OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Assistive Technology is 1. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Smartphone-based computer vision travelling aids for blind and visually impaired individuals: A systematic review	34
Humanoid robots in the care of older persons: A scoping review	25
Effect of fully immersive virtual reality treatment combined with exercise in fibromyalgia patients: a randomized controlled trial	25
ASSIST: Evaluating the usability and performance of an indoor navigation assistant for blind and visually impaired people	22
Accessibility to digital technology: Virtual barriers, real opportunities	18
Older adults’ experiences and perceptions of living with Bomy, an assistive dailycare robot: a qualitative study	17
Smartphone usage among people living with severe visual impairment and blindness	15
Evaluating the perspectives of those with severe physical impairments while learning BCI control of a commercial augmentative and alternative communication paradigm	12
Mhealth interventions to improve health and quality of life related outcomes for informal dementia caregivers: A scoping review	11
The coronavirus pandemic: Accessible technology for education, employment, and livelihoods	11
Facilitators and obstacles to the use of a cognitive orthosis for meal preparation within the homes of adults with a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: Informal caregivers and health-care prof	11
Social protection and access to assistive technology in low- and middle-income countries	10
Emerging technologies and their potential for generating new assistive technologies	9
Intelligent assistive technology devices for persons with dementia: A scoping review	9
Measuring assistive technology supply and demand: A scoping review	9
The need for and barriers to using assistive technologies among individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders in China	9
Effect of a passive hip exoskeleton on walking distance in neurological patients	9
Sensitivity of Apple Watch fall detection feature among wheelchair users	8
Manufacturing an assistive device with 3D printing technology – a case report	8
Evaluation of a lower-extremity robotic exoskeleton for people with knee osteoarthritis	8
An interactive math braille learning application to assist blind students in Bangladesh	8
Meeting AT needs in humanitarian crises: The current state of provision	8
Reading behaviors and text-to-speech technology perceptions of people with aphasia	7
A review of innovation strategies and processes to improve access to AT: Looking ahead to open innovation ecosystems	7
Effect of knee braces and insoles on clinical outcomes of individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7

A pilot study of the impact of the electro-suit Mollii® on body functions, activity, and participation in children with cerebral palsy	7
The effects of AAC video visual scene display technology on the communicative turns of preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder	7
Effect of RehaCom cognitive rehabilitation software on working memory and processing speed in chronic ischemic stroke patients	7
Introduction to the companion papers to the global report on assistive technology	7
Childhood and Assistive Technology: Growing with opportunity, developing with technology	6
The design and evaluation of electromyography and inertial biofeedback in hand motor therapy gaming	6
Assessment of children’s writing features: A pilot method study of pen-grip kinetics and writing surface pressure	6
Portable rehabilitation system with brain-computer interface for inpatients with acute and subacute stroke: A feasibility study	6
Therapeutic use of the humanoid robot, Telenoid, with older adults: A critical interpretive synthesis review	6
Two-sided perspective on tele-speech therapy: Experiences of stuttering patients, and their parents	6
Scoping review of economic evaluations of assistive technology globally	6
An integrative review of the potential of wireless assistive technologies and internet of things (IoT) to improve accessibility to education for students with disabilities	6
Collective making: Co-designing 3D printed assistive technologies with occupational therapists, designers, and end-users	6
Integrating familiar listeners and speech recognition technologies into augmentative and alternative communication intervention for adults with down syndrome: Descriptive exploration	6
Effect of 3D printed insoles for people with flatfeet: A systematic review	6
Reduction of multiple-caregiver assistance through the long-term use of a transfer support robot in a nursing facility	6
Empirical research and available data on assistive technology for persons with disabilities in Malawi: A review	6
An intelligent indoor guidance and navigation system for the visually impaired	6
Inclusive education: The case for early identification and early intervention in assistive technology	5
Animation in AAC: Previous research, a sample of current availability in the United States, and future research potential	5
Visualization of user interactions with a pressure mapping mobile application for wheelchair users at risk for pressure injuries	5
