OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health is 6. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Burnout among healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study	141
Factors associated with emotional exhaustion in healthcare professionals involved in the COVID-19 pandemic: an application of the job demands-resources model	64
Cancer risks of firefighters: a systematic review and meta-analysis of secular trends and region-specific differences	41
Work stress on rise? Comparative analysis of trends in work stressors using the European working conditions survey	40
Working from home, quality of life, and perceived productivity during the first 50-day COVID-19 mitigation measures in Austria: a cross-sectional study	33
Exploring persistent racial/ethnic disparities in lead exposure among American children aged 1–5 years: results from NHANES 1999–2016	31
Interventions for common mental disorders in the occupational health service: a systematic review with a narrative synthesis	29
Is N95 face mask linked to dizziness and headache?	28
Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Ahvaz, Iran: a generalized additive model	27
The effectiveness of health-oriented leadership interventions for the improvement of mental health of employees in the health care sector: a systematic review	27
Symptoms related to mental disorder in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil	26
Self-reported work ability predicts health-related exit and absence from work, work participation, and death: longitudinal findings from a sample of German employees	25
Cancer and occupational exposure to pesticides: an umbrella review	23
The social and health implications of digital work intensification. Associations between exposure to information and communication technologies, health and work ability in different socio-economic str	22
The mediating role of lifestyle in the relationship between shift work, obesity and diabetes	22
Risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries in military personnel: a systematic review with meta-analysis	22
Abusive leadership, psychological well-being, and intention to quit during the COVID-19 pandemic: a moderated mediation analysis among Quebec’s healthcare system workers	21
Work above shoulder level and shoulder complaints: a systematic review	21
Health and motivation as mediators of the effects of job demands, job control, job support, and role conflicts at work and home on sickness presenteeism and absenteeism	21
The associations between late effects of cancer treatment, work ability and job resources: a systematic review	21
Burnout prevalence among European physicians: a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
A prospective cohort study of the psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline healthcare workers in New York City	20
The effect of workplace violence on depression among medical staff in China: the mediating role of interpersonal distrust	20
Update of the fractions of cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders attributable to psychosocial work factors in Europe	19
Psychological and occupational impact on healthcare workers and its associated factors during the COVID-19 outbreak in China	19

Prevalence of HPV infections in surgical smoke exposed gynecologists	17
Patterns of occupational stress in police contact and dispatch personnel: implications for physical and psychological health	17
Relationship between particulate matter exposure and female breast cancer incidence and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis	17
The effect of COVID-19 on schoolteachers’ emotional reactions and mental health: longitudinal results from the CLASS study	17
The disaster worker resiliency training program: a randomized clinical trial	17
Boundaryless working hours and recovery in Germany	16
Effect of lead exposure from electronic waste on haemoglobin synthesis in children	16
Predictors of return to work for people on sick leave with common mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Perceived organizational support and emotional labour among police communicators: what can organizational context tell us about posttraumatic stress?	16
Shift work, and burnout and distress among 7798 blue-collar workers	16
Working conditions as risk factors for early exit from work—in a cohort of 2351 employees in Germany	16
A model for occupational stress amongst paediatric and adult critical care staff during COVID-19 pandemic	15
Occupational exposure and challenges in tackling M. bovis at human–animal interface: a narrative review	15
Killing two birds with one stone: how intervening when witnessing bullying at the workplace may help both target and the acting observer	15
Associations of self-reported occupational exposures and settings to ALS: a case–control study	15
Psychological distress among Egyptian physicians during COVID-19 pandemic	15
Causes of irritant contact dermatitis after occupational skin exposure: a systematic review	14
The association between heart rate variability, reaction time, and indicators of workplace fatigue in wildland firefighters	14
Short-term exposure to air pollution and occurrence of emergency stroke in Chongqing, China	14
Disability pensions related to heavy physical workload: a cohort study of middle-aged and older workers in Sweden	14
Sex differences in temperature-related all-cause mortality in the Netherlands	14
Burnout and posttraumatic stress symptoms in police officers exposed to traumatic events: the mediating role of ruminations	14
Exposure to bisphenol A and breast cancer risk in northern Mexican women	13
Precarious employment and mental health across European welfare states: a gender perspective	13
