Journal profile

Human factors

Publisher: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
ISSN0018-7208 | 1547-8181 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.80
Citation rate 4.47 508 total citations
h5-index 38 h5 depth signal
Cited share 85.6% 101 of 118
Total citations 508 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.10 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.1% 16 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 580
Canada 95
Australia 91
Germany 86
China 65

Citing Fields of Research

Facilities Management 409
Human-Machine Interaction 235
Transportation 212
Robotics 158
Musculoskeletal Disorders 143

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,844 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 118 101 cited publications
Last 12 months 96 8.0 publications/month
Open access share 38.5% 37 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 580 citing publications
Leading citing field Facilities Management 409 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 8 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v7n1, Feb. 1965-
PubMed
v7n1, Feb. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Facilities Management Human-Machine Interaction Transportation Postural Control AI & Machine Learning Robotics

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Human Factors Society
Contributor
Human Factors Society of America
Contributor
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Broad Categories

Psychology Facilities Management

MeSH Descriptors

Ergonomics

Latest Publications

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

03
Hannah Báez, Haochi Pan, Jean Costa et al.
Objective: We examine how human-automation shared steering control combined with a haptic shape-changing interface for communicating and negotiating future intent affects driving performance and trust recovery. Background: Steering fight...
04
DOI 10.1177/00187208261490714

Human-Centered AI for Older Adults

Open DOI
Sarah Allahvirdi, Maryam Zahabi
Objective: To identify the needs of older adults when interacting with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and to propose design recommendations that can inform the development of future AI systems. Background: AI technologies are...
06
Xingjian Ma, Anthony D. McDonald
Objective: To identify driving maneuvers in remote driving under end-to-end latency and examine operator adaptation through within-session maneuver transitions. Background: Remote driving systems enable operators to control highly automa...
07
Mary L. Still, Jeremiah D. Still
Objective: Computationally defined visual salience can predict attentional deployment in complex, e-commerce displays but less is known about the effect of salience on later cognitive processes. For instance, can salience also predict la...
09
Sophie Kerstan, Gudela Grote, Jan B. Schmutz
Objective: We investigate whether decision-making processes in human-AI teams mirror those in human-only teams in a task where team members hold common and unique information. Specifically, we examine how information inquiry and performa...
10
Niosh Basnet, Nicolas S. Grimaldi, Yunmei Liu et al.
Objective: To examine how task anomalies and time pressure influence cognitive workload in procedural tasks and to identify whether workload effects are transient or sustained. Background: Procedural tasks often involve sequential action...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Issue for Sept. 1958 includes "An annotated bibliography of bibliographies pertinent to the design and use of machines by human operators," P. S. Allen and E. V. Saul.

Also issued online.

Issue for Sept. 1958 published by the society under its earlier name: Human Factors Society of America; for Mar. 1993-<June 1998> under its later name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Indexes: Vols. 1-17, 1958-75. 1 v.

Vol. 31, no. 6 (DEC 1989)19900913 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper