OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Healt is 1. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluation of health behaviours of Polish Army soldiers in relation to demographic factors, body weight and type of Armed Forces	47
The impact of rehabilitation on the recovery of executive functions in stroke patients with different location of the ischemic focus	19
Psychosocial working conditions and mental well-being of remote and stationary employees: a longitudinal study	18
Acute lung injury in a worker after inhalation of ethylene phosphorodifluoridite	14
Burnout and fatigue and the employment of nurses in several workplaces: a cross-sectional study	14
Acute mercuric chloride poisoning at a potentially lethal dose ended with survival: symptoms, concentration in cerebrospinal fluid, treatment	11
Validation of the German version of the <i>Perceived Cohesion Scale</i>	11
Determinants of seropositivity for SARS-CoV-2 in hospital staff in the second wave of the pandemic in Slovenia	10
Perception of the activity-based working concept by bank’s employees as a working condition	10
The use of LA-ICP-MS as an auxiliary tool to assess the pulmonary toxicity of molybdenum(IV) sulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>) nano- and microparticles	10
An investigation of healthcare professionals’ health beliefs about sportive recreational activities	10
A bibliometric analysis with data OpenAlex and mining methods of 41 525 abstracts of papers on the health impact of air pollution published between 1960 and 2022	9
Acknowledgments to reviewers of “International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health” in 2024	9
Evaluation of selected aspects of the hygiene hypothesis and their effect on the incidence of allergy	9
Work-related behavior and experience patterns of music educators – a basis for intervention	9
Mediating effect of occupational stress between skeletal muscle disorders and depressive symptoms in firefighters: a Structural Equation Modeling approach	8
Exposure to ionizing radiation of medical staff performing vascular and interventional radiology procedures	8
Lithium batteries safety, wider perspective	8
Effects of psychological symptoms on life adjustment among survivors of humidifier disinfectants	8
A 2024 nationwide cross-sectional survey to assess the prevalence of cigarette smoking, e-cigarette use and heated tobacco use in Poland	7
The prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders in the hands of fishermen working as oyster shuckers	7
Did safety-engineered device implementation contribute to reducing the risk of needlestick and sharps injuries? Retrospective investigation of 20 years of observation in a Specialist Tertiary Referral	7
An assessment of unstimulated salivary flow rate, IgA and clinical oral dryness among active and passive smokers	7
Effect of participatory ergonomics program on reducing ergonomic risk factors among the aging workers on ginger peelers in Wat Puranawas community, Thailand	7
Exocrine pancreatic cancer and living near to waste sites containing hazardous organic chemicals, New York State, USA – an 18-year population-based study	6

Construction and validation of the<i> Areas of Academic Life Scale</i> to measure organizational risk factors for student burnout	6
Monitoring of liver and kidney profiles in anesthesiologists working in a regional reference teaching hospital in Northern Italy: analysis of health surveillance data using a linear mixed model	6
Hospital medical care and the COVID-19 mortality in METEOR partner countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, And Poland)	6
Association of base excision repair pathway genes <i>OGG1</i>, <i>XRCC1</i> and <i>MUTYH</i> polymorphisms and the level of 8-oxo-guanine with increased risk of col	6
Factors related to personal quality of life in prison inmates	5
The prevalence and determinants of SARS-CoV-2 infections among healthcare workers, results of a cross-sectional study in the Silesian Voivodeship	5
Working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic in primary and tertiary healthcare: a comparative cross-sectional study	5
Serum fluoride levels in ambulance staff after commencement of methoxyflurane administration compared to meta-analysis results for the general public	5
Compliance and satisfaction with treatment as a success of therapy effectiveness in the group of patients with ischemic heart disease: a cross-sectional study	5
Patient and physician exposure to X-rays at pediatric interventional cardiology – from world to Poland	5
Effectiveness of prevention exercises protocol among office workers with symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome	5
Health effects of low-dose formaldehyde exposure: a cross-sectional study in occupational settings	5
Smoke-free homes in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic – a nationwide cross-sectional survey	5
Workload, general perceived stress, body function, musculoskeletal pain, and their mutual relationships in nurses – a pilot study	5
Neuropathic pain and chronic pain as an underestimated interdisciplinary problem	5
The role of innovative human resource management practices, organizational support and knowledge worker effort in counteracting job burnout in the Polish business services sector	5
Exposure to ionizing radiation by service personnel working with cyclotrons used to produce radiopharmaceuticals in PET diagnostics	5
A multifaceted assessment of the nutritional status, diet and eating habits of midwives working on a shift schedule in Wrocław, Poland: evaluation of macronutrients, vitamins and minerals in the diets	5
Associations between dietary patterns and parameters of ovarian reserve in Polish women of reproductive age	5
