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

128 researchers in the United Kingdom 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: 0.7% of all listed authors in the United Kingdom, and 2nd of 50 countries in the subfield. 73 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Loughborough University has the most (14), followed by Liverpool John Moores University (8) and Leeds Beckett University (7). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
128
0.7% of all in the United Kingdom
In the global top 100,000
73
57.0% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#2
of 50 countries in Sport Sciences
Highest-ranked
#2,563
Smith, Brett M.
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Loughborough University1410#1Williams, Andrew Mark #6,062
2Liverpool John Moores University84#9Atkinson, Greg #17,436
3Leeds Beckett University73#12Sparkes, Andrew C. #8,277
4Manchester Metropolitan University75#17Degens, Hans #45,710
5University of Birmingham64#18Duda, Joan L. #23,615
6Swansea University51#25Stratton, Gareth S. #79,184
7Nottingham Trent University43#43Harwood, Chris G. #50,039
8Middlesex University32#55Turner, Anthony Nicholas #21,637
9Cardiff Metropolitan University33#59Lloyd, Rhodri S. #30,236
10University of Lincoln31#63Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn #41,096
11University of Salford31#69Herrington, Lee C. #56,796
12Brunel University London31#70Karageorghis, Costas I. #59,834
13University of Exeter Medical School30#73Vanhatalo, Anni #109,000
14University of Essex30#74Moran, Jason J. #117,932

