OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Relationship between butyrylcholinesterase activity and hepatic transaminases: a cross-sectional study in agricultural workers from Peru	74
Psychological morbidity among coal miners compared to other occupations in Appalachia	61
Exploring work ability, psychosocial job demands and resources of employees in low-skilled jobs: a German cross-sectional study	46
Differences in upper body posture between patients with lumbar spine syndrome and healthy individuals under the consideration of sex, age and BMI	44
TAPaC—tobacco-associated particulate matter emissions inside a car cabin: establishment of a new measuring platform	29
The impact of Post-COVID-Syndrome on functioning – results from a community survey in patients after mild and moderate SARS-CoV-2-infections in Germany	27
Herbicide-related health risks: key mechanisms and a guide to mitigation strategies	26
Discriminative potential of exhaled breath condensate biomarkers with respect to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	23
Occupational, environmental, and toxicological health risks of mining metals for lithium-ion batteries: a narrative review of the Pubmed database	21
Misdiagnosis in occupational and environmental medicine: a scoping review	16
Application of impedance measurement to investigate in vitro inhalation toxicity of bacteria	16
The prevalence of occupational-related low back pain among working populations in sub-saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Principles of occupational medicine: an educational case study of hazards and risks for Dr “Indiana” Jones	13
Correction: Sowing seeds of awareness: a cross-sectional analysis of mental health literacy and help-seeking in Irish farmers	13
Healthy working in inclusive companies – a study protocol of the GAIN project	11
Exposure to disulfiram and incidence of parkinsonism	11
Association between household exposure and cycle threshold in COVID-19 infected health care workers	10
Retention of nickel, cobalt and chromium in skin at conditions mimicking intense hand hygiene practices using water, soap, and hand-disinfectant in vitro	9
Police officer occupational health: a model of organizational constraints, trauma exposure, perceived resources, and agency	9
Stunt performers’ reluctance to self-report head trauma: a qualitative study	9
Genome-wide mRNA profiling identifies the NRF2-regulated lymphocyte oxidative stress status in patients with silicosis	9
Analysis and mapping of global research publications on shift work (2012–2021)	9
Physical working conditions over time: a repeated cross-sectional study in German employees	8
Correction: Acute occupational exposures reported to the Dutch Poisons Information Center: a prospective study on the root causes of incidents at the workplace	8
Healthcare-associated exposure to Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1)	8

Vocational rehabilitative decisions after symptoms and findings consistent with hand-arm vibration syndrome in the Swedish surveillance system – a mixed-method design	8
Perceived stress of mental demands at work, objective stress and resilience – an analysis of the LIFE-Adult-study	8
Trends in burnout and psychological distress in hospital staff over 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective longitudinal survey	8
The human long noncoding RNAs CoroMarker, MALAT1, CDR1as, and LINC00460 in whole blood of individuals after controlled short-term exposure with ultrafine metal fume particles at workplace conditions,	7
Construction of a mortality risk prediction model for patients with acute diquat poisoning based on clinically accessible data	7
Balancing social and economic factors - explorative qualitative analysis of working conditions of supervisors in German social firms	7
The value of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in occupational diseases – a systematic review	7
Associations between job demand-control-support and high burnout risk among physicians in Sweden: a cross-sectional study	7
Metabolomics and proteomics in occupational medicine: a comprehensive systematic review	6
Physical workload and cardiopulmonary parameters in relation to individual capacity of bulk waste workers – a cross-sectional field-study	6
The effect of silver nanoparticles on learning and memory in rodents: "a systematic review"	6
Unintentional pediatric exposures to household cleaning products: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Poison Data System (2000–2015)	6
Occupational injury and associated factors among cement factories workers in central Ethiopia	6
Assessment of subjective well-being of healthcare workers in response to heat and personal protective equipment under controlled conditions using a standardized protocol	5
Pulmonary function assessment after COVID-19 in vaccinated healthcare workers	5
A mass casualty incident of infectious diseases at the port of Hamburg: an analysis of organizational structures and emergency concepts	5
COPSOQ III in Germany: validation of a standard instrument to measure psychosocial factors at work	5
Epidemiology of work-related injuries, musculoskeletal disorders and dermatitis among hospital food service workers in a tertiary hospital in Asia	5
Bibliometric analysis of occupational exposure in operating room from 1973 to 2022	5
Impact of cold exposure on shift working seafood handlers in Northern Norway: a comparative analysis across work shifts	4
Correction to: Serum levels of miR-21-5p and miR-339-5p associate with occupational trichloroethylene hypersensitivity syndrome	4
How to evaluate digital leadership: a cross-sectional study	4
Reduced protein levels in latex gloves may play an alternative approach to lowering latex sensitization risks among health workers; a cross-sectional analytical study	4
Health risks and mitigation strategies from occupational exposure to wildland fire: a scoping review	4
Assessment of occupational exposure to lead among workers engaged in a city bus garage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study	4
Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with toxoplasmosis and hydatidosis among the butchers of Tabriz city, the northwest of Iran: a case control study	4
Impacts of hazardous noise levels on hearing loss and tinnitus in dental professionals	4
A review of silicosis and other silica-related diseases in the engineered stone countertop processing industry	4
Same job, same working conditions? A cross-sectional study to examine the similarities and differences of the working situation in ambulatory and residential youth welfare workers	4
The association between study conditions and hair cortisol in medical students in Germany – a cross-sectional study	3
Occupational safety practice among metal workers in Bangladesh: a community-level study	3
Toxic effects of chronic occupational mercury vapor exposure on female workers of childbearing age	3
Job demands and resources perceived by hybrid working employees in German public administration: a qualitative study	3
Exploring the working conditions of disabled employees: a scoping review	3
Quantitative assessment of asbestos fibers in some normal and pathological extra-abdominal tissues—a scoping review	3
Occupational exposure to crystalline silica in a sample of the French general population	3
A simple approach to assess the cancer risk of occupational exposure to genotoxic drugs in healthcare settings	3
Digitally connected work and its consequences for strain – a systematic review	3
Microbiota and mycobiota in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of silicosis patients	3
A new approach for the implementation of ergonomics in sonography to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (ErgoSon)	3
Seafarers’ attitudes and chances to improve the nutrition on merchant ships from the crews’ and cooks’ perspective	2
Impact of pre-existing conditions on the severity of post-COVID syndrome among workers in healthcare and social services in Germany	2
Factors associated with poor mental health during mandatory home work: a cross-sectional study in university staff	2
Clinical outcomes and survival following lung transplantation for work-related lung disease: a single-center retrospective cohort study	2
The history of occupational health on the African continent	2
Estimation of the mortality rate of workers in Japan	2
Hospital admissions due to snake envenomation in the Republic of Cyprus: a 7-year retrospective review	2
Chlorine gas and ultrafine particle emissions from bleach disinfection: exposure risk characterization	2
Reflection on leadership behavior: potentials and limits in the implementation of stress-preventive leadership of middle management in hospitals – a qualitative evaluation of a participatory developed	2
Predictors of competitive employment in individuals with severe mental illness: results from an observational, cross-sectional study in Germany	2

Sickness absenteeism among primary health care workers in Qatar before and during the COVID-19 pandemic