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John Gambatese

Health Professions · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1997
Occupational Health and Safety ResearchConstruction Project Management and PerformanceRisk and Safety AnalysisTraffic and Road SafetySafety Warnings and Signage

Publications

194

Citations

6,867

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

30

Publishing since 1997

Research summary
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John Gambatese's research focuses on safety, health, and management in the construction industry, including how to prevent worker injuries, manage risks in contracts and projects, and use new technologies like Building Information Modeling (BIM), exoskeletons, and robots safely on job sites. His work also looks at worker mental workload, musculoskeletal injuries, training programs, and workforce development topics such as diversity, equity, and inclusion in construction.

Construction safety and injury preventionConstruction project and contract managementWorker mental and physical workloadTechnology adoption in construction (BIM, robotics, exoskeletons)Workforce training and development

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with peaks around 2018 and 2024 and a notable dip in 2023, but overall activity has continued at a moderate pace of roughly 7 papers per year in the last 5 years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.2/year recently
2017: 14 publications172018: 23 publications23182019: 8 publications192020: 17 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 14 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 14 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management×19
  • Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction×13
  • Construction Research Congress 2018×9
  • Construction Research Congress 2016×6
  • Construction Research Congress 2020×5
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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