Morteza Taheri earned his PhD in Sports Sciences from the University of Tehran in 2010 and has since been employed at Imam Khomeini International University. In 2023, he joined the faculty at the University of Tehran. Over the years, Morteza has been honored for his research contributions, including being named a top 1% global reviewer on Publons in 2018 and recognized as a highly cited researcher by the Web of Science in 2021. He has also been recognized as a top 1% global researcher for three