Ergonomics

Papers
(The median citation count of Ergonomics is 2. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Effects of industrial back-support exoskeletons on body loading and user experience: an updated systematic review109
Usability, user experience and accessibility: towards an integrative model69
State of science: evolving perspectives on ‘human error’52
Measurement and identification of mental workload during simulated computer tasks with multimodal methods and machine learning47
The effectivity of a passive arm support exoskeleton in reducing muscle activation and perceived exertion during plastering activities36
Who is to blame for crashes involving autonomous vehicles? Exploring blame attribution across the road transport system35
State of science: the future of work – ergonomics and human factors contributions to the field33
Smartphone-based human fatigue level detection using machine learning approaches26
Methodologies for evaluating exoskeletons with industrial applications25
What about the human in human robot collaboration?25
Challenges in interaction modelling with digital human models – A systematic literature review of interaction modelling approaches22
Why do older people love and hate assistive technology? ‒ an emotional experience perspective22
Reference values and subscale patterns for the task load index (TLX): a meta-analytic review22
Development and validation of a cumulative exposure shoulder risk assessment tool based on fatigue failure theory22
Flashing in-curb LEDs and beacons at unsignalized crosswalks and driver’s visual attention to pedestrians during nighttime21
The reliability and transparency bases of trust in human-swarm interaction: principles and implications20
Biomechanical load during patient transfer with assistive devices: Cross-sectional study19
Automated vehicles that communicate implicitly: examining the use of lateral position within the lane19
Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal pain in masonry apprentices18
Contribution of ergonomics and human factors to sustainable development: a systematic literature review18
Complexity theory in accident causation: using AcciMap to identify the systems thinking tenets in 11 catastrophes17
A computer vision approach for classifying isometric grip force exertion levels17
Evaluating the effect of multi-sensory stimulations on simulator sickness and sense of presence during HMD-mediated VR experience17
Computational modelling and systems ergonomics: a system dynamics model of drink driving-related trauma prevention16
Testing the reliability and validity of risk assessment methods in Human Factors and Ergonomics16
How do pedestrians distribute their visual attention when walking through a parking garage? An eye-tracking study16
The association of mobile touch screen device use with parent-child attachment: a systematic review15
The effects of prolonged sitting, standing, and an alternating sit-stand pattern on trunk mechanical stiffness, trunk muscle activation and low back discomfort15
Kinematic and kinetic functional requirements for industrial exoskeletons for lifting tasks and overhead lifting14
User discomfort while using a virtual reality headset as a personal viewing system for text-intensive office tasks14
Influence of neck flexion angle on gravitational moment and neck muscle activity when using a smartphone while standing13
A physiological and biomechanical investigation of three passive upper-extremity exoskeletons during simulated overhead work13
Validation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) adapted for the whole day repeated measures context13
Cognition in crisis management teams: an integrative analysis of definitions13
Effects of working posture and roof slope on activation of lower limb muscles during shingle installation13
Assessment of passenger long-term vibration discomfort: a field study in high-speed train environments13
The effectiveness of ergonomics interventions in reducing upper limb work-related musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction in sonographers, surgeons and dentists: a systematic review12
Why human factors science is demonstrably necessary: historical and evolutionary foundations12
Evaluation of a passive low-back support exoskeleton (Ergo-Vest) for manual waste collection12
State of science: models and methods for understanding and enhancing teams and teamwork in complex sociotechnical systems12
Activity-based flexible offices: effects on work-related outcomes in a longitudinal study12
Shared control versus traded control in driving: a debate around automation pitfalls11
Mitigating motion sickness in automated vehicles with vibration cue system11
Development and validation of a behavioural video coding scheme for detecting mental workload in manual assembly11
Postural precursors of motion sickness in head-mounted displays: drivers and passengers, women and men11
Simulating the behaviour of complex systems: computational modelling in ergonomics11
The immediate effect of the abdominal drawing-in maneuver technique on stature change in seated sedentary workers with chronic low back pain11
Task difficulty and physiological measures of mental workload in air traffic control: a scoping review10
Shoulder electromyography-based indicators to assess manifestation of muscle fatigue during laboratory-simulated manual handling task10
The impact of power on health care team performance and patient safety: a review of the literature10
