Ling Rothrock

Pennsylvania State University

Papers

4

Total Citations

55

H-Index

2

About

Ling Rothrock is a leading researcher in human factors engineering, with a focus on decision-making in complex, multi-attribute environments and human-robot interaction. His most cited work, “Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Examine Judgment Consistency in a Complex Multiattribute Task” (2010, 47 citations), provides groundbreaking insights into how framing and time pressure affect human judgment, offering a rigorous framework for analyzing decision processes in resource-allocation tasks. Rothrock has also pioneered the integration of ecological psychology into human factors, notably through his work on Gibsonian affordances and Petri Nets, which formalizes perception-based task analysis for human-robot teams. His research extends to telerobotics and visualization frameworks for bounding physical activities, advancing the design of configurable systems for education and space operations. With a career dedicated to bridging cognitive theory and practical system design, Rothrock’s contributions are essential for students and researchers exploring human performance, automation, and the quantification of perception-action loops in high-stakes environments.

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H-Index
4
Papers
55
Total Citations
14
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Examine Judgment Consistency in a Complex Multiattribute Task
47 citations · 2010
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2010 (1 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 7
🏛 Institutions: Pennsylvania State University

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