James Reason

26.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
84 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

James Reason is a scholar working on Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, James Reason has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, 19 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and 16 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in James Reason's work include Occupational Health and Safety Research (21 papers), Risk and Safety Analysis (19 papers) and Quality and Safety in Healthcare (15 papers). James Reason is often cited by papers focused on Occupational Health and Safety Research (21 papers), Risk and Safety Analysis (19 papers) and Quality and Safety in Healthcare (15 papers). James Reason collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. James Reason's co-authors include Stephen G. Stradling, Antony S. R. Manstead, Dianne Parker, James S. Baxter, Karen Campbell, Marc R. de Leval, Jane Carthey, Vernon T. Farewell, David Wright and Rebecca Lawton and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Transplantation and Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

In The Last Decade

James Reason

81 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

Human error: models and management 1978 2026 1994 2010 2000 1990 1990 2016 1995 1000 2.0k 3.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Reason United Kingdom 36 4.5k 4.3k 3.3k 2.9k 2.8k 84 16.0k
Rhona Flin United Kingdom 66 6.2k 1.4× 4.7k 1.1× 2.8k 0.8× 4.3k 1.5× 494 0.2× 268 16.3k
Erik Hollnagel Sweden 49 4.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.3× 3.0k 0.9× 3.3k 1.1× 791 0.3× 230 9.8k
Douglas A. Wiegmann United States 42 2.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 2.2k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 420 0.2× 192 6.9k
Eduardo Salas United States 103 2.7k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 17.7k 5.4× 1.1k 0.4× 414 0.2× 516 41.1k
Pascale Carayon United States 56 2.3k 0.5× 3.0k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 409 0.1× 186 0.1× 320 12.4k
Rebecca Lawton United Kingdom 53 877 0.2× 1.6k 0.4× 1.6k 0.5× 353 0.1× 773 0.3× 228 13.1k
Kathryn Mearns United Kingdom 45 4.7k 1.1× 753 0.2× 1.4k 0.4× 3.6k 1.2× 383 0.1× 111 7.4k
Mark Griffin Australia 54 5.9k 1.3× 455 0.1× 4.2k 1.3× 4.0k 1.4× 585 0.2× 194 18.2k
Sidney Dekker Australia 39 3.1k 0.7× 670 0.2× 1.8k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 462 0.2× 192 6.1k
David D. Woods United States 55 2.6k 0.6× 739 0.2× 5.3k 1.6× 1.5k 0.5× 723 0.3× 244 11.0k

Countries citing papers authored by James Reason

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Reason

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Reason

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Reason, James & Alan Hobbs. (2017). Managing Maintenance Error. 35 indexed citations
2.
Reason, James. (2013). A life in error : from little slips to big disasters. Ashgate eBooks. 25 indexed citations
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Reason, James. (2008). The human contribution : unsafe acts, accidents and heroic recoveries. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 267 indexed citations
4.
Cook, Richard I., John Wreathall, Alison Smith, et al.. (2007). Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Accidental ABO-Incompatible Thoracic Organ Transplantation Before and After 2003. Transplantation. 84(12). 1602–1609. 11 indexed citations
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Reason, James, Jane Carthey, & Marc R. de Leval. (2001). Diagnosing "vulnerable system syndrome": an essential prerequisite to effective risk management.. PubMed. 10 Suppl 2. ii21–5. 151 indexed citations
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Reason, James. (2000). Human error: models and management. BMJ. 320(7237). 768–770. 3591 indexed citations breakdown →
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Takano, Kenichi & James Reason. (1999). Psychological Biases Affecting Human Cognitive Performance in Dynamic Operational Environments. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 36(11). 1041–1051. 9 indexed citations
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Reason, James & Dieter Zapf. (1994). Errors, error detection, and error recovery. 2 indexed citations
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Parker, Dianne, Antony S. R. Manstead, Stephen G. Stradling, James Reason, & James S. Baxter. (1992). Intention to commit driving violations: An application of the theory of planned behavior.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 77(1). 94–101. 469 indexed citations
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Eagle, Chris, Jan M. Davies, & James Reason. (1992). Accident analysis of large-scale technological disasters applied to an anaesthetic complication. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 39(2). 118–122. 64 indexed citations
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Wagenaar, Willem A., Patrick Hudson, & James Reason. (1990). Cognitive failures and accidents. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 4(4). 273–294. 71 indexed citations
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Broadbent, D. Ε., James Reason, & Alan Baddeley. (1990). Human Factors in Hazardous Situations. Oxford University Press eBooks. 327(1241). 449–593. 21 indexed citations
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Reason, James. (1990). The contribution of latent human failures to the breakdown of complex systems. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 327(1241). 475–484. 439 indexed citations
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Reason, James. (1990). Human Error. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 3041 indexed citations breakdown →
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Reason, James. (1988). Modelling the basic error tendencies of human operators. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 22(1-4). 137–153. 34 indexed citations
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Reason, James. (1984). Little Slips and, Big Disasters. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. 9(2). 179–189. 2 indexed citations
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Reason, James. (1978). Motion sickness: Some theoretical and practical considerations. Applied Ergonomics. 9(3). 163–167. 39 indexed citations
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Reason, James, et al.. (1973). Effects of visual reference on adaptation to motion sickness and subjective responses evoked by graded cross-coupled angular accelerations. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 314. 87. 4 indexed citations
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Reason, James & Ashton Graybiel. (1969). ADAPTATION TO CORIOLIS ACCELERATIONS: ITS TRANSFER TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF ROTATION AS A FUNCTION OF INTERVENING ACTIVITY AT ZERO VELOCITY,. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 3 indexed citations
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Reason, James. (1969). INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN MOTION SICKNESS SUSCEPTIBILITY: A FURTHER TEST OF THE ‘RECEPTIVITY’ HYPOTHESIS. British Journal of Psychology. 60(3). 321–328. 9 indexed citations

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