Eye tracking use in researching driver distraction: A scientometric and qualitative literature review approach
Many factors affect road safety, but research constantly shows that drivers are the major cause of critical situations that could potentially lead to a traffic accident in road traffic. Visual information is a crucial part of input information into the driving process; therefore, distractions of ove...
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| description | Many factors affect road safety, but research constantly shows that drivers are the major cause of critical situations that could potentially lead to a traffic accident in road traffic. Visual information is a crucial part of input information into the driving process; therefore, distractions of overt visual attention can potentially have a large impact on driving safety. Modern eye tracking technology enables researchers to gain precise insight into the direction and movement of a driver’s gaze during various distractions. As this is an evolving and currently very relevant field of road safety research, the present paper sets out to analyse the current state of the research field and the most relevant publications that use eye tracking for research of distractions to a driver’s visual attention. With the use of scientometrics and a qualitative review of the 139 identified publications that fit the inclusion criteria, the results revealed a currently expanding research field. The narrow research field is interdisciplinary in its core, as evidenced by the dispersion of publication sources and research variables. The main research gaps identified were performing research in real conditions, including a wider array of distractions, a larger number of participants, and increasing interdisciplinarity of the field with more author cooperation outside of their primary co-authorship networks. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5648ca07103340dfb14c22cb71a81a2f2025-08-20T01:57:21ZengMDPI AGJournal of Eye Movement Research1995-86922019-09-0112310.16910/jemr.12.3.5Eye tracking use in researching driver distraction: A scientometric and qualitative literature review approachTina Cvahte Ojsteršek0Darja Topolšek1University of Maribor, Faculty of LogisticsUniversity of Maribor, Faculty of LogisticsMany factors affect road safety, but research constantly shows that drivers are the major cause of critical situations that could potentially lead to a traffic accident in road traffic. Visual information is a crucial part of input information into the driving process; therefore, distractions of overt visual attention can potentially have a large impact on driving safety. Modern eye tracking technology enables researchers to gain precise insight into the direction and movement of a driver’s gaze during various distractions. As this is an evolving and currently very relevant field of road safety research, the present paper sets out to analyse the current state of the research field and the most relevant publications that use eye tracking for research of distractions to a driver’s visual attention. With the use of scientometrics and a qualitative review of the 139 identified publications that fit the inclusion criteria, the results revealed a currently expanding research field. The narrow research field is interdisciplinary in its core, as evidenced by the dispersion of publication sources and research variables. The main research gaps identified were performing research in real conditions, including a wider array of distractions, a larger number of participants, and increasing interdisciplinarity of the field with more author cooperation outside of their primary co-authorship networks.https://bop.unibe.ch/JEMR/article/view/5563eye trackingdriver behaviourdriver distractionliterature reviewscientometrics |
| spellingShingle | Tina Cvahte Ojsteršek Darja Topolšek Eye tracking use in researching driver distraction: A scientometric and qualitative literature review approach Journal of Eye Movement Research eye tracking driver behaviour driver distraction literature review scientometrics |
| title | Eye tracking use in researching driver distraction: A scientometric and qualitative literature review approach |
| title_full | Eye tracking use in researching driver distraction: A scientometric and qualitative literature review approach |
| title_fullStr | Eye tracking use in researching driver distraction: A scientometric and qualitative literature review approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eye tracking use in researching driver distraction: A scientometric and qualitative literature review approach |
| title_short | Eye tracking use in researching driver distraction: A scientometric and qualitative literature review approach |
| title_sort | eye tracking use in researching driver distraction a scientometric and qualitative literature review approach |
| topic | eye tracking driver behaviour driver distraction literature review scientometrics |
| url | https://bop.unibe.ch/JEMR/article/view/5563 |
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