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Christopher D. Wickens

Christopher D. Wickens

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Computer Science

D-Index
99
Citations
60436
World Ranking
380
National Ranking
208

Psychology

D-Index
100
Citations
63539
World Ranking
610
National Ranking
386

Overview

Christopher D. Wickens is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in psychology, computer science, and engineering. Their work notably spans multiple subfields, including social psychology, human-computer interaction, computer vision and pattern recognition, cognitive neuroscience, and automotive engineering.

The scientist's research encompasses a range of main topics, prominent among them being human-automation interaction and safety, virtual reality applications and impacts, augmented reality applications, neural and behavioral psychology studies, spatial cognition and navigation, healthcare technology and patient monitoring, and safety warnings and signage.

Christopher D. Wickens has authored multiple recent papers, including:

  • Attention: Theory, Principles, Models and Applications, 2021, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human Mental Workload: A Survey and a Novel Inclusive Definition, 2022, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Toward Workload-Based Adaptive Automation: The Utility of fNIRS for Measuring Load in Multiple Resources in the Brain, 2023, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
  • Fast, Accurate, But Sometimes Too-Compelling Support: The Impact of Imperfectly Automated Cues in an Augmented-Reality Head-Mounted Display on Visual Search Performance, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems
  • The relationship of trust and dependence, 2024, Ergonomics

Frequent co-authors in Christopher D. Wickens's publications include:

  • Benjamin A. Clegg
  • Francisco R. Ortega
  • Amelia C. Warden
  • Colleen E. Patton
  • C. A. P. Smith

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as:

  • Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
  • Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
  • Cognitive Research Principles and Implications
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Best Publications

  • Engineering Psychology and Human Performance

    Christopher D. Wickens;Justin G. Hollands;Simon Banbury;Raja Parasuraman

  • A model for types and levels of human interaction with automation

    R. Parasuraman;T.B. Sheridan;C.D. Wickens

  • Processing resources and attention

    Christopher D. Wickens

  • Multiple resources and performance prediction

    Christopher D. Wickens

  • An introduction to human factors engineering

    Christopher D. Wickens

  • Multiple Resources and Mental Workload

    Christopher D. Wickens

  • The structure of attentional resources.

    C. D. Wickens

  • The Effect of Stimulus Sequence on the Waveform of the Cortical Event-Related Potential

    Kenneth C. Squires;Christopher Wickens;Nancy K. Squires;Emanuel Donchin

  • State of science: mental workload in ergonomics

    Mark S. Young;Karel A. Brookhuis;Christopher D. Wickens;Peter A. Hancock

  • Engineering psychology and human performance, 2nd ed.

    Christopher D. Wickens

  • The Proximity Compatibility Principle: Its Psychological Foundation and Relevance to Display Design

    Christopher D. Wickens;C. Melody Carswell

  • Situation Awareness, Mental Workload, and Trust in Automation: Viable, Empirically Supported Cognitive Engineering Constructs

    Raja Parasuraman;Thomas B. Sheridan;Christopher D. Wickens

  • Performance of concurrent tasks: a psychophysiological analysis of the reciprocity of information-processing resources

    Christopher Wickens;Arthur Kramer;Linda Vanasse;Emanuel Donchin

  • Examining the Impact of Cell Phone Conversations on Driving Using Meta-Analytic Techniques

    William J. Horrey;Christopher D. Wickens

  • P300 and Tracking Difficulty: Evidence For Multiple Resources in Dual‐Task Performance

    Jack B. Isreal;Gregory L. Chesney;Christopher D. Wickens;Emanuel Donchin

  • Applied Attention Theory

    Christopher D. Wickens;Jason S. McCarley

  • Human performance consequences of stages and levels of automation: an integrated meta-analysis.

    Linda Onnasch;Christopher D. Wickens;Huiyang Li;Dietrich Manzey

  • Humans : Still Vital After All These Years of Automation

    Raja Parasuraman;Christopher D. Wickens

  • Compatibility and Resource Competition between Modalities of Input, Central Processing, and Output:

    Christopher D. Wickens;Diane L. Sandry;Michael Vidulich

  • Modeling drivers' visual attention allocation while interacting with in-vehicle technologies

    William J. Horrey;Christopher D. Wickens;Kyle P. Consalus

  • The benefits of imperfect diagnostic automation: a synthesis of the literature

    Christopher D. Wickens;Stephen R. Dixon

  • The Event-Related Brain Potential as an Index of Display-Monitoring Workload

    Jack B. Isreal;Christopher D. Wickens;Gregory L. Chesney;Emanuel Donchin

  • DISSOCIATION OF PERFORMANCE AND SUBJECTIVE MEASURES OF WORKLOAD

    Yei-Yu Yeh;Christopher D. Wickens

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur F. Kramer
Arthur F. Kramer Northeastern University
Emanuel Donchin
Emanuel Donchin University of South Florida
Nadine Sarter
Nadine Sarter University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Raja Parasuraman
Raja Parasuraman George Mason University
Yili Liu
Yili Liu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Daniel G. Morrow
Daniel G. Morrow University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David L. Strayer
David L. Strayer University of Utah
Martin G. Helander
Martin G. Helander Nanyang Technological University
Michael G. H. Coles
Michael G. H. Coles University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael D. Byrne
Michael D. Byrne Rice University

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