Robot-mediated interventions for teaching children with ASD: A new intraverbal skill	5
Language matters! The long-standing debate between identity-first language and person first language	5
Amputee, clinician, and regulator perspectives on current and prospective upper extremity prosthetic technologies	5
Care robot research and development plan for disability and aged care in Korea: A mixed-methods user participation study	4
International research priorities on the role of cognition in power mobility device use: In pursuit of informed clinical practices and knowledge translation	4
Mobile app-based interventions to improve the well-being of people with dementia: a systematic literature review	4
Interaction between people with dysarthria and speech recognition systems: A review	4
The effect of horizontal forces from a Smart Walker on gait and perceived exertion	4
“Nothing about us without us:” engaging at users in at research	4
Multimodal job interview simulator for training of autistic individuals	4
Effects of assistive technology-based occupational therapy on community-dwelling people recovering from stroke	4
The patients’ and caregivers’ perspective: In-hospital navigation aids for people with dementia- a qualitative study with a value sensitive design approach	4
Psychometric properties of the psychosocial impact of assistive devices scale (PIADS): A systematic review	4
Validating a wheelchair in-seat activity tracker	4
Accessibility of services in digital television for hearing impaired consumers	4
A right to the frivolous? Renegotiating a wellbeing agenda for AT research	4
The emergence of telehealth in orthotic services across the United Kingdom	3
Assistive technology for students with intellectual disability: examining special education teachers ‘ perceptions in Saudi Arabia	3
Evaluation of a smart home platform for adults with Down syndrome	3
Designing a cyber-physical robotic platform to assist speech-language pathologists	3
Factors influencing neuromuscular responses to gait training with a robotic ankle exoskeleton in cerebral palsy	3
The “humane in the loop”: Inclusive research design and policy approaches to foster capacity building assistive technologies in the COVID-19 era	3
A computer aided drawing system evaluation with early and late blind users	3
Provision of rehabilitation and assistive technology services in a low resource setting during the COVID-19 pandemic and introduction of telehealth: service users’ and providers’ perspectives	3
“Functioning better is doing better”: older adults’ priorities for the evaluation of assistive technology	3
A systematic review of the effectiveness of pressure relieving cushions in reducing pressure injury	3
Evaluating person-centered factors associated with brain–computer interface access to a commercial augmentative and alternative communication paradigm	3
Validation of an eBAT as a mobility aid for blind people	3
Perception of autonomy among people who use wheeled mobility assistive devices: Dependence on the type of wheeled assistive technology	3

A descriptive analysis of wheelchair repair registry data	3
Applying market shaping approaches to increase access to assistive technology in low- and middle-income countries	3
Multi-modal access method (eye-tracking + switch-scanning) for individuals with severe motor impairment: A preliminary investigation	3
Assessing the usefulness of an mHealth strategy to support implementation of multi-faceted adaptive feeding interventions by community-based rehabilitation workers	3
A step towards truly independent access for everyone, everywhere	3
Stability and Falls Evaluations in AMPutees (SAFE-AMP 1): Microprocessor knee technology reduces odds of incurring an injurious fall for individuals with diabetic/dysvascular amputation	3
Global outcomes of assistive technology: What we measure, we can improve	3
The Global Report on Assistive Technology: a new era in assistive technology	3
Assessment of wheeled mobility devices provided to a commercially insured population in 2017	2
Conversation turns and speaking roles contributed by Mandarin Chinese dyadic conversations between adults who use speech-generating devices and adults who use natural speech	2
Mechanical design of a new device to assist eating in people with movement disorders	2
Effect of adapted motorized ride-on toy use on developmental skills, quality of life, and driving competency in nonambulatory children age 9–60 months	2
Investigating the effectiveness of Socially Assistive Robot on Depression and Cognitive Functions of Community Dwelling Older Adults with Cognitive Impairments	2
Exploration of multimodal alternative access for individuals with severe motor impairments: Proof of concept	2
Outdoor E-trike cycling: A low intensity physical activity	2
Artificial intelligence and assistive technology: risks, rewards, challenges, and opportunities	2
Supported standing and stepping device use in young children with cerebral palsy, gross motor function classification system III, IV and V: a descriptive study	2
Designing and developing an accessible web-based assistive technology for students with visual impairment	2
