Journal profile

Applied ergonomics

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
ISSN0003-6870 | 1872-9126 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.00
Citation rate 4.44 1,670 total citations
h5-index 53 h5 depth signal
Cited share 84.7% 326 of 385
Total citations 1,670 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.48 External metric anchor
Self-citation 6.0% 101 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 748
United Kingdom 274
Australia 258
Canada 223
China 209

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 711
Facilities Management 599
Postural Control 461
Sports Science 424
Human-Machine Interaction 382

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 11,362 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 385 326 cited publications
Last 12 months 190 15.8 publications/month
Open access share 50.5% 96 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 748 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 711 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v28n1, 1997-
PubMed
v28n1, 1997-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Facilities Management Musculoskeletal Disorders Postural Control Transportation Human-Machine Interaction

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Ergonomics Research Society

Broad Categories

Psychology Facilities Management Musculoskeletal Disorders Postural Control Patient Care Sports Science

MeSH Descriptors

Ergonomics

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Issued 1970- by Iliffe Science and Technology Publications in cooperation with the Ergonomics Research Society.

JAN 198119971229 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper