OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Ergonomics is 30. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
SEIPS 3.0: Human-centered design of the patient journey for patient safety	189
Implementing Virtual Reality technology for safety training in the precast/ prestressed concrete industry	84
Defining adaptive capacity in healthcare: A new framework for researching resilient performance	79
Human-centered design of work systems in the transition to industry 4.0	78
The influence of using exoskeletons during occupational tasks on acute physical stress and strain compared to no exoskeleton – A systematic review and meta-analysis	70
Biomechanical assessment of two back-support exoskeletons in symmetric and asymmetric repetitive lifting with moderate postural demands	67
Factors affecting trust in high-vulnerability human-robot interaction contexts: A structural equation modelling approach	59
Ergonomics assessment of passive upper-limb exoskeletons in an automotive assembly plant	58
Machine learning algorithms applied to a prediction of personal overall thermal comfort using skin temperatures and occupants' heating behavior	53
Assessing the potential for “undesired” effects of passive back-support exoskeleton use during a simulated manual assembly task: Muscle activity, posture, balance, discomfort, and usability	46
Perceived musculoskeletal discomfort and its association with postural shifts during 4-h prolonged sitting in office workers	45
A sustainable working life for all ages – The swAge-model	45
Benchmarking occupational exoskeletons: An evidence mapping systematic review	44
A novel vision-based real-time method for evaluating postural risk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders	43
Investigating resilience in emergency management: An integrative review of literature	43
The effects of target location on musculoskeletal load, task performance, and subjective discomfort during virtual reality interactions	41
Shaping driver-vehicle interaction in autonomous vehicles: How the new in-vehicle systems match the human needs	39
A head mounted augmented reality design practice for maintenance assembly: Toward meeting perceptual and cognitive needs of AR users	38
‘Handing over to the patient’: A FRAM analysis of transitional care combining multiple stakeholder perspectives	38
Knowing what's coming: Anticipatory audio cues can mitigate motion sickness	36
An ergonomic assessment tool for evaluating the effect of back exoskeletons on injury risk	35
Effects of cognitive and visual loads on driving performance after take-over request (TOR) in automated driving	35
The effect of facial features on facial anthropomorphic trustworthiness in social robots	35
Combined effects of noise and air temperature on human neurophysiological responses in a simulated indoor environment	34
An industrial exoskeleton user acceptance framework based on a literature review of empirical studies	34

Email phishing and signal detection: How persuasion principles and personality influence response patterns and accuracy	32
A systematic overview on the risk effects of psychosocial work characteristics on musculoskeletal disorders, absenteeism, and workplace accidents	32
Work system barriers and facilitators in inpatient care transitions of pediatric trauma patients	31
How should external human-machine interfaces behave? Examining the effects of colour, position, message, activation distance, vehicle yielding, and visual distraction among 1,434 participants	31
Neural and biomechanical tradeoffs associated with human-exoskeleton interactions	30
A passive back exoskeleton supporting symmetric and asymmetric lifting in stoop and squat posture reduces trunk and hip extensor muscle activity and adjusts body posture – A laboratory study	30