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Charting the Field of Human Factors and Ergonomics: A Bibliometric Exploration

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  • Castillo-Gonzalez
  • Maldonado

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Introduction: the study of Human Factors and Ergonomics has evolved since the Industrial Revolution, with significant links to engineering, occupational health, and psychology. Objective: to analyze the scientific production in the field of Human Factors and Ergonomics published between 2017 and 2021 in journals indexed in the Scopus database. Method: an observational, descriptive, bibliometric study was conducted using the Scopus database and the SciVal tool. A total of 15,647 articles published from 2017 to 2021 were analyzed, considering indicators such as the number of publications, citations, journal quartiles, scientific areas, and types of collaboration. Results: the year 2021 was the most productive (3 402 articles), while 2017 was the most cited (57,767 citations). Scientific publications were mainly concentrated in Q1 journals (8,039 articles) and Q2 journals (1 946 articles). 100 % of the publications were in the social sciences, with 40,9 % in the field of Engineering. National (5,456 articles) and institutional (5 319 articles) collaborations predominated, while Academia-Industry collaboration was identified in 4,32 % of the articles. The leading scientific producer was the United States (5 472 articles). Conclusions: research in Human Factors and Ergonomics showed a growth trend, with a high concentration of publications in Q1/Q2 journals. The predominance of national and institutional collaboration suggests that research efforts are strongly rooted in local contexts, although industry collaboration remains limited. The United States emerges as the leading producer in this field.

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Handle: RePEc:dbk:health:v:1:y:2022:i::p:6:id:6
DOI: 10.56294/hl20226
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