Validation of the <i>Study Burnout Inventory</i> and the <i>Copenhagen Burnout Inventory</i> for the use among medical students	4
Acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and seropositivity among healthcare workers and medical students in summer 2020, Hungary	4
Metabolism and <i>in vitro</i> assessment of the mutagenic activity of urinary extracts from rats after inhalation exposure to 1-methylnaphthalene	4
Distribution of sleep components while working remotely	4
The association between prenatal pyrethroids exposure and children's health – current research	4
Assessing ergonomic risks: REBA analysis of food delivery riders in Eastern Peninsular Malaysia	4
Active sport participation and walking before and during COVID-19 pandemic in a large cohort of Polish adults: results of the <i>National Test for Poles’ Health</i>	4
The seroprevalence of the hepatitis B virus in Italian medical students after 3 decades since the introduction of universal vaccination	4
The relationship between working time mismatch and depression according to actual hours worked	4
Profile of homeless people in emergency departments	4
Relationship between prenatal and postnatal exposure to BPA and its analogues (BPS, BPF) and allergic diseases	4
Analysis of noise generated by wind turbines with reference to other low frequency noise sources and their possible impact on human health	3
Work-related stressors and psychological distress predict career change ideation among Lithuanian healthcare workers	3
Fatigue of palliative care nursing staff and selected sociodemographic, occupational and cognitive predictors: a cross-sectional study	3
Immunoaging – the effect of age on serum levels of NET biomarkers in men: a pilot study	3
Should limit values be set for infrasound caused by wind turbines?	3
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and assessment of epidemiologic determinants in Portuguese municipal workers	3
Selected environmental factors in mothers of newborns subjected to the therapeutic hypothermia – a case control study	3
Safe patient handling education: analysis from European higher education institutions	3
A method for designing the longitudinal position of a porthole in a manned submersible based on the back muscle fatigue characteristics	3
Reduction in the prevalence of tobacco use accompanying legislative changes in tobacco policy in Poland in the years 2010–2019	3
Occupational daily walking steps have inverse relationship with papillary thyroid cancer risk and progression: a retrospective analysis	3
Fatigue based on the subjective feeling of people representing selected medical professions	3
Trends in premature mortality rates among the Polish population due to cardiovascular diseases	3
Completing a worksite health risk assessment correlates with continuing employment, lower health care costs and utilization	3
Metals (Cr, Mn, Co, Ni) concentration in the blood plasma and urine od Polish welders and telomere length as an potential indicator of toxicity of metals welding fumes exposure	3
Impact of body weight on the relationships between sleep quality in healthcare workers and their somatic health, sexual life, occupational burnout and stress	3
Cigarette smoking and mammographic breast density among Polish women	3
The mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between social support and the consequences of secondary exposure to trauma among medical providers working with trauma victims	3
Letter to the Editor (September 10, 2021) concerning the paper “Availability of psychological support for medical students in Poland”	3
Don't we overestimate drug allergies in children?	2

Impact of obesity on functioning in society – OQI-3, a new tool pilot study results	2
Self-poisonings before and during the initial year of the COVID-19 pandemic in northern Poland	2
Prenatal polyunsaturated fatty acids and atopic dermatitis and food allergy in children from Polish Mother and Child Cohort study	2
Burnout and stress in group of psychiatrists: Workload and non-professional-social predictors	2
Analytically confirmed presence of psychoactive substances, especially new psychoactive substances in a group of patients hospitalized with mental and behavioural disorders due to the use of psychoact	2
Role of National Register of Biological Agents in health protection of employees exposed to biological agents used intentionally at work in Poland	2
A narrative review on factors associated with job interruption during pregnancy	2
Professional challenges of nurses working during the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic	2
Factors affecting work ability and influencing early retirement decisions of older employees: an attempt to integrate the existing approaches	2
Analysis of dose distribution around a computed tomography scanner in terms of exposure to scattered ionizing radiation of caregivers of pediatric patients	2
Occupational and leisure time physical activity of territorial army soldiers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of their perceived work ability	2
Relationship between occupational factors and sleep disorders among petrochemical workers on Hainan Island, South China: a cross-sectional study	2
Remote and on-site work stress severity during the COVID-19 pandemic: comparison and selected conditions	2
SARS-CoV-2 serological findings and exposure risk among employees in school and retail after first and second wave COVID-19 pandemic in Oslo, Norway: a cohort study	2
Job stress among workers who telecommute during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan: a cross-sectional study	2
The impact of chronic exposure to air pollution on electrocardiographic parameters	2