The influence of distractions of the home-work environment on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic10
Distributed situation awareness: a health-system approach to assessing and designing patient flow management10
Resolving the differences between system development and system operation using STAMP: a road safety case study in a low-income setting10
The impaired healing hypothesis: a mechanism by which psychosocial stress and personal characteristics increase MSD risk?10
How the characteristics of sports bras affect their performance10
Representing two road traffic collisions in one Accimap: highlighting the importance of emergency response and enforcement in a low-income country10
Trust in artificial intelligence within production management – an exploration of antecedents10
Muddling through troubled water: resilient performance of incident management teams during Hurricane Harvey10
Increasing standing tolerance in office workers with standing-induced back pain10
Modelling performance during repetitive precision tasks using wearable sensors: a data-driven approach10
Normobaric hypoxia training in military aviation and subsequent hypoxia symptom recognition10
Does standardisation improve post-operative anaesthesia handoffs? Meta-analyses on provider, patient, organisational, and handoff outcomes9
The short-term effects of artificially-impaired binocular vision on driving performance9
The incidence of breast health issues and the efficacy of a sports bra fit and issue service in British Army recruits9
Brain activity during a working memory task in different postures: an EEG study9
Differences and similarities in comfort and discomfort experience in nine countries in Asia, the Americas and Europe9
Cooling efficiency of vests with different cooling concepts over 8-hour trials9
Effects of firefighting hood design, laundering and doffing on smoke protection, heat stress and wearability9
Drivers’ car-following behaviours in low-illumination conditions9
Breast and torso characteristics of female contact football players: implications for the design of sports bras and breast protection9
Evaluation of musculoskeletal discomfort using item response theory: creation of a scale based on the self-reported pain symptoms8
Work and sport: relationships between specific job stressors and sports participation8
The role of transactive memory systems, psychological safety and interpersonal conflict in hospital team performance8
No physiological or biomechanical sex-by-load interactions during treadmill-based load carriage8
Occupational cold exposure is associated with neck pain, low back pain, and lumbar radiculopathy8
Development and evaluation of an electronic hospital referral system: a human factors approach8
Ergonomics indicators: A proposal for sustainable process performance measurement in ergonomics8
Healthcare workers’ perspectives on participatory system dynamics modelling and simulation: designing safe and efficient hospital pharmacy dispensing systems together8
Visual fatigue induced by watching virtual reality device and the effect of anisometropia8
Wrist extensor muscle activity is less task-dependent than wrist flexor muscle activity while simultaneously performing moderate-to-high handgrip and wrist forces8
The influence of brightness combinations and background colour on legibility and subjective preference under negative polarity8
Bra-body armour integration, breast discomfort and breast injury associated with wearing body armour8
A shoe-insole to improve ankle joint mechanics for injury prevention among older adults8
A framework for studying risk factors for lower extremity musculoskeletal discomfort in nurses8
Determining how different levels of indoor carbon dioxide affect human monotonous task performance and their effects on human activation states using a lab experiment: a tracking task8
The effect of footwear outsole material on slip resistance on dry and contaminated surfaces with geometrically controlled outsoles8
Continuous, integrated sensors for predicting fatigue during non-repetitive work: demonstration of technique in the operating room8
Analysis of the external acoustic meatus for ergonomic design: part I – measurement of the external acoustic meatus using casting, scanning and rapid estimation approaches8
Exploratory factor analysis and validity of the virtual reality symptom questionnaire and computer use survey7
‘Over to you’: using a STAMP control structure analysis to probe deeper into the control of UK road safety at a municipal level – the case of Cambridgeshire7
The impact of age and body mass index on a bra sizing system formed by anthropometric measurements of Sichuan Chinese females7
‘It’s a man’s world’: a gender-equitable scoping review of gender, transportation, and work7
Acoustic comfort depends on the psychological state of the individual7
Interaction-centred design: an end user evaluation of road intersection concepts developed using the cognitive work analysis design toolkit (CWA-DT)7
A systematic literature review of evidence for the use of assistive exoskeletons in defence and security use cases7
Do men and women have different musculoskeletal symptoms at the same musculoskeletal discomfort level?7
Reacting and responding to rare, uncertain and unprecedented events7
Psychological distress in Spanish airline pilots during the aviation crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and psychometric analysis of the 12-item general health questionnaire7
