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Physical education and sports games research

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Christopher Engdahl
Crystallume (United States)
2
Aglaia Zafeiroudi
University of Thessaly
3
SALVATORE DI RUSSO
University of Alicante
4
Xinyu Dou
University of Hong Kong
5
Craig E. Morris
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
6
Clemens Töpfer
Schiller International University
7
Xiujie Ma
Chengdu Sport University
8
Joana Niubò-Solé
FC Barcelona
9
Iman Nefil
Université Paris Cité
10
Polina Manko
Lahore School of Economics

Rising Stars Papers

1
Effects of tai chi, ba duan jin, and walking on the mental health status of urban older people living alone: the mediating role of social participation and the moderating role of the exercise environment
Frontiers in Public Health|2024
23 cit.
2
The influence of tai chi on the death anxiety of elderly people living alone: the chain mediating effect of social support and psychological capital
Frontiers in Psychology|2024
12 cit.
3
Social Physique Anxiety in College Students: The Role of Study Field, Physical Activity, Physical Self-Perception, and Self-Esteem
Sports|2025
7 cit.
4
Recreational Physical Activity and the Mediterranean Diet: Their Effects on Obesity-Related Body Image Dissatisfaction and Eating Disorders
Healthcare|2024
6 cit.
5
Effects of Health-Related Physical Education Teacher Education on PE Student Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge and on Female Pupils` Health-Related Knowledge and Understanding
Quest|2025
3 cit.
6
The aid of ChatGPT to dance education: a theoretical exploration based on TPACK
Research in Dance Education|2024
2 cit.
7
Body percussion in the band repertoire
Per Musi|2024
2 cit.
8
The impact of short videos on young people’s willingness to engage in martial arts: establishing and testing a conditional process model
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications|2025
2 cit.
9
Can free-view media processing technology improve classroom performance?
Technology Pedagogy and Education|2024
1 cit.
10
Body percussion in the band repertoire
Per Musi|2024
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Miguel Pic
Universidad de La Laguna
2
María Pilar Founaud Cabeza
Universidad de Zaragoza
3
Barry Costas
University of Hertfordshire
4
Ana Cristina Zimmermann
Universidade de São Paulo
5
Antoni Costes
Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya
6
David Zamorano-García
University of Castilla-La Mancha
7
Daniel Medina-Rebollo
Universidad de Sevilla
8
Timothy Dawson
Unknown
9
Jinchuan Ge
The University of Adelaide
10
María Fuensanta Caballero García
Universidad de Murcia

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Roles, relationships, and motor aggressions: Keys to unveiling the emotions of a traditional sporting game
Frontiers in Psychology|2023
25 cit.
2
Teaching Sustainability through Traditional Sporting Games
Sustainability|2024
22 cit.
3
Between chaos and the cosmos: the imaginary of traditional climbing
World Leisure Journal|2022
11 cit.
4
Signs, paradox, and sporting games in school physical education
Semiotica|2022
8 cit.
5
Emociones, acción motriz y género en el alumnado de Educación Física de Primaria (Emotions, motor action ande gender in Physical Education students in Primary)
Retos|2023
8 cit.
6
Analysis of the Practice of Nautical Activities in Schools
Education Sciences|2023
6 cit.
7
Revisión crítica de las principales influencias sobre el juego motor de tríada (Critical review of the main influences on triad motor game)
Retos|2022
3 cit.
8
As performances do professar: deslocamentos do rio do saber em práxis incorporadas
Reflexão e Ação|2022
3 cit.
9
The development of social sustainability through traditional sporting games. A temporal approach with the Elbow Tag
PLoS ONE|2024
3 cit.
10
FAUNA BURUANA. COLEOPTERA, Fam. Dytiscidae
TREUBIA|2025
2 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Jaume March‐Llanes
Universitat de Lleida
2
Paul Godbout
Université Laval
3
Sara Delamont
University of Wales Institute Cardiff
4
Jim Parry
Palacký University Olomouc
5
Juan Luís Yuste Lucas
Universidad de Murcia
6
Guðberg K. Jónsson
University of Iceland
7
Suzanne Lundvall
University of Gothenburg
8
Pere Lavega Burgués
Universitat de Lleida
9
Marc Durand
Université de Montpellier
10
Kevin Patton
California State University, Chico

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Academic writing in a global context: the politics and practices of publishing in English
Studies in Higher Education|2011
639 cit.
2
Tactical Knowledge in Team Sports From a Constructivist and Cognitivist Perspective
Quest|1995
356 cit.
3
Rescuing narrative from qualitative research
Narrative Inquiry|2006
345 cit.
4
Key Themes in Qualitative Research: Continuities and Change
Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l éducation|2002
299 cit.
5
The only honest thing: autoethnography, reflexivity and small crises in fieldwork
Ethnography & Education|2009
272 cit.
6
Teacher education communities of practice: More than a culture of collaboration
Teaching and Teacher Education|2017
266 cit.
7
Inside Schools: Ethnography in Educational Research
British Journal of Educational Studies|1987
261 cit.
8
Practical Knowledge in Expert Coaches: On-Site Study of Coaching in Sailing
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport|1998
243 cit.
9
Doctoring Uncertainty:
Social Studies of Science|2001
228 cit.
10
Physical literacy in the field of physical education – A challenge and a possibility
Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science|2015
211 cit.

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