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Ann Williamson publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ann Williamson sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 226 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Ann Williamson D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ann Williamson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ann Williamson is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research spans psychology and engineering, focusing primarily on social psychology and safety, risk, reliability and quality.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
  • Safety Warnings and Signage
  • Older Adults Driving Studies
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue

Williamson has contributed to several scientific journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • Journal of Road Safety
  • Continental Shelf Research
  • Safety Science
  • BMJ Open

Among recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Williamson are:

  • "The effect of sleep-need and time-on-task on driver fatigue" (2020), Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • "Using naturalistic driving data to examine how drivers share attention when engaging in secondary tasks" (2020), Safety Science
  • "A systematic review of definitions of motor vehicle headways in driver behaviour and performance studies" (2021), Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • "Evaluating the effectiveness of a science-based community beach safety intervention: The Science of the Surf (SOS) presentation" (2022), Continental Shelf Research
  • "Why do we make safe behaviour so hard for drivers?" (2020), Journal of Road Safety

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Teresa Senserrick
  • Kristie L. Young
  • Narelle Haworth
  • Raphael Grzebieta
  • Andry Rakotonirainy

Best Publications

  • The link between fatigue and safety

    Ann Williamson;David A. Lombardi;Simon Folkard;Simon Folkard;Jane Stutts

  • Moderate sleep deprivation produces impairments in cognitive and motor performance equivalent to legally prescribed levels of alcohol intoxication

    Ann M. Williamson;Anne Marie Feyer

  • The development of a measure of safety climate: The role of safety perceptions and attitudes

    A.M. Williamson;A.-M. Feyer;D. Cairns;D. Biancotti

  • Working hours, work-life conflict and health in precarious and "permanent" employment

    Philip Bohle;Michael Quinlan;David Kennedy;Ann Williamson

  • The role of physical and psychological factors in occupational low back pain: a prospective cohort study

    A.-M. Feyer;P. Herbison;A. M. Williamson;I. De Silva

  • The impact of work practices on fatigue in long distance truck drivers

    Ann M. Williamson;Anne Marie Feyer;Rena Friswell

  • Developing measures of fatigue using an alcohol comparison to validate the effects of fatigue on performance

    Ann M Williamson;Anne-Marie Feyer;Richard P Mattick;Rena Friswell

  • Associations between Errors and Contributing Factors in Aircraft Maintenance

    Alan Hobbs;Ann Williamson

  • The Short Term Musculoskeletal and Cognitive Effects of Prolonged Sitting During Office Computer Work.

    Richelle Baker;Pieter Coenen;Pieter Coenen;Erin Howie;Erin Howie;Ann Williamson

  • Thigh-Length Versus Below-Knee Stockings for Deep Venous Thrombosis Prophylaxis After Stroke: A Randomized Trial

    M. Dennis;G. Cranswick;A. Deary;Alec Fraser

  • Safety management for heavy vehicle transport: A review of the literature

    Lori Mooren;Raphael H. Grzebieta;Ann Williamson;Jake Olivier

  • The impact of environmental, vehicle and driver characteristics on injury severity in older drivers hospitalized as a result of a traffic crash.

    Soufiane Boufous;Caroline F. Finch;Andrew Hayen;Ann Williamson

  • Comparison of work related fatal injuries in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand: method and overall findings

    Anne Marie Feyer;A. M. Williamson;N. Stout;T. Driscoll

  • Occupational Injury: Risk, Prevention And Intervention

    Anne-Marie Feyer;Ann Williamson

  • Evaluation of an 8 hour versus a 12 hour shift roster on employees at a power station.

    Rebecca J. Mitchell;Ann M. Williamson

  • Beachgoers' beliefs and behaviours in relation to beach flags and rip currents

    Shauna Sherker;Ann Williamson;Julie Hatfield;Rob Brander

  • Changing the hours of shiftwork: a comparison of 8- and 12-hour shift rosters in a group of computer operators.

    Ann M. Williamson;C. G. I. Gower;B. C. Clarke

  • Skills, rules and knowledge in aircraft maintenance: errors in context.

    Alan Hobbs;Ann Williamson

  • Sleep-deprived young drivers and the risk for crash: the DRIVE prospective cohort study

    Alexandra Martiniuk;Alexandra Martiniuk;Teresa Senserrick;Serigne Lo;Serigne Lo;Ann Marina Williamson

  • Systems-based accident analysis in the led outdoor activity domain: application and evaluation of a risk management framework

    P. Salmon;Ann Williamson;Michael G. Lenné;Eve Mitsopoulos-Rubens

  • Work-related traffic crashes: a record linkage study.

    Soufiane Boufous;Ann Williamson

Frequent Co-Authors

Raphael H Grzebieta
Raphael H Grzebieta University of New South Wales
Rebecca Mitchell
Rebecca Mitchell Macquarie University
Rebecca Ivers
Rebecca Ivers University of New South Wales
Mark Stevenson
Mark Stevenson University of Melbourne
Alexandra Martiniuk
Alexandra Martiniuk University of Sydney
Judith Lynne Charlton
Judith Lynne Charlton Monash University
Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
Ronald R. Grunstein
Ronald R. Grunstein Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Andry Rakotonirainy
Andry Rakotonirainy Queensland University of Technology
Michael Quinlan
Michael Quinlan University of New South Wales

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