Metal exposure of workers during recycling of electronic waste: a cross-sectional study in sheltered workshops in Germany	13
Prevalence of pain, analgesic self-medication and mental health in German pre-hospital emergency medical service personnel: a nationwide survey pilot-study	13
Mental health status of health sector and community services employees during the COVID-19 pandemic	13
Shift work, low-grade inflammation, and chronic pain: a 7-year prospective study	13
COVID-19 fear and compliance in preventive measures precautions in workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	12
Couriers’ safety and health risks before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	12
Mobile phone electromagnetic radiation and the risk of headache: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
The impact of precarious jobs on mental health: a gender-sensitive literature review	12
Occupational exposure to antineoplastic drugs: what about hospital sanitation personnel?	12
Cardiovascular mortality in a Swedish cohort of female industrial workers exposed to noise and shift work	12
Effects of adverse social behaviour at the workplace on subsequent mental distress: a 3-year prospective study of the general working population in Norway	12
Migrant workers occupational health research: an OMEGA-NET working group position paper	11
Comparison of the work ability index and the work ability score for predicting health-related quality of life	11
Nurses’ internal contamination by antineoplastic drugs in hospital centers: a cross-sectional descriptive study	11
Depression symptoms and risk of sick leave: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Depressive symptoms in helping professions: a systematic review of prevalence rates and work-related risk factors	10
Surface-acting emotional labor predicts depressive symptoms among health care workers over a 2-year prospective study	10
Physical working conditions and subsequent sickness absence: a record linkage follow-up study among 19–39-year-old municipal employees	10
The physical activity paradox: a longitudinal study of the implications for burnout	10
Corrective exercises administered online vs at the workplace for pain and function in the office workers with upper crossed syndrome: randomized controlled trial	10
Role of air pollution in chronic kidney disease: an update on evidence, mechanisms and mitigation strategies	10
Blood plasma levels of biomarkers of liver status and lipid profile among nail technicians occupationally exposed to low-level mixture of volatile organic compounds	10
Global DNA (LINE-1) methylation is associated with lead exposure and certain job tasks performed by electronic waste workers	10
Predictors of working days lost due to sickness absence and disability pension	10
Respiratory toxicity of persulphate salts and their adverse effects on airways in hairdressers: a systematic review	9
Challenges arising for older workers from participating in a workplace intervention addressing work ability: a qualitative study from Germany	9

Long-term sick leave for back pain, exposure to physical workload and psychosocial factors at work, and risk of disability and early-age retirement among aged Swedish workers	9
Factors influencing the need for recovery in employees with hearing loss: a cross-sectional study of health administrative data	9
Systematic literature review of the epidemiology of glyphosate and neurological outcomes	9
Musculoskeletal problems of hand-sewn crafted footwear manufacturing artisans in Kolhapur, India	9
The efficiency of antineoplastic drug contamination removal by widely used disinfectants–laboratory and hospital studies	9
Musculoskeletal symptoms and associated factors among manual porcelain workers at different workstations: a cross-sectional study	8
The effectiveness of workplace health promotion program in reducing work-related depression, anxiety and stress among manufacturing workers in Malaysia: mixed-model intervention	8
Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-induced oxidative stress in Shiraz, Iran: urinary levels, health risk assessment and mediation effect of MDA on the risk of metabolic syndromes	8
Perceived work exposures and expressed intervention needs among Michigan nail salon workers	8
Risk factors associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders among floor-sitting precision handicraft workers	8
Resilience and occupational health of health care workers: a moderator analysis of organizational resilience and sociodemographic attributes	8
Contributions and limitations of using machine learning to predict noise-induced hearing loss	8
The association between shift work and possible obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Occupational safety and health in traditional date palm works	8
Musculoskeletal pain among offshore wind industry workers: a cross-sectional study	8
Effects of a workplace exercise program on physical capacity and lower back symptoms in hospital nursing assistants: a randomized controlled trial	8
The impact of particulate matter 2.5 on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis	8
Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and associated disability among professional bus drivers: a cross-sectional study	8
Leaving and staying with the employer—Changes in work, health, and work ability among older workers	8
Work-related exposure to organic solvents and the risk for multiple sclerosis—a systematic review	8
Low back and neck pain: objective and subjective measures of workplace psychosocial and physical hazards	8
Short-term exposure to air pollution and hospital admission for heart failure among older adults in metropolitan cities: a time-series study	8
Recovery experiences mediate the effect of burnout on life satisfaction among Chinese physicians: a structural equation modeling analysis	7
