OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Ergonomics is 33. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Identifying and validating perceived workload metrics for emergency medical services	102
The effect of an integrated workplace health promotion program on health behaviors targeted after 12 months: Results of a cluster randomized controlled trial	91
Productivity and employee well-being in manufacturing process development – Comparison study of two departments	82
Digital technologies, sustainability, and work: How can these themes be brought together to promote a human-centered future in industry 5.0 implementation?	73
Muscle coactivation changes following a fatiguing overhead drilling task: Implications for subacromial impingement syndrome	73
Corrigendum to “Monitoring core temperature of firefighters to validate a wearable non-invasive core thermometer in different types of protective clothing: Concurrent in-vivo validation” [Appl. Ergon.	69
Digital technologies: An exploratory study of their role in the resilience of healthcare services	58
Estimating objective (EEG) and subjective (SSQ) cybersickness in people with susceptibility to motion sickness	57
Contextual influences on adaptation in four types of hospital teams: An ethnographic study	55
Development, validation, acceptability and usability of a device-based system to measure sit-stand desk usage	53
The role of visual conditions and aircraft type on different aspects of pilot workload	53
Effectiveness of a comprehensive health promotion intervention for managing risk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in Iranian housewives: A four-arm randomized controlled trial	51
Effects of DC-powered pistol grip tool location and orientation on operator upper extremity stiffness and damping	51
Effectiveness of technology-assisted and self-directed interventions to sit less and move more among Indian desk-based office workers: A three-arm cluster randomised controlled trial (SMART-STEP trial	50
Detecting inattentiveness caused by mind-wandering during a driving task: A behavioral study	49
The effect of refresher training on fact description in medical incident report writing in the Japanese language	49
Aligning work analysis and modeling with the engineering goals of a Cyber-Physical-Social System for industrial inspection	49
Editorial Board	48
Can smaller body armour improve thoracolumbar range of motion and reduce interference when female soldiers perform dynamic tasks?	46
On the potential of pupil size as a metric of physical fatigue during a repeated handle push/pull task	45
Task-related and task-unrelated thoughts in runners and equestrians: Measurement issues in evaluations of thought content	43
Investigating the relationship between three-dimensional perception and presence in virtual reality-reconstructed architecture	41
Meta-analysis of the effects of game types and devices on older adults-video game interaction: Implications for video game training on cognition	40
Detecting bombs in hold baggage: 3D imaging is better than 2D imaging when image quality is the same	40
Comparison of multi-task ergonomic assessment methods for risk of upper extremity and low back musculoskeletal disorders	39

Unlocking human-robot synergy: The power of intent communication in warehouse robotics	38
Physical loads on upper extremity muscles while interacting with virtual objects in an augmented reality context	36
How personal characteristics impact phishing susceptibility: The mediating role of mail processing	36
What makes a home? Designing home personas to represent the homes of families caring for children with medical complexity	35
Temporospatial gait analysis of squat walking using a passive lower extremity exoskeleton	34
To what extent is circadian phase predictive of subjective jet lag in long-haul cabin crew pre- and post-trip?	34
Editorial Board	33
Identifying the critical physically demanding tasks performed by personal support workers in Canada	33