Dr. Ruifeng Yu

Department of Industrial Engineering

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Associate Professor

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

2004 Ph.D., School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, China

1997 M.Sc., School of Management, Tianjin University, China

1992 B.Sc., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, China

Publications(Selected)

1. Wang, X., & Yu, R. (2026). Clarifying the concept of visual load: A systematic review. Ergonomics, 1–17.
2. Wang, Y., Yu, R., & Wei, Q., et al. (2026). Real-time evaluation and dynamic intervention system based on multimodal data for operators’ mental workload management. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 76, Article 105016.
3. Cheng, N., & Yu, R. (2026). Measuring and understanding emotional attachment in human–AI relationships. Ergonomics, 1–20.
4. Xu, X., Yu, R., & Yuan, M., et al. (2026). Bidirectional transparency in human-agent communications: Effects of direction and level of transparency. Ergonomics, 69(2), 187–205.
5. Wang, Y., & Yu, R. (2026). Exploring the factors on the acceptance of generative artificial intelligence teaching assistants: The perspective of technology acceptance model. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 42(2), 794–808.
6. Yuan, M., & Yu, R. (2026). The effects of icon salience, familiarity and concreteness on visual load and behavioral performance. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 113, Article 103912.
7. Peng, S., Xu, X., & Yu, R. (2026). Human trust and intention to use intelligent agents: The impact of intelligent agents' ability to understand human intentions and emotions. Ergonomics, 1–22.
8. Wang, Y., & Yu, R. (2026). Evaluating generative AI teaching assistants in simulated learning environments: How instructor type and support type affect students’ perceptions. Ergonomics, 1–18.
9. Ding, L., Yuan, M., & Yu, R. (2026). Ergonomics evaluation modeling of multimodal interaction technology for airplane cockpit and experimental validation. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, 1–11.
10. Ding, L., Yu, R., & Guo, S., et al. (2026). MS-TimesNet: A temporal-spatial multimodal fusion network for emotion recognition. Measurement and Control.
11. Yuan, M., & Yu, R. (2025). Exploring the influential factors of initial trust in autonomous cars. Ergonomics, 68, 1844–1862.
12. Yu, R., Xu, X., & Peng, S. (2025). The impact of individual AI proficiency on human–agent collaboration: Higher sensitivity to discern the comprehension ability of intelligent agents for users with higher AI proficiency levels. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 107, Article 103745.
13. Wang, Y., Yu, R., & Shi, T. (2025). Assessment of mental workload states in monitors using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, 81, 2198–2206.
14. Wang, Y., Yu, R., & Wu, X., et al. (2024). The impact of personality type on online learning performance among high school students. Education and Information Technologies, 30, 8733–8764.
15. Wang, Y., & Yu, R. (2023). The influence of spousal support on the outcomes and willingness of work from home for female knowledge workers. Ergonomics, 67, 941–953.
16. Xu, X., Yu, R., & Yuan, M. (2023). Overcoming underload and overload: The effect of stage and level of autonomy in routine-failure trade-off in human-autonomy teams. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 94, Article 103424.
17. Wang, Z., & Yu, R. (2023). Effects of time pressure, reward, and information involvement on user management of fake news on a social media platform. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 130, 1433–1452.
18. Wang, X., Chen, J., & Yu, R. (2022). Exploring the comfort of head personal protective equipment for Chinese firefighters: An interview study. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 28, 2686–2693.
19. Man, S., Yu, R., & Zhang, T., et al. (2022). How optimism bias and safety climate influence the risk-taking behavior of construction workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), Article 1243.
20. Liu, N., & Yu, R. (2019). Social facilitation effect in search and decision-making components of visual inspection. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 29, 224–232.
21. Liu, N., & Yu, R. (2018). Investigation of force, contact area and dwell time in finger-tapping tasks on membrane touch interface. Ergonomics, 61, 1519–1529.
22. Liu, N., & Yu, R. (2018). Determining effects of virtually and physically present co-actor in evoking social facilitation. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 28, 260–267.
23. Yang, L., Yu, R., & Lin, X., et al. (2018). Visual search tasks: Measurement of dynamic visual lobe and relationship with display movement velocity. Ergonomics, 61, 273–283.
24. Yu, R., Yang, L., & Wu, X. (2017). Risk factors and visual fatigue of baggage X-ray security screeners: A structural equation modelling analysis. Ergonomics, 60, 680–691.
25. Liu, N., & Yu, R. (2017). Influence of social presence on eye movements in visual search tasks. Ergonomics, 60, 1667–1681.
26. Liu, N., Yu, R., & Yang, L., et al. (2017). Gender composition mediates social facilitation effect in co-action condition. Scientific Reports, 7, Article 15073.
27. Yang, L., Yu, R., & Lin, X., et al. (2017). Shape representation modulating the effect of motion on visual search performance. Scientific Reports, 7, Article 14920.
28. Liu, N., & Yu, R. (2017). Identifying design feature factors critical to acceptance and usage behavior of smartphones. Computers in Human Behavior, 70, 131–142.
29. Liu, N., Yu, R., & Zhang, Y. (2016). Effects of font size, stroke width, and character complexity on the legibility of Chinese characters. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 26, 381–392.
30. Yu, R., & Wu, X. (2015). Working alone or in the presence of others: Exploring social facilitation in baggage X-ray security screening tasks. Ergonomics, 58, 857–865.
31. Yu, R., & Li, K. (2015). Perceived floor slipperiness and floor roughness in a gait experiment. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 50, 649–657.
32. Yu, R., Yang, L., & Liu, C. (2015). Effects of target prevalence and speech intelligibility on visual search performance. Measurement & Control, 48, 87–91.
33. Yu, R., & Chan, A. (2015). Display movement velocity and dynamic visual search performance. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 25, 269–278.

Profile Details
https://www.ie.tsinghua.edu.cn/eng/info/1051/1021.htm
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rui-Feng-Yu
https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1909807/overview


WOS ResearcherID: IIP-7943-2023