OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
When work interferes with life	170
Do return-to-work trajectories differ by mental disorder diagnosis? A register study among 37 523 Dutch workers	121
Combined exposure to night work and noise in relation to hyperglycemia among long-term night workers: a nationwide population-based prospective cohort study	67
Working life expectancy and working years lost among users of part- and full-time sickness absence in Finland	45
Exposure to a SARS-CoV-2 infection at work: development of an international job exposure matrix (COVID-19-JEM)	40
Occupation and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among workers during the first pandemic wave in Germany: potential for bias	39
Safety incidents associated with extended working hours. A systematic review and meta-analysis	36
Evaluating effectiveness of an integrated return-to-work and vocational rehabilitation program on work disability duration in the construction sector	34
Chronic disorders, work-unit leadership quality and long-term sickness absence among 33 025 public hospital employees	33
Asbestos and disease – a public health success story?	30
Professional cleaning and risk of asthma – a Danish nationwide register-based study	28
The influence of onset of disease on exit from paid employment among workers in The Netherlands: A longitudinal register-based study with 9 years follow-up	26
Partnership for European Research in Occupational Safety and Health (PEROSH) – Celebrating 20 years of collaboration	22
Working life expectancies among individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes over a 30-year period	22
The adequacy of workplace accommodation and the incidence of permanent employment separations after a disabling work injury or illness	21
Effects of a participatory work stress prevention approach for employees in primary education: results of a quasi-experimental study	20
Changes in health among 45–64-year-old Dutch persons before, during and after becoming unemployed or employed: a seven year follow-up study	20
Parental occupational exposure to solvents and risk of developing testicular germ cell tumors among sons: a French nationwide case-control study (TESTIS study)	19
Does job control contribute to differences in physician-certified sickness absence across office concepts? A mediation analysis in a nationally representative sample	19
Does job stress mediate the risk of work disability due to common mental disorders among social workers compared with other health and social care, education, and non-human service professionals? A pr	19
Working hours and cardiovascular disease	17
Heart rate during work and heart rate variability during the following night: a day-by-day investigation on the physical activity paradox among blue-collar workers	16
Occupational stress and pregnancy-related hypertension and diabetes: Results from a nationwide prospective cohort	15
Metabolic syndrome increases the risk for premature employment exit: A longitudinal study among 60 427 middle-aged and older workers from the Lifelines Cohort Study and Biobank	15
Workplace bullying, symptoms of anxiety and the interaction with leadership quality – a longitudinal study using dynamic panel models with fixed effects	15

The effect of a night shift nap on post-night shift performance, sleepiness, mood, and first recovery sleep: A randomized crossover trial	14
Fifty years of research in the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health	14
Effect of retirement on self-rated oral health and dental services use: longitudinal fixed-effects instrumental variable study in 31 countries	13
Association of objectively measured lifting load with low-back pain, stress, and fatigue: A prospective cohort study	13
Effects of the Labor Inspection Authority’s regulatory tools on physician-certified sick leave and employee health in Norwegian home-care services – a cluster randomized controlled trial	13
Are resident handlings in eldercare wards associated with musculoskeletal pain and sickness absence among the workers? A prospective study based on onsite observations	12
Working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and its longitudinal association with physical activity and sedentary behavior	12
An occupational exposure limit for welding fumes is urgently needed	12
Does country of resettlement influence the risk of labor market marginalization among refugees? A cohort study in Sweden and Norway	11
Understanding the impact of psychosocial working conditions on workers’ health: we have come a long way, but are we there yet?	11
Multidimensional employment trajectories and dynamic links with mental health: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study	11
Can psychosocial risk factors mediate the association between precarious employment and mental health problems in Sweden? Results from a register-based study	11
Screening for cognitive impairment among patients with work-related stress complaints in Denmark: validation and evaluation of objective and self-report tools	10
Effectiveness of 'motivational interviewing' on sick leave: a randomized controlled trial in a social insurance setting	10
The asbestos–asbestosis exposure–response relationship: a cohort study of the general working population	10
Occupational mechanical exposures as risk factor for chronic low-back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Integrating a life course perspective in work environment and health research: empirical challenges and interdisciplinary opportunities	10
Changes in occupational well-being during COVID-19: the impact of age, gender, education, living alone, and telework in a Finnish four-wave population sample	9
Occupational history of psychosocial work environment exposures and risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases – a Danish register-based cohort study	9
In or out of reach? Long-term trends in the reach of health assessments in the Swedish occupational setting	9
Work-family conflicts and sickness absence due to mental disorders among female municipal employees – a register-linked study comparing health and social care employees to employees in other sectors	9
Facilitators and barriers for working beyond statutory pension age: A prospective cohort study across 26 European countries	9
A complex systems lens can help us understand drivers of emerging challenges in work and health	8
Night and shift work patterns and incidence of type 2 diabetes and hypertension in a prospective cohort study of healthcare employees	8
Between-occupation differences in work-related COVID-19 mitigation strategies over time: Analysis of the Virus Watch Cohort in England and Wales	8
Integrating vocational rehabilitation and mental healthcare to improve the return-to-work process for people on sick leave with stress-related disorders: results from a randomized trial	8
Short and long-term associations between serum proteins linked to cardiovascular disease and particle exposure among constructions workers	8
Relationship between long working hours and smoking behaviors: Evidence from population-based cohort studies in Korea	8
Effectiveness of leader-targeted stress management interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Healthcare workers’ SARS-CoV-2 infection rates during the second wave of the pandemic: follow-up study	7
Effectiveness of a Goldilocks Work intervention in childcare workers – A cluster-randomized controlled trial	7
Towards the year 2049: The next 25 years of occupational health and safety research	7
Towards a better understanding of work participation among employees with common mental health problems: a systematic realist review	7
Successful prevention of organic solvent induced disorders: history and lessons	7
Gender differences in occupational hazard exposures within the same occupation: A nationally representative analysis in South Korea	6
What are the economic costs of a poor work environment?	6
Working behaviors and the risk of sensorineural hearing loss: A large cohort study	6
Occupational exposures of firefighting and prostate cancer risk in the Norwegian Fire Departments Cohort	6
Development and validation of a work-related risk score for upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders in a French working population	6
Development of a gender-specific European job exposure matrix (EuroJEM) for physical workload and its validation against musculoskeletal pain	6
Working from home: mismatch between access and need in relation to work–home interference and fatigue	6
The effects of a national, voluntary agreement for a more inclusive working life on work participation following long-term sickness absence: a Norwegian cohort study	6
Occupational demands associated with rotator cuff disease surgery in the UK Biobank	6