Table 2.
Top 30 researchers in TI ranked by h-index.
| Rank | Author | h-index | g-index | m-index | Total citations | Total publications | Fractionalized publications | First publication | Main field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collins D | 17 | 21 | 0.81 | 1,182 | 21 | 8.5 | 2002 | Sports |
| 2 | Vaeyens R | 17 | 19 | 1 | 1,509 | 19 | 3.50 | 2006 | Sports |
| 3 | Scullion H | 15 | 18 | 1.154 | 1,292 | 18 | 6.45 | 2010 | Management |
| 4 | Till K | 15 | 24 | 0.652 | 596 | 24 | 5.26 | 2010 | Sports |
| 5 | Lenoir M | 14 | 21 | 0.875 | 707 | 21 | 4.20 | 2007 | Sports |
| 6 | Philippaerts R | 14 | 14 | 0.824 | 1,260 | 14 | 2.17 | 2006 | Sports |
| 7 | Cobley S | 13 | 18 | 1 | 530 | 18 | 3.67 | 2010 | Sports |
| 8 | Williams A | 13 | 16 | 0.52 | 2,555 | 16 | 5.37 | 1998 | Sports |
| 9 | Fransen J | 12 | 17 | 1.2 | 400 | 17 | 3.76 | 2013 | Sports |
| 10 | Collings D | 11 | 12 | 0.786 | 1,815 | 12 | 5.92 | 2009 | Management |
| 11 | Malina R | 11 | 11 | 0.611 | 1,289 | 11 | 1.86 | 2005 | Sports |
| 12 | Baker J | 10 | 19 | 0.667 | 443 | 19 | 4.80 | 2008 | Sports |
| 13 | Macnamara A | 10 | 13 | 0.667 | 489 | 13 | 3.17 | 2008 | Multidisciplinary |
| 14 | Pion J | 10 | 16 | 0.833 | 372 | 16 | 2.90 | 2011 | Sports |
| 15 | Dries N | 9 | 10 | 0.818 | 926 | 10 | 3.58 | 2012 | Management |
| 16 | Robertson S | 9 | 11 | 1.125 | 232 | 11 | 3.23 | 2015 | Sports |
| 17 | Thunnissen M | 9 | 9 | 0.9 | 787 | 9 | 4.33 | 2013 | Management |
| 18 | Woods C | 9 | 15 | 1.125 | 260 | 15 | 3.73 | 2015 | Sports |
| 19 | Cooke C | 8 | 8 | 0.615 | 336 | 8 | 1.78 | 2010 | Sports |
| 20 | Cumming S | 8 | 13 | 0.444 | 590 | 13 | 2.61 | 2005 | Sports |
| 21 | Deprez D | 8 | 9 | 0.8 | 294 | 9 | 1.40 | 2013 | Sports |
| 22 | Hoener O | 8 | 14 | 0.889 | 330 | 14 | 3.22 | 2014 | Sports |
| 23 | Lubinski D | 8 | 8 | 0.364 | 2,246 | 8 | 4.37 | 2001 | Psychology/Education |
| 24 | Sparrow P | 8 | 8 | 0.444 | 700 | 8 | 3.58 | 2005 | Management |
| 25 | Vaiman V | 8 | 11 | 0.667 | 529 | 11 | 4.00 | 2011 | Management |
| 26 | Al Arris A | 7 | 8 | 0.778 | 460 | 8 | 4.00 | 2014 | Management |
| 27 | Benbow C | 7 | 7 | 0.318 | 2,105 | 7 | 2.87 | 2001 | Psychology/Education |
| 28 | Elferink-Gemser M | 7 | 8 | 0.5 | 400 | 8 | 2.36 | 2009 | Sports |
| 29 | Larkin P | 7 | 10 | 0.583 | 202 | 10 | 3.20 | 2011 | Sports |
| 30 | Bennett K | 6 | 9 | 0.857 | 144 | 9 | 2016 | 1.92 | Sports |
h-index = h articles with h citations, g-index = top g articles with g citations, m-index = h-index divided by total number of active years. Total citations, number of publications, and year of first publication as found in the Scopus and WOS merged database.