2026 Thomas A. Stoffregen: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	56	4164	3843	2327	2099	195	14596

Overview

Thomas A. Stoffregen is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple fields with a notable focus on neuroscience and psychology, supported by substantial work in cognitive neuroscience and social psychology. They have also contributed to the domains of human-computer interaction, orthopedics and sports medicine, as well as neurology.

Their scholarly output emphasizes several key topics, including:

Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Action Observation and Synchronization
Motor Control and Adaptation
Vestibular and auditory disorders
Embodied and Extended Cognition
Sport Psychology and Performance
Tactile and Sensory Interactions

Thomas A. Stoffregen has contributed papers to a variety of publication venues with a concentration in the following:

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Frontiers in Virtual Reality
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
Ergonomics
Symposium on Spatial User Interaction

Among their recent papers are the following works:

Identifying Causes of and Solutions for Cybersickness in Immersive Technology: Reformulation of a Research and Development Agenda, 2020, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
Cybersickness in Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Displays: Examining the Influence of Sex Differences and Vehicle Control, 2020, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
It doesn't add up: Nested affordances for reaching are perceived as a complex particular, 2020, Attention Perception & Psychophysics
Postural precursors of motion sickness in head-mounted displays: drivers and passengers, women and men, 2020, Ergonomics
Don't Block the Ground: Reducing Discomfort in Virtual Reality with an Asymmetric Field-of-View Restrictor, 2021, Symposium on Spatial User Interaction

Their frequent collaborators include:

Jeffrey B. Wagman
Benoît G. Bardy
Christopher Curry
Nicolette Peterson
George Bailey

Best Publications

An ecological Theory of Motion Sickness and Postural Instability

Gary E. Riccio;Thomas A. Stoffregen

963
Citations
Affordances as Properties of the Animal-Environment System

Thomas A. Stoffregen

838
Citations
The Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Display Oculus Rift Induces Motion Sickness and Is Sexist in Its Effects

Justin Munafo;Meg Diedrick;Thomas A. Stoffregen

628
Citations
Affordances as constraints on the control of stance

Gary E. Riccio;Thomas A. Stoffregen

496
Citations
Postural instability precedes motion sickness.

Thomas A Stoffregen;L.James Smart

470
Citations
Modulating postural control to facilitate visual performance

Thomas A Stoffregen;Randy J Pagulayan;Benoı̂t G Bardy;Lawrence J Hettinger

453
Citations
Flow structure versus retinal location in the optical control of stance.

Thomas A. Stoffregen

440
Citations
Postural stabilization of looking.

Thomas A. Stoffregen;L. James Smart;Benoît G. Bardy;Benoît G. Bardy;Randy J. Pagulayan

403
Citations
On specification and the senses.

Thomas A. Stoffregen;Benoît G. Bardy

370
Citations
Postural coordination modes considered as emergent phenomena

Benoît G. Bardy;Benoît G. Bardy;Ludovic Marin;Thomas A. Stoffregen;Reinoud J. Bootsma

340
Citations
An ecological theory of orientation and the vestibular system.

Thomas A. Stoffregen;Gary E. Riccio

329
Citations
Detection of the traversability of surfaces by crawling and walking infants.

Eleanor J. Gibson;Gary Riccio;Mark A. Schmuckler;Thomas A. Stoffregen

328
Citations
Motion sickness, console video games, and head-mounted displays.

Omar A. Merhi;Elise Faugloire;Moira B. Flanagan;Thomas A. Stoffregen

311
Citations
Affordances and Events

Thomas A. Stoffregen

301
Citations
Visually induced motion sickness predicted by postural instability.

L. James Smart;Thomas A. Stoffregen;Benoît G. Bardy

285
Citations
Postural sway during dual tasks in young and elderly adults.

Janina M. Prado;Thomas A. Stoffregen;Marcos Duarte

283
Citations
Dynamics of human postural transitions.

Benoît G. Bardy;Olivier Oullier;Reinoud J. Bootsma;Thomas A. Stoffregen

258
Citations
Postural stabilization for the control of touching

Michael A. Riley;Thomas A. Stoffregen;Michael J. Grocki;M.T. Turvey;M.T. Turvey

246
Citations
On the nature and evaluation of fidelity in virtual environments

Tom Stoffregen;Benoit Bardy;L. Jay Smart;Randy Pagulayan

237
Citations
Postural instability and motion sickness in a fixed-base flight simulator

Thomas A. Stoffregen;Lawrence J. Hettinger;Michael W. Haas;Merry M. Roe

229
Citations
Use of Central and Peripheral Optical Flow in Stance and Locomotion in Young Walkers

Thomas A Stoffregen;Mark A Schmuckler;Eleanor J Gibson

207
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Benoît G. Bardy University of Montpellier

Joel S. Warm United States Air Force Research Laboratory

William N. Dember University of Cincinnati

Michael T. Turvey University of Connecticut

Eleanor J. Gibson Cornell University

Kevin Shockley University of Cincinnati

Chien Yu Pan National Kaohsiung Normal University

Karen E. Adolph New York University

Esther Thelen Indiana University

External Links

Personal website of Thomas A. Stoffregen

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