
    La Trobe University
  89. 89
    MacDonald, Doune
    The University of Queensland
  90. 90
    Peeling, Peter D.
    The University of Western Australia
  91. 91
    Duffield, Rob
    University of Technology Sydney
  92. 92
    Dudley, Dean Alan
    The University of Queensland
  93. 93
    Eather, Narelle
    Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia
  94. 94
    Orr, Robin M.
    Bond University
  95. 95
    Smith, Jordan J.
    The University of Newcastle, Australia
  96. 96
    Norton, Kevin I.
    University of South Australia
  97. 97
    Cliff, Dylan Paul
    Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child
  98. 98
    Ahmadi, Matthew N.
    Monash University
  99. 99
    Johnson, Nathan A.
    The University of Sydney School of Health Sciences
  100. 100
    Chen, Sitong
    Victoria University

112 listed scientists in Sport Sciences in Australia

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Data: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2026), ‘August 2026 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”’, Mendeley Data, v9, doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9. 2026 list, ranked by composite citation score (c) excluding self-citations.

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