Assessing the female figure identification technique’s reliability as a body shape classification system7
The Liberty Mutual manual materials handling (LM-MMH) equations7
Experimental study on individual risk in crowds based on exerted force and human perceptions7
The impact of a progressive sit-stand rotation exposure duration on low back posture, muscle activation, and pain development7
A retrospective analysis of the evolution of ergonomics for environmental sustainability (2011–2021)7
Trust is essential: positive effects of information systems on users’ memory require trust in the system7
Effects of unreliable automation, non-driving related task, and takeover time budget on drivers’ takeover performance and workload6
Employee shirking and overworking: modelling the unintended consequences of work organisation6
Development and evaluation of the novel postural loading on the entire body assessment6
Designing creative spaces: an experimental examination of the effect of a nature poster on divergent thinking6
Examining human factors and ergonomics aspects in a manufacturing organisation’s metrics system: measuring up to stakeholder needs6
A review of the effects of head-worn displays on teamwork for emergency response6
Use of wearable sensors to assess patterns of trunk flexion in young and old workers in the Metalworking Industry6
Ironies of artificial intelligence6
Influence of virtual keyboard design and usage posture on typing performance and muscle activity during tablet interaction6
Development of Rasmussen’s risk management framework for analysing multi-level sociotechnical influences in the design of envisioned work systems6
The effects of chlorination, thickness, and moisture on glove donning efficiency6
Comparison of univariate and multivariate anthropometric accommodation of the northwest Mexico population6
Assessing the comfort of earplugs: development and validation of the French version of the COPROD questionnaire6
Effect of fatigue on muscle latency, muscle activation and perceived discomfort when exposed to whole-body vibration6
The business case for a healthy office; a holistic overview of relations between office workspace design and mental health6
Effects of background noise and extraversion on reading comprehension performance6
Revisiting human-machine trust: a replication study of Muir and Moray (1996) using a simulated pasteurizer plant task6
Analysis of the external acoustic meatus for ergonomic design: part II – anthropometric variations of the external acoustic meatus by sex, age and side in Chinese population6
The role of employee perceptions of safety priorities on safety outcomes across organisational levels6
A study on segmentation and refinement of key human body parts by integrating manual measurements5
Treadmill load carriage overestimates energy expenditure of overground load carriage5
Why cumulative loading calculated using non-weighted integration may not be suitable for assessing physical stress of the lower back: an empirical investigation of strain during lifting and lowering t5
Quantifying the qualitative: exploring epistemic network analysis as a method to study work system interactions5
Effects of social stress on performance and strain in complex multiple task environments5
Human–robot interaction: how worker influence in task allocation improves autonomy5
Physical and cognitive demands associated with police in-vehicle technology use: an on-road case study5
The relationship between indicators of lumbo-pelvic coordination and pain, disability, pain catastrophizing and depression in patients presenting with non-chronic low back pain5
The impact of repeated bouts of shiftwork on rapid strength and reaction time in career firefighters5
Coordination breakdowns in nuclear power plant control rooms: cause identification and behaviour-sequence analysis5
Effectiveness and usability of real-time vibrotactile feedback training to reduce postural exposure in real manual sorting work5
Effects of working posture, lifting load, and standing surface on postural instability during simulated lifting tasks in construction5
Event-related driver stress detection with smartphones among young novice drivers5
Effects of full windshield head-up display on visual attention allocation5
Interplay between rotational work shift and high altitude-related chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia on cardiovascular health and sleep quality in Chilean miners5
Impact of shift work on sleep and fatigue in Maritime pilots5
Distributed vibration isolation and manual dexterity of anti-vibration gloves: is there a correlation?5
The effects of dual-task interference on visual search and verbal memory5
‘My whole body is at work’: the silence of gendered body techniques in cork industry in an era of automation5
A method identifying key optimisation points for aircraft seat comfort 5
Exploring the relationship between neck flexion and neck problems in occupational populations: a systematic review of the literature5
Influence of creep deformation on sub-regional lumbar spine motion during manual lifting5
Target selection by gaze pointing and manual confirmation: performance improved by locking the gaze cursor5
Should data on gender and ethnicity inform ergonomics interventions? Lessons from four case studies5
Comparison of univariate and multivariate anthropometric design requirements methods for flight deck design application5
Work–family balance in the construction industry: why gender analysis matters to develop sustainable interventions5
