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D-Index
48
Citations
10120
World Ranking
4518
National Ranking
1296

Donald L. Fisher publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donald L. Fisher sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 311 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Donald L. Fisher D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donald L. Fisher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1960 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Donald L. Fisher is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on psychology and engineering. The scientist has contributed extensively to the areas of social psychology, safety, risk, reliability and quality, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, as well as physical therapy, sports therapy, and rehabilitation.

Fisher's main topics of research include traffic and road safety, human-automation interaction and safety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), older adults driving studies, neural and behavioral psychology studies, safety warnings and signage, and geological and geochemical analysis.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on driver behavior, safety training, and cognitive aspects of traffic systems. Notable papers include:

  • Ethical decision making behind the wheel - A driving simulator study, 2020, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
  • Trial of Training to Reduce Driver Inattention in Teens with ADHD, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • The effect of hazard awareness training on teen drivers of varying socioeconomic status, 2021, Traffic Injury Prevention
  • Dynamic Speed Feedback Signs Are Effective in Reducing Driver Speeds: A Meta-Analysis, 2020, Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Proactive route choice with real-time information: Learning and effects of network complexity and cognitive load, 2023, Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jeffery N. Epstein
  • Siby Samuel
  • Yusuke Yamani
  • Annie A. Garner
  • Adam W. Kiefer

Fisher's work has been published repeatedly in various venues, including:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Traffic Injury Prevention
  • Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

In 1960, Fisher was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Toward a model of eye movement control in reading.

    Erik D. Reichle;Alexander Pollatsek;Donald L. Fisher;Keith Rayner

  • Using eye movements to evaluate effects of driver age on risk perception in a driving simulator.

    Ashoke Kumar Pradhan;Kim R. Hammel;Rosa DeRamus;Alexander Pollatsek

  • Handbook of driving simulation for engineering, medicine, and psychology

    Donald L. Fisher;Matthew Rizzo;Jeffrey Caird;John D. Lee

  • Handbook of Driving Simulation for Engineering, Medicine and Psychology: An Overview

    Donald L Fisher;Jeff K Caird;Matthew Rizzo;John D Lee

  • Can novice drivers be trained to scan for information that will reduce their likelihood of a crash

    Donald L. Fisher;A. P. Pollatsek;Abhishek Pradhan

  • Can younger drivers be trained to scan for information that will reduce their risk in roadway traffic scenarios that are hard to identify as hazardous

    Ashoke Kumar Pradhan;Alexander Pollatsek;Michael A. Knodler;Donald L. Fisher

  • Use of a fixed-base driving simulator to evaluate the effects of experience and PC-based risk awareness training on drivers' decisions

    Donald L. Fisher;Nancy E. Laurie;Robert Glaser;Karen Connerney

  • Are Driving Simulators Effective Tools for Evaluating Novice Drivers' Hazard Anticipation, Speed Management, and Attention Maintenance Skills.

    Edward Chan;Ashoke Kumar Pradhan;Alexander Pollatsek;Michael A. Knodler

  • Using eye movements to evaluate a PC-based risk awareness and perception training program on a driving simulator.

    Alexander Pollatsek;Vinod Narayanaan;Abhishek Pradhan;Donald L. Fisher

  • Central capacity limits in consistent mapping, visual search tasks: Four channels or more?☆

    Donald L. Fisher

  • Visual Displays: the highlighting Paradox

    D. L. Fisher;K. C. Tan

  • The Effect of Active Versus Passive Training Strategies on Improving Older Drivers’ Scanning in Intersections

    Matthew R. E. Romoser;Donald L. Fisher

  • Repairing Disengagement With Non-Invasive Interventions

    Ivon Arroyo;Kimberly Ferguson;Jeff Johns;Toby Dragon

  • Brinley Plots and Theories of Aging: The Explicit, Muddled, and Implicit Debates

    Arthur D. Fisk;Donald L. Fisher

  • Use of a driving simulator to evaluate and optimize factors affecting understandability of variable message signs

    Arup Dutta;Donald L. Fisher;David A. Noyce

  • Error identification and recovery by student nurses using human patient simulation: Opportunity to improve patient safety

    Elizabeth A. Henneman;Joan P. Roche;Donald L. Fisher;Helene Cunningham

  • Risk attitude reversals in drivers' route choice when range of travel time information is provided.

    Konstantinos V. Katsikopoulos;Yawa Duse-Anthony;Donald L. Fisher;Susan A. Duffy

  • Letter processing during eye fixations in visual search

    Keith Rayner;Donald L. Fisher

  • Limited-channel models of automatic detection: capacity and scanning in visual search.

    Donald L. Fisher

  • Repetitive Motion Disorders: The Design of Optimal Rate-Rest Profiles

    Donald L. Fisher;Robert O. Andres;David Airth;Stephen S. Smith

  • Comparing the Glance Patterns of Older versus Younger Experienced Drivers: Scanning for Hazards while Approaching and Entering the Intersection.

    Matthew R.E. Romoser;Alexander Pollatsek;Donald L. Fisher;Carrick C. Williams

  • General slowing alone cannot explain age-related search effects: reply to Cerella (1991)

    Arthur D. Fisk;Donald L. Fisher;Wendy A. Rogers

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Pollatsek
Alexander Pollatsek University of Massachusetts Amherst
John D. Lee
John D. Lee University of Wisconsin–Madison
Shlomo Zilberstein
Shlomo Zilberstein University of Massachusetts Amherst
Beverly Park Woolf
Beverly Park Woolf University of Massachusetts Amherst
Flaura Koplin Winston
Flaura Koplin Winston Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Keith Rayner
Keith Rayner University of California, San Diego
James T. Townsend
James T. Townsend Indiana University
Arthur D. Fisk
Arthur D. Fisk Georgia Institute of Technology
Tuan D. Pham
Tuan D. Pham Queen Mary University of London

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