Effects of domotics on cognitive, social and personal functioning in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A pilot study	2
The effect of robotic rehabilitation on posture and trunk control in non-ambulatory cerebral palsy	2
Staged treatment protocol for gait with hybrid assistive limb in the acute phase of patients with stroke	2
An exploratory analysis of global trends in wheelchair service provision knowledge across different demographic variables: 2017–2020	2
GoCC4All a pervasive technology to provide access to TV to the deafblind community	2
Are we there yet? The developing state of mobile access equity	2
Relationship between degree of disability, usefulness of assistive devices, and daily use duration: an investigation in children with congenital upper limb deficiencies who use upper limb prostheses	2
Developing practice standards for engaging people living with dementia in product design, testing, and commercialization – a case study	2
Comprehensible instructions from assistive robots for older adults with or without cognitive impairment	1
Assistive technology use in the workplace by people with blindness and low vision: perceived skill level, satisfaction, and challenges	1
RESNA position on the application of ultralight manual wheelchairs	1
Assistive technology research: Evidence for a complex and growing field	1
Multicultural considerations in augmentative and alternative communication	1
Circumstances of falls among older adult walker users in long-term care and the associated walker design deficits	1
Does the setting matter? Observing wheelchair transfers across different environmental conditions	1
Tablet therapy as an assistive technology-based treatment for anxiety in pediatric oncology	1
Evaluating the task effectiveness and user satisfaction with different operation modes of an assistive bathing robot in older adults	1
Safety analysis of battery-powered ride-on toy car with seat and restraint system modifications	1
Comparison of the effectiveness of assisted turning mattresses and conventional air mattresses in relieving body pressure in different lying positions	1
Breaking barriers: telehealth to improve access to assistive technology	1
Development and content validation of the Electronic Instrumental activities of daily living Satisfaction Assessment (EISA) outcome tool	1
Older adults’ use of an online decision support system: Usability and stability of assistive technology recommendations	1
Financing options for the provision of assistive products	1
My assistive technology outcomes framework: rights-based outcome tools for consumers to ‘measure what matters’	1
RESNA position on the application of dynamic seating	1
20 years of the Loughborough user centered assistive technology design process: has it made a difference?	1
Pain mapping and health-related conditions in relation to forearm crutch usage: A cross-sectional study	1
An evaluation of 3D printable elastics for post stroke dynamic hand bracing: a pilot study	1
Assistive technology for visual impairment and trainers at schools for the blind in Delhi	1
On the road again! Tricycle adaptation with the design of a universal rig	1
Movement therapy in lung transplantation candidates assisted by a lightweight wearable robot	1
Utilization of mixed reality tools in the design of wireless assistive products	1
Preference and visual cognitive processing demands of alphabetic and QWERTY keyboards of individuals with and without brain injury	1
Towards meaningful community ambulation in individuals post stroke through use of a smart hip exoskeleton: a preliminary investigation	1
Wheelchair driving strategies: A comparison between standard joystick and gaze-based control	1
Pediatric powered mobility training: powered wheelchair versus simulator-based practice	1
Biomechanical comparison of walking with a new, wearable rehabilitation training device to Nordic walking and regular walking in people with chronic low back pain	1
Influence of adaptive video gaming on quality of life and social relationships	1
Fall detection from a manual wheelchair: preliminary findings based on accelerometers using machine learning techniques	1
Rehabilitation professional and user evaluation of an integrated push-pull lever drive system for wheelchair mobility	1
Detecting clinical practice guideline-recommended wheelchair propulsion patterns with wearable devices following a wheelchair propulsion intervention	1
Trends in wheelchair recommendations in a dedicated seating department	1
Design and evaluation of the Afari: a three-wheeled mobility and balance support device for outdoor exercise	1
Technologies measuring manual wheelchair propulsion metrics: a scoping review	1
The acceptance and attitudes towards using assistive technology for people with stroke in Jordan: caregivers’ perspectives	1
Foundations and affordances of workplace assistive technology: The case of mobile and enabling IT for workers with visual impairments	1
Hygro-thermo-mechanical performance of wheelchair cushion technologies in the prevention of pressure ulcers and moisture-associated skin damages	1
The experiences and perceptions of health-care professionals regarding assistive technology training: A systematic review	1