Parental occupational exposure and congenital heart diseases in a Hungarian case–control study	7
Heart rate response to alarm tones in firefighters	7
Musculoskeletal pain trajectories of employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Mindfulness improves health worker’s occupational burnout: the moderating effects of anxiety and depression	7
Relationship of fluoride in drinking water with blood pressure and essential hypertension prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Quantitative microbial risk assessment for occupational health of temporary entrants and staffs equipped with various grade PPE and exposed to microbial bioaerosols in two WWTPs	7
The impact of shift work schedules on PVT performance in naturalistic settings: a systematic review	7
Investigation of psychosocial factors on upper limb musculoskeletal disorders and the prevalence of its musculoskeletal disorders among nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Cumulative occupational exposure to inorganic dust and fumes and invasive pneumococcal disease with pneumonia	7
Which teachers are most at risk for voice disorders? Individual factors predicting vocal acoustic parameters monitored in situ during a workweek	7
Identifying the risk features for occupational stress in medical workers: a cross-sectional study	7
Description and application of a method to quantify criterion-related cut-off values for questionnaire-based psychosocial risk assessment	7
Cardiorespiratory fitness, occupational aerobic workload and age: workplace measurements among blue-collar workers	7
The mediating role of coping in the relationship of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSS) and job burnout among Chinese firefighters	7
Stress, anxiety and depression among gastronomes: association with workplace mobbing and work–family interaction	7
The relationship between burnout, commuting crashes and drowsy driving among hospital health care workers	7
Front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic: what is the effectiveness of using personal protective equipment in health service environments?—a systematic review	7
Vibration related symptoms and signs in quarry and foundry workers	6
Methodological approach for measuring the effects of organisational-level interventions on employee withdrawal behaviour	6
Underground emissions and miners’ personal exposure to diesel and renewable diesel exhaust in a Swedish iron ore mine	6
Night shift work and depression among Chinese workers: the mediating role of sleep disturbances	6
Depression and loneliness may predict work inefficiency among professionally active adults	6
Factors associated with symptoms of poor mental health among women factory workers in China’s supply chain	6
Health damage to housewives by contaminants emitted from coal combustion in the Chinese countryside: focusing on day-to-day cooking	6
Barriers and facilitators for participation in workplace health promotion programs: results from peer-to-peer interviews among employees	6
Reasons for presenteeism in different occupational branches in Sweden: a population based cross-sectional study	6
Biomarkers of cadmium exposure and renal function in estuarine adult villagers	6
Burnout among primary health care workers in Brazil: results of a multilevel analysis	6
Lung cancer risk in workers occupationally exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with emphasis on the role of DNA repair gene	6
Understanding occupational heat exposure in the United States and proposing a quantifying stress index	6
Monitoring heat strain: the effect of sensor type and location on single-site and mean skin temperature during work in the heat	6
Childhood cancer and residential proximity to petrol stations: a nationwide registry-based case–control study in Switzerland and an updated meta-analysis	6
Workplace bullying increases the risk of anxiety through a stress-induced β2-adrenergic receptor mechanism: a multisource study employing an animal model, cell culture experiments and human data	6
Self-rated exhaustion disorder and associated health-related factors among municipal employees in rural areas of northern Sweden	6
Using latent profile analysis to understand burnout in a sample of Greek teachers	6
Lifetime cancer risks from occupational radiation exposure among workers at interventional radiology departments	6
Significance of norovirus in occupational health: a review of published norovirus outbreaks in Central and Northern Europe	6
Workplace exercise program in a hospital environment: an effective strategy for the promotion of employees physical and mental health. A randomized controlled study	6
The prevention of musculoskeletal complaints: long-term effect of a work-related psychosocial coaching intervention compared to physiotherapy alone—a randomized controlled trial	6
Adverse working conditions and immigrants’ physical health and depression outcomes: a longitudinal study in Greece	6
Cold-related pain in the face, upper limbs, and lower body among Thai chicken industry workers: a cross-sectional study	6
Shorter sleep duration is associated with potential risks for overwork-related death among Japanese truck drivers: use of the Karoshi prodromes from worker’s compensation cases	6
A review of workplace mental health interventions and their implementation in public safety organizations	6
The relationship among noise, total oxidative status and DNA damage	6
Pesticide exposure of workers in apple growing in France	6
Long working hours and risk of cardiovascular outcomes and diabetes type II: five-year follow-up of the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS)	6
Is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7–8 years later? A longitudinal analysis from the Tromsø Study	6