W. P. Colquhoun

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

W. P. Colquhoun is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. P. Colquhoun has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 11 papers in Social Psychology and 8 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. P. Colquhoun's work include Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (18 papers), Maritime Navigation and Safety (8 papers) and Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders (4 papers). W. P. Colquhoun is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (18 papers), Maritime Navigation and Safety (8 papers) and Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders (4 papers). W. P. Colquhoun collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Germany. W. P. Colquhoun's co-authors include Alan Baddeley, Matthew Blake, R. S. EDWARDS, Donald I. Tepas, Laverne C. Johnson, J. Rutenfranz, Peter Knauth, Simon Folkard, D. W. J. Corcoran and Robert T. Wilkinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Applied Psychology and Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

W. P. Colquhoun

48 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Biological rhythms and human performance

1971 380 citations W. P. Colquhoun Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Shiftwork : problems and solutions 1996 ·Peter Lang eBooks ·W. P. Colquhoun, (unknown), Simon Folkard, Peter Knauth	66
2	Heart rate patterns in sedentary shift work: influence of circadian rhythm, meals and personality 1988 ·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health ·W. P. Colquhoun	3
3	Work at sea: a study of sleep, and of circadian rhythms in physiological and psychological functions, in watchkeepers on merchant vessels 1988 ·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health ·(unknown), W. P. Colquhoun, Peter Knauth, (unknown), B. Neidhart, (unknown), Simon B. Eickhoff, J. Rutenfranz	6
4	Work at sea: a study of sleep, and of circadian rhythms in physiological and psychological functions, in watchkeepers on merchant vessels 1988 ·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health ·(unknown), W. P. Colquhoun, (unknown), Peter Knauth, J. Rutenfranz, Simon B. Eickhoff	29
5	Work at sea: a study of sleep, and of circadian rhythms in physiological and psychological functions, in watchkeepers on merchant vessels 1988 ·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health ·(unknown), W. P. Colquhoun, Peter Knauth, (unknown), (unknown)	6
6	Work at sea: a study of sleep, and of circadian rhythms in physiological and psychological functions, in watchkeepers on merchant vessels 1988 ·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health ·W. P. Colquhoun, (unknown), (unknown), B. Neidhart, (unknown), (unknown), Peter Knauth	17
7	Work at sea: a study of sleep, and of circadian rhythms in physiological and psychological functions, in watchkeepers on merchant vessels 1988 ·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health ·J. Rutenfranz, (unknown), Peter Knauth, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Simon B. Eickhoff, Kristina Schmidt, (unknown), W. P. Colquhoun	30
8	A shipboard study of a four-crew rotating watchkeeping system 1987 ·Ergonomics ·W. P. Colquhoun, (unknown), (unknown)	8
9	Proposals for an alternative watchkeeping system for the merchant marine 1986 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), W. P. Colquhoun, (unknown)	1
10	Biological rhythms, sleep and shift work 1981 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·Laverne C. Johnson, Donald I. Tepas, W. P. Colquhoun	165
11	Studies of Shiftwork 1980 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·W. P. Colquhoun, J. Rutenfranz	27
12	Circadian rhythms in human performance 1979 ·Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health ·J. Rutenfranz, W. P. Colquhoun	35
13	Shiftwork: Theoretical Issues and Practical Problems Note by the Symposium Editors 1978 ·Ergonomics ·(unknown), W. P. Colquhoun	4
14	Personality Differences in Body-temperature Rhythm, and their Relation to its Adjustment to Night Work 1978 ·Ergonomics ·W. P. Colquhoun, Simon Folkard	43
15	Hours of Work and Shiftwork 1976 ·Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting ·J. Rutenfranz, W. P. Colquhoun, Peter Knauth	6
16	Evaluation of Auditory, Visual, and Dual-Mode Displays for Prolonged Sonar Monitoring in Repeated Sessions 1975 ·Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ·W. P. Colquhoun	32
17	Aspects of human efficiency : diurnal rhythm and loss of sleep : the proceedings of a conference held at Strasbourg in July, 1970 under the aegis of the NATO Scientific Affairs Division 1972 ·W. P. Colquhoun	4
18	Side-effects of 1-hyoscine and cyclizine studied by objective tests. 1968 ·PubMed ·June Brand, W. P. Colquhoun, (unknown)	11
19	Experimental Studies of Shift-Work I: A Comparison of ‘ Rotating ’ and ‘ Stabilized ’ 4-hour Shift Systems 1968 ·Ergonomics ·W. P. Colquhoun, Matthew Blake, R. S. EDWARDS	108
20	Vigilance and the Inspection Problem 1957 ·Nature ·W. P. Colquhoun	6

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