Laura Pickup

858 total citations
22 papers, 440 citations indexed

About

Laura Pickup is a scholar working on Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Social Psychology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Pickup has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 440 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, 9 papers in Social Psychology and 4 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Laura Pickup's work include Occupational Health and Safety Research (12 papers), Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (8 papers) and Safety Warnings and Signage (5 papers). Laura Pickup is often cited by papers focused on Occupational Health and Safety Research (12 papers), Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (8 papers) and Safety Warnings and Signage (5 papers). Laura Pickup collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Laura Pickup's co-authors include John R. Wilson, Trudi Farrington-Darby, Beverley Norris, Paul Bowie, Sarah Atkinson, Lucy Mitchell, Alexandra Lang, Mark Sujan, Theresa Clarke and Erik Hollnagel and has published in prestigious journals such as Thorax, Safety Science and Ergonomics.

In The Last Decade

Laura Pickup

21 papers receiving 409 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laura Pickup United Kingdom 11 241 169 125 58 58 22 440
Miguel Ángel Mariscal Saldaña Spain 17 208 0.9× 149 0.9× 135 1.1× 46 0.8× 50 0.9× 41 656
Mário César Vidal Brazil 13 312 1.3× 124 0.7× 250 2.0× 43 0.7× 67 1.2× 50 562
Alan Hobbs United States 10 328 1.4× 202 1.2× 238 1.9× 117 2.0× 39 0.7× 25 553
Fakhradin Ghasemi Iran 14 467 1.9× 127 0.8× 381 3.0× 112 1.9× 23 0.4× 50 739
Geoffrey W. McCarthy Ireland 8 266 1.1× 109 0.6× 209 1.7× 60 1.0× 33 0.6× 11 471
Steven Shorrock Australia 14 556 2.3× 393 2.3× 415 3.3× 89 1.5× 94 1.6× 31 950
Toivo Niskanen Finland 11 363 1.5× 103 0.6× 244 2.0× 84 1.4× 10 0.2× 23 468
Kathleen M. Kowalski-Trakofler United States 10 110 0.5× 80 0.5× 77 0.6× 20 0.3× 63 1.1× 15 401
Pedro Ferreira Portugal 6 180 0.7× 56 0.3× 150 1.2× 40 0.7× 33 0.6× 12 315
Cristy Detwiler United States 6 239 1.0× 215 1.3× 220 1.8× 35 0.6× 21 0.4× 8 459

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laura Pickup

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Pickup

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All Works

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Pickup, Laura, et al.. (2025). Healthcare staff fatigue: The unrecognised risk for patient safety. Future Healthcare Journal. 12(2). 100250–100250. 1 indexed citations
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Sujan, Mark, Laura Pickup, Marit S. de Vos, et al.. (2022). Operationalising FRAM in Healthcare: A critical reflection on practice. Safety Science. 158. 105994–105994. 18 indexed citations
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Sujan, Mark, Alastair Ross, Mudathir Ibrahim, et al.. (2021). Failure to rescue following emergency surgery: A FRAM analysis of the management of the deteriorating patient. Applied Ergonomics. 98. 103608–103608. 26 indexed citations
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Sujan, Mark, et al.. (2021). The contribution of human factors and ergonomics to the design and delivery of safe future healthcare. Future Healthcare Journal. 8(3). e574–e579. 6 indexed citations
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Pickup, Laura, et al.. (2019). A preliminary ergonomic analysis of the MRI work system environment: Implications and recommendations for safety and design. Radiography. 25(4). 339–345. 6 indexed citations
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Hignett, Sue, et al.. (2019). Comparing apples with apples: Hierarchical task analysis as a simple systems framework to improve patient safety. Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University). 2 indexed citations
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Pickup, Laura, Alexandra Lang, Sarah Atkinson, & Sarah Sharples. (2017). The dichotomy of the application of a systems approach in UK healthcare the challenges and priorities for implementation. Ergonomics. 61(1). 15–25. 12 indexed citations
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Pickup, Laura, et al.. (2016). Blood sampling - Two sides to the story. Applied Ergonomics. 59(Pt A). 234–242. 45 indexed citations
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McKay, John, Laura Pickup, Sarah Atkinson, Duncan McNab, & Paul Bowie. (2016). Human factors in general practice – early thoughts on the educational focus for specialty training and beyond. Education for Primary Care. 27(3). 162–171. 6 indexed citations
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Hignett, Sue, Alexandra Lang, Laura Pickup, et al.. (2016). More holes than cheese. What prevents the delivery of effective, high quality and safe health care in England?. Ergonomics. 61(1). 5–14. 34 indexed citations
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Golightly, David, Brendan Ryan, Nastaran Dadashi, Laura Pickup, & John R. Wilson. (2012). Use of scenarios and function analyses to understand the impact of situation awareness on safe and effective work on rail tracks. Safety Science. 56. 52–62. 23 indexed citations
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Pickup, Laura, et al.. (2009). The Operational Demand Evaluation Checklist (ODEC) of workload for railway signalling. Applied Ergonomics. 41(3). 393–402. 14 indexed citations
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Pickup, Laura, et al.. (2005). The Integrated Workload Scale (IWS): A new self-report tool to assess railway signaller workload. Applied Ergonomics. 36(6). 681–693. 59 indexed citations
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Pickup, Laura, et al.. (2005). Fundamental examination of mental workload in the rail industry. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. 6(6). 463–482. 40 indexed citations
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Farrington-Darby, Trudi, Laura Pickup, & John R. Wilson. (2004). Safety culture in railway maintenance. Safety Science. 43(1). 39–60. 100 indexed citations
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Pickup, Laura. (1981). HOUSEWIVES MOBILITY AND TRAVEL PATTERNS. 7 indexed citations

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