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Low back pain (LBP) continues to be the most common type of work-related musculoskeletal disorder. Since 1974, there have been 637 publications about low back pain in the ergonomic field. This study evaluates the research trends of low back pain in the ergonomic field between 1974 and 2015. Data was based on the citation indexing service, Web of Science. The analyzed parameters include authors, countries, organizations, journals, publication years, and terms. Of the 637 publications, 29 % were published in the United States (US), followed by 17 % from Canada, and 9 % from the Netherlands. Correspondingly, the University of Waterloo, Ohio State University, and the University of Amsterdam were the most productive research organizations. The results also showed that low back pain research in the ergonomics field consistently increased over the past four decades. Through term analysis, four clusters were obtained on the term map: Epidemiological Research of LBP, Biomechanics Analysis of Lifting Tasks, Association of Whole Body Vibration (WBV), and LBP at School. Most current research trends are Epidemiologic Research on LBP and Association of WBV and LBP.
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Guo, X., Li, M., Li, J. (2016). Trend Analysis of Low Back Pain in Ergonomic Area. In: Long, S., Dhillon, B. (eds) Man-Machine-Environment System Engineering. MMESE 2016. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 406. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2323-1_14
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