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Thomas A. Stoffregen

Thomas A. Stoffregen

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Psychology

D-Index
56
Citations
14596
World Ranking
4162
National Ranking
2327

Thomas A. Stoffregen publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 195 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Thomas A. Stoffregen D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas A. Stoffregen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 64th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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

  • Affordances as Properties of the Animal-Environment System

    Thomas A. Stoffregen

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

    Justin Munafo;Meg Diedrick;Thomas A. Stoffregen

  • Affordances as constraints on the control of stance

    Gary E. Riccio;Thomas A. Stoffregen

  • Postural instability precedes motion sickness.

    Thomas A Stoffregen;L.James Smart

  • Modulating postural control to facilitate visual performance

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

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

    Thomas A. Stoffregen

  • Postural stabilization of looking.

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

  • On specification and the senses.

    Thomas A. Stoffregen;Benoît G. Bardy

  • Postural coordination modes considered as emergent phenomena

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

  • An ecological theory of orientation and the vestibular system.

    Thomas A. Stoffregen;Gary E. Riccio

  • Detection of the traversability of surfaces by crawling and walking infants.

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

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

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

  • Affordances and Events

    Thomas A. Stoffregen

  • Visually induced motion sickness predicted by postural instability.

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

  • Postural sway during dual tasks in young and elderly adults.

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

  • Dynamics of human postural transitions.

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

  • Postural stabilization for the control of touching

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

  • On the nature and evaluation of fidelity in virtual environments

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

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

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

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

    Thomas A Stoffregen;Mark A Schmuckler;Eleanor J Gibson

Frequent Co-Authors

Benoît G. Bardy
Benoît G. Bardy University of Montpellier
Reinoud J. Bootsma
Reinoud J. Bootsma Aix-Marseille University
Michael T. Turvey
Michael T. Turvey University of Connecticut
Joel S. Warm
Joel S. Warm United States Air Force Research Laboratory
William N. Dember
William N. Dember University of Cincinnati
Kevin Shockley
Kevin Shockley University of Cincinnati
Eleanor J. Gibson
Eleanor J. Gibson Cornell University
Karen E. Adolph
Karen E. Adolph New York University
Chien Yu Pan
Chien Yu Pan National Kaohsiung Normal University
Esther Thelen
Esther Thelen Indiana University

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