OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Safety Science is 49. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A framework for synthesis of safety-related control design to avoid critical faults and pathogenic accidents in the process industries	115
Safety through engaged workers: The link between Safety-II and work engagement	107
A general method to combine environmental and life-safety consequences of Arctic ship accidents	106
Safety science: A bibliographic synopsis of publications in 2020	103
A case study on the Industrial Risk Management (IRM) post-master academic education program of MINES Paris PSL University	88
Promoting higher social distancing and stay-at-home decisions during COVID-19: The underlying conflict between public health and the economy	84
An investigation of the influence of economic cycles on safety performance in Western Australia	80
Integrated management of safety and security (IMSS) in the nuclear industry – Organizational culture perspective	79
Co-creation of risk in evacuation settings A risk governance approach to natural hazards risks	78
An integrated safety and security analysis for cyber-physical harm scenarios	78
Working hour patterns and risk of occupational accidents. An optimal matching analysis in a hospital employee cohort	78
Exploring the impact of taboo and stigma on rail suicide prevention in Australasia: A grounded theory and systems analysis approach	77
Bi-objective rescue path selection optimization for mine fires based on quantitative risk assessment	76
Explaining unsafe pedestrian road crossing behaviours using a Psychophysics-based gap acceptance model	75
Model-based assessment of the risks of viral transmission in non-confined crowds	71
Exploring the impact of truck traffic on road segment-based severe crash proportion using extensive weigh-in-motion data	70
Applying evidential reasoning extended SPAR-H modelling to analyse human reliability on crude oil tanker cargo operation	70
A comparative study of management safety justice in Sub-Sahara Africa	69
Facing the “During” phase in crisis management: An incremental adaptive launching process	68
Effectiveness of OHSAS 18001 in reducing accidents at work. A follow-up study of 13,102 workplaces	67
Determining the likelihood of asset destruction during wildfires: Modelling house destruction with fire simulator outputs and local-scale landscape properties	65
Influence of social networks and opportunities for social support on evacuation destination decision-making	63
A systematic review on roundabout safety incorporating the safety assessment methodologies, data collection techniques, and driver behavior	63
Enhanced safety in complex socio-technical systems via safety-in-cohesion	63
Determining prominent factors across system hierarchies to improve road safety in LMICs: A case study of Bangladesh	63

Biogas plants accidents: Analyzing occurrence, severity, and associations between 1990 and 2023	62
Modelling a major maritime disaster scenario using the universal modelling framework for sequential decisions	62
Mineworkers’ perspective of fatigue: A study of the Ghanaian mining industry	62
Risk perception and safety behaviors in high-risk workers: A systematic literature review	62
Digital technology enhanced situation awareness for construction safety: Systematic review and future research directions	61
Systems theoretic accident model and process (STAMP): A literature review	60
Integrating diminished quality of life with virtual reality for occupational health and safety training	58
Developing an integrated digital delivery framework and workflow guideline for construction safety management in a project delivery system	58
A multicriteria approach to integrating occupational safety & health performance and industry systems productivity in the context of aging workforce: A case study	58
From common operational picture to common situational understanding: An analysis based on practitioner perspectives	56
Risk-based decision-making support model for offshore dynamic positioning operations	56
Enhancing safety training engagement through immersive storytelling: A case study in the residential construction	55
Modelling Ghanaian road crash risk using the Manchester driver behaviour Questionnaire	55
Analyst behaviour and team processes during hazard analysis: The development of an observation protocol and initial results from evaluating HAZOP sessions	54
Crime prevention through environmental design in public school career and technical education facilities: Principals’ perceptions of security enhancement	54
Virtual Special Issue: Staying safe in the workplace: A special issue on understanding safety for migrant workers	53
Sustainability, business responsibility and occupational health, safety and wellbeing in the future of work	51
Editorial Board	51
Safety not guaranteed: Investigating employees’ safety performance during a global pandemic	51
Management practices that promote preventive measures compliance: A comparative analysis between hospital healthcare workers and teachers	51
Trajectory-based analysis on pedestrian turning movement on a stair landing	50
Design for safety training for construction professionals: A digital game-based learning approach	50
Personality and temperament traits as predictors of conscious risky car driving	50
The mediating influence of local cultures on the relationship between factors of safety risk perception and Risk-Taking behavioural intention of construction site workers	50
Causative and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among mine workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis	49
The effect of risk communication on consumers’ risk perception, risk tolerance and utility of smart and non-smart home appliances	49