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Genetics and Physical Performance

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Aurina Arnatkevičiūtė
Monash University
2
Nikolai G. Vetr
Stanford University
3
El Mokhtar El Ouali
Université Ibn-Tofail
4
Benedikt Gasser
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
5
Sarah C. Hanks
Genomic Health (United States)
6
Han Zhang
University of Alberta
7
Basel M. Al‐Barghouthi
University of Virginia
8
Grant Kinsler
University of Pennsylvania
9
Shidong Yang
Nanjing Xiaozhuang University
10
Olivia R. Howe
Charles University

Papers

1
T-Allele Carriers of Mono Carboxylate Transporter One Gene Polymorphism rs1049434 Demonstrate Altered Substrate Metabolization during Exhaustive Exercise
Genes|2024
12 cit.
2
Linking Genome-Wide Association Studies to Pharmacological Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders
JAMA Psychiatry|2024
9 cit.
3
Publication in Cell Reports (2025) [3 citations, W4406405048]
Cell Reports|2025
3 cit.
4
Publication in Cogent Social Sciences (2024) [1 citation, W4403785493]
Cogent Social Sciences|2024
1 cit.
5
Publication in Primary and hospital care médecine interne générale (2024) [W4391611584]
Primary and hospital care médecine interne générale|2024
0 cit.
6
Publication in Primary and Hospital Care Allgemeine Innere Medizin (2024) [W4391611936]
Primary and Hospital Care Allgemeine Innere Medizin|2024
0 cit.
7
Publication in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (2024) [W4401745186]
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport|2024
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Paulo Guimarães Gandra
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
2
Alex Fornito
The University of Melbourne
3
Younés Hachana
Manouba University
4
Isabelle Girard
Université de Sherbrooke
5
Sam Gandy
James J. Peters VA Medical Center
6
Ján Hianik
Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
7
Hai‐Bing Xie
Kunming Institute of Zoology
8
Martin Hoernig
Technical University of Munich
9
Nicole C. Riddle
University of Alabama at Birmingham
10
Valentina Ginevičienė
Vilnius University

Papers

1
Advances in sports genomics
Advances in clinical chemistry|2022
77 cit.
2
Frontostriatothalamic effective connectivity and dopaminergic function in the psychosis continuum
Brain|2022
42 cit.
3
Psychedelics as potential catalysts of scientific creativity and insight
Drug Science Policy and Law|2022
25 cit.
4
Predictors and potentiators of psychedelic-occasioned mystical experiences
Journal of Psychedelic Studies|2022
19 cit.
5
African Suid Genomes Provide Insights into the Local Adaptation to Diverse African Environments
Molecular Biology and Evolution|2022
19 cit.
6
Gradients of striatal function in antipsychotic-free first-episode psychosis and schizotypy
Translational Psychiatry|2023
11 cit.
7
Seeding hope: restoring nature to restore ourselves. Nature restoration as an essential mental health intervention
International Review of Psychiatry|2022
9 cit.
8
Bibliometric and scientometric analysis on biomarkers and molecular mechanisms for physical frailty and sarcopenia
Frontiers in Medicine|2024
7 cit.
9
Brainwide Anatomical Connectivity and Prediction of Longitudinal Outcomes in Antipsychotic-Naïve First-Episode Psychosis
Biological Psychiatry|2024
7 cit.
10
Multiscale Heterogeneity of White Matter Morphometry in Psychiatric Disorders
Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging|2025
7 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Claude Bouchard
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
2
Theodore Garland
University of California, Riverside
3
Kathryn N. North
The University of Melbourne
4
Alejandro Lucía
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
5
Daniel E. Lieberman
Harvard University Press
6
Yannis Pitsiladis
Hong Kong Baptist University
7
Alun G. Williams
Manchester Metropolitan University
8
Steven L. Britton
University of Michigan
9
Thomas A. Rando
University of California, Los Angeles
10
Fabio Pigozzi
Foro Italico University of Rome

Papers

1
Rejuvenation of aged progenitor cells by exposure to a young systemic environment
Nature|2005
2.3k cit.
2
Procedures for the Analysis of Comparative Data Using Phylogenetically Independent Contrasts
Systematic Biology|1992
2.2k cit.
3
Endurance running and the evolution of Homo
Nature|2004
1.7k cit.
4
Sitting Time and Mortality from All Causes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise|2009
1.6k cit.
5
Increased Wnt Signaling During Aging Alters Muscle Stem Cell Fate and Increases Fibrosis
Science|2007
1.5k cit.
6
Foot strike patterns and collision forces in habitually barefoot versus shod runners
Nature|2010
1.4k cit.
7
Trends over 5 Decades in U.S. Occupation-Related Physical Activity and Their Associations with Obesity
PLoS ONE|2011
1.3k cit.
8
The Response to Long-Term Overfeeding in Identical Twins
New England Journal of Medicine|1990
1.3k cit.
9
Performance Characteristics According to Playing Position in Elite Soccer
International Journal of Sports Medicine|2007
1.2k cit.
10
Phylogenetic Analysis of Covariance by Computer Simulation
Systematic Biology|1993
1.2k cit.

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