The top 100 in Sport Sciences in the United Kingdom, in order

  1. 1
    Smith, Brett M.
    Durham University
  2. 2
    Jones, Andrew M.
    University of Exeter
  3. 3
    Williams, Andrew Mark
    Loughborough University
  4. 4
    Havenith, George
    Loughborough University
  5. 5
    Sparkes, Andrew C.
    Leeds Beckett University
  6. 6
    Maughan, Ronald J.
    School of Medicine
  7. 7
    Bradley, Paul Simon
    Football Science Consultant
  8. 8
    Kirk, David
    University of Strathclyde
  9. 9
    Jowett, Sophia
    Loughborough University
  10. 10
    Davids, Keith W.
    Sheffield Hallam University
  11. 11
    Atkinson, Greg
    Liverpool John Moores University
  12. 12
    Madigan, Daniel J.
    York St John University
  13. 13
    Gleeson, Michael J.
    Loughborough University
  14. 14
    Cushion, Christopher J.
    Loughborough University
  15. 15
    Turner, Anthony Nicholas
    Middlesex University
  16. 16
    Bishop, Chris John
    Middlesex University
  17. 17
    Reilly, Thomas P.
    Liverpool John Moores University
  18. 18
    Duda, Joan L.
    University of Birmingham
  19. 19
    Fletcher, David
    Loughborough University
  20. 20
    Buckthorpe, Matthew W.
    St Mary’s University, Twickenham
  21. 21
    McMorris, Terry
    University of Chichester
  22. 22
    Goodyear, Victoria A.
    University of Birmingham
  23. 23
    Standage, Martyn
    University of Bath
  24. 24
    Lloyd, Rhodri S.
    Cardiff Metropolitan University
  25. 25
    Walsh, Neil Peter
    Liverpool John Moores University
  26. 26
    Tipton, Kevin D.
    Durham University
  27. 27
    Rowlands, Alex V.
    College of Life Sciences
  28. 28
    Oliver, Jon L.
    Cardiff Metropolitan University
  29. 29
    Fuller, Colin W.
    Colin Fuller Consultancy Limited
  30. 30
    Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn
    University of Lincoln
  31. 31
    Jones, Robyn L.
    Loughborough University
  32. 32
    Casey, Ashley J.
    Loughborough University
  33. 33
    McHugh, Malachy P.
    University of Northumbria
  34. 34
    Nevill, Alan M.
    University of Wolverhampton
  35. 35
    Degens, Hans
    Manchester Metropolitan University
  36. 36
    Drust, Barry
    University of Birmingham
  37. 37
    Harwood, Chris G.
    Nottingham Trent University
  38. 38
    Weston, Matthew
    Manchester Metropolitan University
  39. 39
    Hill, Andrew P.
    York St John University
  40. 40
    Herrington, Lee C.
    University of Salford
  41. 41
    Dos’Santos, Thomas
    Manchester Metropolitan University
  42. 42
    Markland, David A.
    College of Human Sciences
  43. 43
    Karageorghis, Costas I.
    Brunel University London
  44. 44
    Wagstaff, Christopher Robert David
    University of Portsmouth
  45. 45
    Curran, Thomas
    London School of Economics and Political Science
  46. 46
    Lees, Adrian
    Liverpool John Moores University
  47. 47
    Duncan, Michael J.
    Coventry University
  48. 48
    Burnley, Mark
    Loughborough University
  49. 49
    Shirreffs, Susan M.
    University of St Andrews
  50. 50
    Jones, Marc V.
    Manchester Metropolitan University
  51. 51
    Elliott-Sale, Kirsty Jayne
    Nottingham Trent University
  52. 52
    Lane, Andrew M.
    University of Wolverhampton
  53. 53
    Hardy, Lew
    Bangor University
  54. 54
    Moore, Isabel S.
    Cardiff Metropolitan University
  55. 55
    Stratton, Gareth S.
    Swansea University
  56. 56
    Folland, Jonathan P.
    University of Leicester
  57. 57
    Collins, Dave J.
    University of Central Lancashire
  58. 58
    Nicholls, Adam Robert
    University of Hull
  59. 59
    Cumming, Sean P.
    The University of Edinburgh
  60. 60
    Read, Paul James
    University College London
  61. 61
    Tucker, Ross
    Leeds Beckett University
  62. 62
    Armour, Kathleen M.
    University of Central London
  63. 63
    Goosey-Tolfrey, Victoria Louise
    Loughborough University
  64. 64
    Kavussanu, Maria
    University of Birmingham
  65. 65
    Sarkar, Mustafa
    Nottingham Trent University
  66. 66
    Tod, David A.
    Lancaster Medical School
  67. 67
    Bleakley, Chris M.
    Ulster University
  68. 68
    Bartlett, Roger Michael
    Manchester Metropolitan University
  69. 69
    Lavallee, David E.
    Abertay University
  70. 70
    Edwardson, Charlotte Louise
    College of Life Sciences
  71. 71
    Till, Kevin A.
    Leeds Beckett University
  72. 72
    Patterson, Stephen David
    St Mary’s University, Twickenham
  73. 73
    Farrow, Damian
    Breakthrough T1D
  74. 74
    Stensel, David John
    Loughborough University
  75. 75
    Knight, Camilla J.
    Swansea University
  76. 76
    McCall, Alan
    Edinburgh Napier University
  77. 77
    Jones, Paul Anthony
    University of Salford
  78. 78
    Fairclough, Stuart J.
    Edge Hill University
  79. 79
    Wiltshire, Gareth R.
    Loughborough University
  80. 80
    Crust, Lee
    University of Lincoln
  81. 81
    Turner, Martin James
    Manchester Metropolitan University
  82. 82
    Ring, Christopher
    University of Birmingham
  83. 83
    Vanhatalo, Anni
    University of Exeter Medical School
  84. 84
    Clark, Cain C.T.
    Coventry University
  85. 85
    De Ste Croix, Mark Brian Amos
    University of Gloucestershire
  86. 86
    Moran, Jason J.
    University of Essex
  87. 87
    Morton, James Peter
    Liverpool John Moores University
  88. 88
    Armstrong, Neil C.
    University of Exeter
  89. 89
    McNamee, Mike John
    Swansea University
  90. 90
    Close, Graeme L.
    Liverpool John Moores University
  91. 91
    Dello Iacono, Antonio
    University of the West of Scotland
  92. 92
    Bailey, Daniel P.
    Brunel University London
  93. 93
    Hainline, Brian W.
    The International Tennis Federation
  94. 94
    Sale, Craig
    Nottingham Trent University
  95. 95
    Piggott, David
    Leeds Beckett University
  96. 96
    Kilduff, Liam Patrick
    Swansea University
  97. 97
    Green, Ken
    University of Chester
  98. 98
    Blodgett, Joanna M.
    University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  99. 99
    Hardy, James
    Bangor University
  100. 100
    Morrissey, Dylan
    Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry

128 listed scientists in Sport Sciences in the United Kingdom

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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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