A spatial study on Keshan disease prevalence and selenoprotein P in the Heilongjiang Province, China	2
A regional comparison of children’s blood cadmium, lead, and mercury in rural, urban and industrial areas of six European countries, and China, Ecuador, and Morocco	2
Lipidomic profiles as a tool to search for new biomarkers	2
Effect of combined exposure to lead, mercury, and cadmium on hypertension: the 2008–2013 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys	2
Seasonal influenza vaccination of healthcare workers: a narrative review	2
Reinvigorating engineered noise controls: a systems approach	2
Coping with challenges of the first months of COVID-19 pandemic among medical university community: a mixed-method study from Poland	2
Ionizing radiation and volumetric mammographic density	2
Long-term healthcare professionals’ experiences of burnout and correlation between burnout and fatigue: A cross-sectional study	2
Stress at work on drilling rigs in Poland in a 20-year research perspective: time as a determinant of the stress-at-work dynamics	2
Male role norms and the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among Polish male paramedics	2
The mediating effect of psychological flexibility on fatigue and depressive symptoms among nursing staff	2
Work ability and psychosocial work stress – predictors of retirement intention among older teachers	2
The role of core self-evaluations and ego-resiliency in predicting resource losses and gains in the face of the COVID-19 crisis: the perspective of conservation of resources theory	2
Factors influencing the mental health status of support nurses and their workload during the COVID-19 epidemic	1
Change in quality of life in medical students across graduation: results of POLLEK study	1
Work engagement and burnout among Polish labour migrants	1
Changes in alcohol consumption among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic – results from POLLEK study	1
Mental well-being of healthcare workers in 2 hospital districts during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland: a cross-sectional study	1
Level of disability and associated factors with musculoskeletal disorders among supermarket cashiers	1
Exposure to particulate matter 2.5 leading to lung microbiome disorder and the alleviation effect of <i>Auricularia auricular-judae</i> polysaccharide	1
An improvement of body surface area formulas using the 3D scanning technique	1
Religiosity and death anxiety among cancer patients: the mediating role of religious comfort and struggle	1
The impact of regular diving on the condition of the middle ear	1
Personality traits in singers performing various music styles and with different singing status	1
The perception of stress, behavior in stressful situations and mental health of bank employees within a German-Ukrainian comparative study	1
Dietary supplements, nutraceuticals and functional foods use after myocardial infarction depend on the age, sex, BMI and professional activity – a pilot study	1
Inflection points in hearing deterioration: clinical characteristics of NIHL from steady-state noise exposure	1
Assessment of buccal mucosa genotoxicity in insecticide-exposed urban fumigators in Cali, Colombia	1
Evaluation of computer workstations ergonomics and its relationship with reported musculoskeletal and visual symptoms among university employees in Jordan	1
Environmental exposure-related health worries, work ability and health, surveyed by occupational health services	1
A cross-sectional study of the upper limb non-neurogenic physical findings in computer operators and their relation to pain and neurological findings	1
Zoonotic bacteria in the vicinity of animal farms as a factor disturbing the human microbiome: a review	1
Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the Northern Italy population before the COVID-19 second wave	1
Numerical and clinical analysis of an eyeball injuries under direct impact	1
The prevalence of dyspnea in the adult Polish population	1
The analysis of screening costs for hypercholesterolemia and hyperglycemia as part of obligatory examinations of employees	1
When toothache results in asthma diagnosis	1
An assessment of physical efficiency in cadet pilots before and after the implementation of a program preparing for flights	1
Multi-channel marketing exposure and psychoactive substance use in e-cigarettes: a cross-sectional study of Polish adolescents and young adults	1
Societal, occupational, and economic considerations for women with (M)INOCA: a narrative review	1
Evaluating exposure-response relationship in 1,3-butadiene and leukemia studies	1
Acknowledgments to reviewers of “International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health” in 2023	1
YouTube as a source of information on carbon monoxide poisoning: a content-quality analysis.	1
Psychosomatic symptoms associated with traumatic events experienced in medical students	1
The return to professional activity patients treated surgically due to advanced gonarthrosis	1
Hip arthoplasty in a forester after numerous tick bites	1
Longevity of Polish top-class athletes compared to other social elites and well-known people in the years 2001–2021	1
What is the association between post-traumatic stress disorder and unemployment after a disaster?	1
The effect of calorie restriction on the anthropometric parameters, HOMA-IR index, and lipid profile of female office workers with overweight and obesity: a preliminary study	1
Needlestick and sharps injuries at a German university hospital: epidemiology, causes and preventive potential – a descriptive analysis	1
Factors related to psychological well-being in unskilled manual workers	1