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Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science
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Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

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Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ttie20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 899 14 24 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 39
Documents by Best Scientists*: 45
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 64
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.607
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science?

The journal primarily tackles Human factors and ergonomics, Knowledge management, Cognition, Human–computer interaction and Cognitive psychology. It explores topics in Human factors and ergonomics which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Management science, Engineering ethics and Applied psychology. The work on Cognition tackled in Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science brings together disciplines like Cognitive science and Task (project management).

It features Cognitive psychology research that overlaps with concepts in Social psychology.

  • Human factors and ergonomics (17.61%)
  • Knowledge management (11.79%)
  • Cognition (10.40%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Multiple resources and performance prediction (1626 citations)
  • The effects of level of automation and adaptive automation on human performance, situation awareness and workload in a dynamic control task (519 citations)
  • What really is going on? Review of situation awareness models for individuals and teams (260 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science:

The journal publications investigate studies in Human factors and ergonomics, Cognition, Human–computer interaction, Situation awareness and Automation. The journal articles hold forums on Human factors and ergonomics that merge themes from other disciplines such as Epistemology, Management science, Psychological intervention and Applied psychology. Aside from discussions in Cognition, the journal articles also deal with the subject of Cognitive psychology which intersects with Cognitive science disciplines.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Statistics
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Human factors and ergonomics, Cognitive psychology, Risk analysis (engineering), Physical medicine and rehabilitation and Cognition. Human factors and ergonomics research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Psychological intervention, Engineering ethics, China, Set (psychology) and Physical therapy. In it, Construct (philosophy), Fuzzy logic and Competence (human resources) are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Cognitive psychology research.

The studies on Risk analysis (engineering) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Risk management tools, Ecological psychology, Diurnal rhythms and Emerging technologies. While the primary focus in the journal is Physical medicine and rehabilitation, it also dissects topics surrounding Occupational safety and health and Intra-rater reliability and Inter-rater reliability as a whole. It focused on Cognition research but expanded to cover User Research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • From manual to automated driving: how does trust evolve? (8 citations)
  • Ergonomic assessment and health implications of classroom furniture designs in secondary schools: a case study (5 citations)
  • A behaviour-based approach to the assessment of cue utilisation: implications for situation assessment and performance (4 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Neville A. Stanton (45 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Paul M. Salmon (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Waldemar Karwowski (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Guy H. Walker (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter A. Hancock (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Southampton (36 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Central Florida (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Cincinnati (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of the Sunshine Coast (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Waterloo (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 6.78% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.91% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.82% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.64% of all publications and 63.64% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Defining interactions: a conceptual framework for understanding interactive behaviour in human and automated road traffic

    Gustav Markkula;Ruth Madigan;Dimitris Nathanael;Evangelia Portouli

    (2020)
    200 Citations
  • What do subjective workload scales really measure? Operational and representational solutions to divergence of workload measures

    Gerald Matthews;Joost De Winter;Peter A. Hancock

    (2020)
    83 Citations
  • Interrelationships among predictors of automated vehicle acceptance: a structural equation modelling approach

    Sina Nordhoff;Ruth Madigan;Bart Van Arem;Natasha Merat

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • A human centric framework for the analysis of automated driving systems based on meaningful human control

    S.C. Calvert;D.D. Heikoop;G. Mecacci;B. van Arem

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • A supportive situation awareness model for human-autonomy teaming in collaborative driving

    Rinta Kridalukmana;Hai Yan Lu;Mohsen Naderpour

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • You say it is physical, I say it is functional; let us call the whole thing off! Simulation: an application divided by lack of common language

    Aaron P. J. Roberts;Neville A. Stanton;Katherine L. Plant;Daniel T. Fay

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Did Tools Create Humans?

    (2022)
    13 Citations
  • Unconstrained design: improving multitasking with in-vehicle information systems through enhanced situation awareness

    Lee Skrypchuk;Pat Langdon;Ben D. Sawyer;P. John Clarkson

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Discomfort: an assessment and a model

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Identifying and remedying failures of hazard anticipation in novice drivers

    Yusuke Yamani;Siby Samuel;Sarah Yahoodik;Donald L. Fisher

    (2021)
    8 Citations

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