OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Industrial Health is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Teleworking during COVID-19: experiences from Saudi Arabia	22
Neuropsychological function among workers exposed to aluminum – a mini-review	21
The background and current state of implementing a legal system for stress checks in Japan	18
Cerebral excitability in pup rats prenatally exposed to 1-bromopropane is suppressed by bromide accumulated in the brain	14
Industrial workers and bullying: a systematic review and meta-analysis of workplace violence	13
Relation of digital arterial dysfunction to alternative frequency weightings of hand-transmitted vibration	13
Slim larks and overweight owls? A two years dietary intervention in shift workers	11
Presenteeism among fruit farm workers in Northeast Brazil: cross-sectional study	10
Developing a questionnaire on the quality of working life for female medical and healthcare professionals	10
Evaluation of the genetic damage to workers in a Greek shipyard	10
Our 60th anniversary	10
Depressive symptoms in workers with high autistic trait scores according to job stress type	9
Sleep, sleepiness and need for recovery of industrial employees after a change from an 8- to a 12-hour shift system	9
Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the New Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (New BJSQ) among workers in China	8
Association between job control and psychological health in middle-level managers	7
A hospital-based return-to-work programme in Singapore	7
Benzene exposure assessment of printing workers treating petroleum-based cleaner in South Korea	6
Effects of 2-hour nighttime nap on melatonin concentration and alertness during 12-hour simulated night work	6
Increased job strain and cardiovascular disease mortality: a prospective cohort study in U.S. workers	6
Relationship between using tables, chairs, and computers and improper postures when doing VDT work in work from home	6
Subjective and objective fatigue dynamics in air traffic control	6
The future of scientific conferences in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: Critical analysis and future perspectives	6
Relationship between occupational injury and gig work experience in Japanese workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional internet survey	5
Associations of employment status, working time and job satisfaction with sleep duration and sleep quality among the 50+ population in Japan	5
Are Japanese actually taking leaves of absence?	5

The relationship among sleep reactivity, job-related stress, and subjective cognitive dysfunction: a cross-sectional study using path analysis	5
Prevalence of coronary heart disease and its risk factors by working environment among Japanese male workers	5
The role of psychosocial safety climate on flexible work from home digital job demands and work-life conflict	5
Supporting the well-being of nurses, paramedics, and firefighters during external crises by managing workload: an umbrella review	5
Global Accord for Worker Mental Health: Tokyo Declaration on National Policy Commitments	5
Cardiovascular disease incidence and its predictors among school teachers in Peninsular Malaysia: a prospective cohort study	5
Ten-year trends in long-term sickness absence among Japanese public servants: 2009–2018	5
Is decision-making influenced by interactions between extended wakefulness and weak emotional stressors? An experimental study	4
Surgical masks do not increase the risk of heat stroke during mild exercise in hot and humid environment	4
The cost of collectivism: the role of workaholism and exploitation in the psychosocial mechanisms of overwork	4
Association between different types of physical activity and occupational stress in Japanese workers: a cross-sectional study	4
Association of sitting time and cardiorespiratory fitness with cardiovascular disease risk and healthcare costs among office workers	4
Research and practice of occupational safety and health in the New Normal	4
Comparison of primary school teachers’ stress responses between pre-pandemic and pandemic periods: a large-scale nationwide survey in Japan	4
Work and family characteristics as socioeconomic determinants in long sickness absence: the Japanese civil servants study	4
The relationship between performance feedback from supervisors and subordinates’ work engagement among employees in elderly care facilities: structural equation modeling	4
Effects of short sleep duration on hemodynamic and psychological responses under long working hours in healthy middle-aged men: an experimental study	4
Working hours and labour productivity from the occupational medicine perspective	4
Association between preventive measures against workplace infection and preventive behavior against personal infection	3
Hazards associated with blue light emitted during gas metal arc welding of mild steel using various shielding gases and currents	3
Support for safety in the fire service: a test of reciprocal causality for safety motivation	3
Effects of different bed heights on the physical burden of physiotherapists during manual therapy: an experimental study	3
Mesothelioma carcinogenesis of chrysotile and forsterite compared and validated by intraperitoneal injection in rat	3
Exposure of paediatric healthcare personnel to nitrous oxide in paediatric care units	3
Burnout and poor perceived health in flexible working time in Japanese employees: the role of self-endangering behavior in relation to workaholism, work engagement, and job stressors	3
Measuring work engagement in Thailand: development and validation testing of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Thai version (UWES-TH)	3
The relationships between coping styles and food intake in shiftworking nurses and midwives: a pilot study	3
Association between andropause symptoms and work functioning impairment: a cross-sectional study in two Japanese companies	3
Joint ICOH-WOPS & APA-PFAW global roundtable perspectives: exploring national policy approaches for psychological health at work through the ‘National Policy Index’ lens	3
Application of ISO/IEC Guide 51 to COVID-19 infection control for the occupational safety	3
Manganism due to occupational welding fume exposure: a case report	2
Managing office worker presenteeism by providing financial aid for acupuncture therapy: a pragmatic multicenter randomized comparative study	2
Research on the relationship between the centerline velocity, aspect ratio and exhaust airflow rate for a slot and a rectangular capture hood in an local exhaust ventilation system	2
Successful lung transplantation for artificial stone-associated accelerated silicosis: a case report	2
Reply to “raised concern”	2
An open access journal without biases	2
A comparison of periodic health examinations and workplace health screening for workers in Singapore and Japan	2
Prevention against carbon monoxide poisoning emanating from burning coal briquettes – Generation rate of carbon monoxide and ventilation requirement –	2
Association between work-related changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and severe psychological distress among Japanese workers	2
Supporting the management of long-term health risk from night work	2
Effect of social activities on health checkups and recommended doctor visits: a fixed-effects analysis in Japan	2
Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the psychological safety scale for workers	2
Development and validation of tools to screen occupational mental health and workplace factors influencing it: for the Indian workforce	2
Concurrent trajectories of occupational groups and sustainable working life―a Swedish twin cohort study over 16 years	2
Work-related injuries and compliance with personal protective equipment among migrant workers in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia	2
Protocol for a web-based study on the work environment and daily lifestyle of Japanese employees	2
Work engagement in the post-COVID-19 era: an occupational mental health perspective	2
Occupational safety and health in freelancers in Japan	2
Longitudinal change in depressive symptoms among healthcare professionals with and without COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy from October 2020 to June 2021 in Japan	2
Factors associated with occupational accidents during part-time work among international students in Japan	2

Working from home: Cognitive irritation as mediator of the link between perceived privacy and sleep problems	2
A ceramic worker diagnosed with Sjögren’s syndrome	2
Association of open-plan offices and sick leave—a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Characteristics of COVID-19 infection clusters occurring among workers in several Asia-Pacific countries	2
Asbestos containing materials in schools of Rome and surrounding area (Italy)	2
Work engagement and associated factors among Japanese registered dietitians and dietitians: a cross-sectional study	2
Changes in risk factors for severe low-back pain among caregivers in care facilities in Japan from 2014 to 2018	2
The past and future of industrial hygiene in Japan	2
Local effects of printed logos and reflective striping fixed to firefighter clothing material packages under low radiation exposure	2
Predicting the use of sugar and caffeine as countermeasures to sleepiness in London bus drivers	2
Working with physical agents – The past, present, and future of Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR) in occupational safety and health	2
A review of test methods for evaluating mobility of firefighters wearing personal protective equipment	2
Relationship between working posture/movement and measures to prevent low back pain among care workers: a cross-sectional study in the Kansai region of Japan	2