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Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders

Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 11.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the impact of technology use on human health and comfort, with a focus on ergonomics, musculoskeletal symptoms, visual fatigue, and the relationship between technology design and human factors. It covers topics such as computer vision syndrome, seating comfort, digital eye strain, smartphone use, and ergonomic interventions in work environments.

  • Computer Vision Syndrome
  • Musculoskeletal Symptoms
  • Visual Fatigue
  • Anthropometric Measurements
  • Seating Comfort
  • Digital Eye Strain
  • Workstation Ergonomics
  • Smartphone Use
  • Posture Analysis
  • Human Motion Simulation
Research works
28k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
11.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+26%
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Which countries lead Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (691 and 607 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 691 works
  2. 2 United States 607 works
  3. 3 India 556 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 371 works
  5. 5 Japan 365 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 216 works
  7. 7 South Korea 179 works
  8. 8 Germany 154 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 141 works
  10. 10 Malaysia 137 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 20.2%United States: 17.8%India: 16.3%Indonesia: 10.9%6 others listed: 34.9%20%largest
China691 · 20.2%United States607 · 17.8%India556 · 16.3%Indonesia371 · 10.9%6 others listed1,192 · 34.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Hong Kong Polytechnic University publishes the most Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders research, followed by Universiti Teknologi MARA and Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 19 works
  2. 2 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 18 works
  3. 3 Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing JabalpurIndia 16 works
  4. 4 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States 15 works
  5. 5 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 15 works
  6. 6 Southeast UniversityChina 14 works
  7. 7 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 14 works
  8. 8 Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia 14 works
  9. 9 University of WaterlooCanada 13 works
  10. 10 Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaIndonesia 13 works

Where is Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders research done?

The largest centres of Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Shanghai (China) and Seoul (South Korea).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 128 works
  2. 2 Tokyo Japan 118 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 71 works
  4. 4 Seoul South Korea 63 works
  5. 5 Tehran Iran 59 works
  6. 6 Istanbul Türkiye 52 works
  7. 7 Chennai India 51 works
  8. 8 Jakarta Indonesia 47 works
  9. 9 Nanjing China 46 works
  10. 10 Lahore Pakistan 44 works
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Where is the best place to study Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders?

Among universities, judged by research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Minho and Delft University of Technology score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 17.23%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Hong Kong Polytechnic University: 19, 29.4%University of Minho: 11, 28.6%Delft University of Technology: 12, 25.2%Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah: 10, 15.8%Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur: 16, 6.2%Universiti Putra Malaysia: 14, 3.6%Purdue University West Lafayette: 15, 22.3%University of Lahore: 12, 0.6%Politecnico di Milano: 10, 27.3%University of Waterloo: 14, 13.3%Hong Kong Polytechni…University of MinhoDelft University of …Universiti Malaysia …
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 72.529.4%4.0×19 +9.1%
2 University of MinhoPortugal 68.928.6%6.0×11 +169.4%
3 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 54.325.2%3.4×12 +42.5%
4 Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan AbdullahMalaysia 54.015.8%8.9×10 +58.3%
5 Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing JabalpurIndia 48.76.2%56.8×16 -77.8%
6 Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia 47.33.6%5.0×14 +263.0%
7 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States 46.922.3%2.9×15 -33.2%
8 University of LahorePakistan 46.60.6%12.7×12 —
9 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 46.227.3%2.6×10 +29.0%
10 University of WaterlooCanada 45.513.3%4.6×14 +19.1%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders.

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Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.