Fitts’ law on the flight deck: evaluating touchscreens for aircraft tasks in actual flight scenarios5
Mental workload variations during different cognitive office tasks with social media interruptions5
Gaming experience predicts UAS operator performance and workload in simulated search and rescue missions5
Interactive effects of task load and music tempo on psychological, psychophysiological, and behavioural outcomes during simulated driving5
Minimalist style boot improves running but not walking economy in trained men4
Automation complacency on the road4
Using touchscreen mobile devices—when, where and how: a one-week field study4
The quest for the ring: a case study of a new submarine control room configuration4
Powered by virtual realities: promoting emotional recovery through technology-based recovery interventions4
Cycling on the edge: the effects of edge lines, slanted kerbstones, shoulder, and edge strips on cycling behaviour of cyclists older than 50 years4
Effect of trunk flexion angle and time on lumbar and abdominal muscle activity while wearing a passive back-support exosuit device during simple posture-maintenance tasks4
Comparing the effect of the posture of using smartphones on head and neck angles among college students4
Investigating the effect of a passive trunk exoskeleton on local discomfort, perceived effort and spatial distribution of back muscles activity4
The effects of military style ruck marching on lower extremity loading and muscular, physiological and perceived exertion in ROTC cadets4
Providing different levels of accuracy about the reliability of automation to a human operator: impact on human performance4
Trunk sway changes in professional bus drivers during actual shifts on long-distance routes4
Development of the Smart Tools Proneness Questionnaire (STP-Q): an instrument to assess the individual propensity to use smart tools4
Gait initiation differences between overweight and normal weight individuals4
The role of death anxiety on marksmanship performance: a virtual reality simulator study4
An online hazard prediction test demonstrates differences in the ability to identify hazardous situations between different driving groups4
Integrating physiological monitoring systems in military aviation: a brief narrative review of its importance, opportunities, and risks4
Assessment of helicopter passengers’ vibration discomfort: proposal for improvement of the ISO 2631-1 standard4
Investigating the impacts of COVID-19 on aviation safety based on occurrences captured through flight data monitoring4
U can’t touch this! Face touching behaviour whilst driving: implications for health, hygiene and human factors4
Testing the reliability of accident analysis methods: a comparison of AcciMap, STAMP-CAST and AcciNet4
Apparent mass of the seated human body during vertical vibration in the frequency range 2–100 Hz4
Anthropometric dataset for the German working-age population using 3D body scans from a regional epidemiological health study and a weighting algorithm4
Fight or flight? Behaviour and experiences of laypersons in the face of an incipient fire4
Auditory versus visual spatial stimulus-response mappings in tracking and discrete dual task performance: implications for human-machine interface design4
Lower-body muscular power and exercise tolerance predict susceptibility to enemy fire during a tactical combat movement simulation4
Glanceable, legible typography over complex backgrounds4
Establishment of a finite element model based on craniofacial soft tissue thickness measurements and stress analysis of medical goggles4
Social stress, performance after-effects and extra-role behaviour4
Human trust in otherware – a systematic literature review bringing all antecedents together4
Can training trunk musculature influence musculoskeletal pain and physical performance in military police officers?4
Working from home during lockdown: the association between rest breaks and well-being4
A parametric modeling of adult body shape in a supported seated posture including effects of age3
Eye tracking for work-related visual search: a cognitive task analysis3
Relationship between anxiety and monotonous task performance in response to local cooling: an experimental study in healthy young men3
A predictive model to quantify joint torques and support reaction forces when using a smartphone while standing with support3
Applying the sustainable system-of-systems framework: wastewater(s) in a rapidly urbanising South African settlement3
Using cognitive work analysis to identify competencies for human factors and ergonomics practitioners3
Transcranial direct current stimulation during a prolonged cognitive task: the effect on cognitive and shooting performances in professional female basketball players3
Sex differences in perceived discomfort during seated static posture holding3
Comparing an augmented reality navigation display to an electronic map for military reconnaissance3
Detecting subject-specific fatigue-related changes in lifting kinematics using a machine learning approach3
Subjective discomfort analysis of human body in semi-supine posture caused by vertical sinusoidal vibration3
Sustainable system of systems at work: unravelling (some of) the complexity of farmers’ transition to sustainability3
Exploring the importance of a usable and emotional product design from the user’s perspective3
Evaluating adaptiveness of an active back exosuit for dynamic lifting and maximum range of motion3
Quick coherence technique facilitating commercial pilots’ psychophysiological resilience to the impact of COVID-193
Healthcare worker choice and low back force between self-chosen and highest bed height when boosting a patient up in bed3
The physiological demands of helicopter winch rescue in water and over land3
Use of an inflatable mat to reduce body discomfort development when performing computer work at a standing desk3
Maritime autonomous surface ships: can we learn from unmanned aerial vehicle incidents using the perceptual cycle model?3
Effects of environmental illumination and screen brightness settings on upper limb and axial skeleton parameters: how do users adapt postures?3
Effects of auditory and visual feedback on remote pilot manual flying performance3
Developing a simulation tool to quantify biomechanical load and quality of care in nursing3
It practically drives itself: autonomous vehicle technology, psychological attitudes, and susceptibility to risky driving behaviors3
Effect of variable priority training on police officer driving performance and workload3
‘There’s good and bad’: parent perspectives on the influence of mobile touch screen device use on prenatal attachment3
Inspiratory muscle training at sea level improves the strength of inspiratory muscles during load carriage in cold-hypoxia3
Shoulder moments and angles during single and combined manual material handling tasks3
The scope for adaptive capacity in emergency departments: modelling performance constraints using control task analysis and social organisational cooperation analysis3
Anthropometrics and body composition predict performance during a simulated direct-fire engagement3
Human and machine-induced social stress and cognitive performance3
Smooth and safe tram journeys: tram driver perspectives and opportunities using a haptic master controller in a virtual reality environment3
When virtuality becomes real: Relevance of mental abilities and age in simulator adaptation and dropouts3
Dynamic interaction between the human body and the seat during vertical vibration: effect of inclination of the seat pan and the backrest on seat transmissibilities3
No pain, no gain? The effects of adding a pain stimulus in virtual training for police officers3
Cardiovascular response to whole-body vibration on an automobile seat3
Wider is better but sharper is not: optimizing the image of camera-monitor systems3
Cardiac autonomic responses to different tasks in office workers with access to a sit-stand table – a study in real work setting3
Quantifying the uncertainty in tribometer measurements on walkway surfaces3
Air travellers’ experiences and understanding of jetlag and perceptions of management strategies: a qualitative study3
Work exposures and mental and musculoskeletal symptoms in organic farming3
Gender and work in ergonomics: recent trends3
The accumulation of, and associations between, nurses’ activity levels within their shift in the emergency department3
Forty years of Organisational Design and Management (ODAM)3
Incident reporting in the outdoors: a systems-based analysis of injury, illness, and psychosocial incidents in led outdoor activities in Australia3
Multiple outcome interactions in healthcare systems: a participatory outcome mapping approach3
Effects of safety pattern, cabin ergonomics, and sleep on work-related stress and burnout of city and transit bus drivers in Lahore, Pakistan3
Validation of the Revised Strain Index for Predicting Risk of Incident Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in a Prospective Cohort3
Employee experiences in underground workplaces: a qualitative investigation3
Individual differences in the temporal progression of motion sickness and anxiety: the role of passengers’ trait anxiety and motion sickness history3
Biodynamic response of seated human body to vertical and added lateral and roll vibrations3
Integration of sex and gender in interventions by students in ergonomics3
Can occupational health professionals successfully apply the Goldilocks Work Paradigm in a simulated work redesign?3
Can increased load carriage affect lower limbs kinematics during military gait?3
Shaping the development and use of Artificial Intelligence: how human factors and ergonomics expertise can become more pertinent3
Women’s wrist and elbow at work: analysis of acute injuries and cumulative trauma disorders to improve ergonomics in female-dominated activities3
Post-exercise, passive heat acclimation with sauna or hot-water immersion provide comparable adaptations to performance in the heat in a military context3
Creating safe environments: optimal acoustic alarming of laypeople in fire prevention2
Measured effects of workload and auditory feedback on remote pilot task performance2
Analysis of sagittal spinal alignment at the adolescent age: for furniture design2
A preliminary study to identify data needs for improving fit of hand and wrist orthosis using verbal protocol analysis2
Effects of variations in the tragus expansion angle on physical comfort for in-ear wearables2
Understanding user behaviour in activity-based offices2
Examining the relationship between human factors related quality risk factors and work related musculoskeletal disorder risk factors in manufacturing2
Comparison of two different cooling systems in alleviating thermal and physiological strain during prolonged exercise in the heat2
Regular and temporary occupants’ perceptions of satisfaction in tertiary education buildings2
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