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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Relationship between butyrylcholinesterase activity and hepatic transaminases: a cross-sectional study in agricultural workers from Peru	86
Exploring work ability, psychosocial job demands and resources of employees in low-skilled jobs: a German cross-sectional study	55
Differences in upper body posture between patients with lumbar spine syndrome and healthy individuals under the consideration of sex, age and BMI	53
Psychological morbidity among coal miners compared to other occupations in Appalachia	32
Prevention and intervention against obesity and overweight in the military: a systematic review	32
TAPaC—tobacco-associated particulate matter emissions inside a car cabin: establishment of a new measuring platform	31
Discriminative potential of exhaled breath condensate biomarkers with respect to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	24
Herbicide-related health risks: key mechanisms and a guide to mitigation strategies	22
Occupational, environmental, and toxicological health risks of mining metals for lithium-ion batteries: a narrative review of the Pubmed database	19
Correction: Sowing seeds of awareness: a cross-sectional analysis of mental health literacy and help-seeking in Irish farmers	17
The prevalence of occupational-related low back pain among working populations in sub-saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Principles of occupational medicine: an educational case study of hazards and risks for Dr “Indiana” Jones	15
Exposure to disulfiram and incidence of parkinsonism	13
Police officer occupational health: a model of organizational constraints, trauma exposure, perceived resources, and agency	10
Retention of nickel, cobalt and chromium in skin at conditions mimicking intense hand hygiene practices using water, soap, and hand-disinfectant in vitro	10
Analysis and mapping of global research publications on shift work (2012–2021)	10
Healthy working in inclusive companies – a study protocol of the GAIN project	10
Trends in burnout and psychological distress in hospital staff over 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective longitudinal survey	9
Vocational rehabilitative decisions after symptoms and findings consistent with hand-arm vibration syndrome in the Swedish surveillance system – a mixed-method design	9
Correction: Acute occupational exposures reported to the Dutch Poisons Information Center: a prospective study on the root causes of incidents at the workplace	9
Stunt performers’ reluctance to self-report head trauma: a qualitative study	9
Physical working conditions over time: a repeated cross-sectional study in German employees	9
Healthcare-associated exposure to Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1)	8
Outbreaks of COVID-19 among healthcare personnel in a U. S. veterans administration health care system site, June and August 2023	8
Perceived stress of mental demands at work, objective stress and resilience – an analysis of the LIFE-Adult-study	8

Preparation methodology evaluation of rat pulmonary tissues containing mineral fibers following inhalation exposure to Libby amphibole asbestos	8
Occupational zirconium and co-metal exposure — cobalt, nickel, and arsenic: an integrated air and biomonitoring assessment in Taiwanese industry	8
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
Construction of a mortality risk prediction model for patients with acute diquat poisoning based on clinically accessible data	7
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
Associations between job demand-control-support and high burnout risk among physicians in Sweden: a cross-sectional study	7
The effect of silver nanoparticles on learning and memory in rodents: "a systematic review"	6
Impact of night shift work on telomere length and epigenetic age in older workers	6
Metabolomics and proteomics in occupational medicine: a comprehensive systematic review	6
Occupational injury and associated factors among cement factories workers in central Ethiopia	6
Unintentional pediatric exposures to household cleaning products: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Poison Data System (2000–2015)	6
Physical workload and cardiopulmonary parameters in relation to individual capacity of bulk waste workers – a cross-sectional field-study	6
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
Pulmonary function assessment after COVID-19 in vaccinated healthcare workers	5
Impacts of hazardous noise levels on hearing loss and tinnitus in dental professionals	5
Assessment of subjective well-being of healthcare workers in response to heat and personal protective equipment under controlled conditions using a standardized protocol	5
A review of silicosis and other silica-related diseases in the engineered stone countertop processing industry	4
The association between study conditions and hair cortisol in medical students in Germany – a cross-sectional study	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
Double trouble – identifying rating inconsistencies due to double ratings of the “Show backbone” 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
Exploring the working conditions of disabled employees: a scoping review	4
Impact of cold exposure on shift working seafood handlers in Northern Norway: a comparative analysis across work shifts	4
Health risks and mitigation strategies from occupational exposure to wildland fire: a scoping review	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
A simple approach to assess the cancer risk of occupational exposure to genotoxic drugs in healthcare settings	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
Microbiota and mycobiota in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of silicosis patients	3
Occupational exposure to crystalline silica in a sample of the French general population	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
Quantitative assessment of asbestos fibers in some normal and pathological extra-abdominal tissues—a scoping review	3
A new approach for the implementation of ergonomics in sonography to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (ErgoSon)	3
Hospital admissions due to snake envenomation in the Republic of Cyprus: a 7-year retrospective review	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
SARS-CoV-2 infection risk by non-healthcare occupations: a systematic review and meta-analysis	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
Job demands and resources perceived by hybrid working employees in German public administration: a qualitative study	2
Sickness absenteeism among primary health care workers in Qatar before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Evaporative microclimate interval cooling reduces heat stress in thermal insulating protective clothing	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
Managers perception of hospital employees’ effort-reward imbalance	2
Chlorine gas and ultrafine particle emissions from bleach disinfection: exposure risk characterization	2
Seafarers’ attitudes and chances to improve the nutrition on merchant ships from the crews’ and cooks’ perspective	2
Predictors of competitive employment in individuals with severe mental illness: results from an observational, cross-sectional study in Germany	2

Estimation of the mortality rate of workers in Japan	2
Communication aspects of feedback from workers’ health surveillance due to hand-arm vibration exposure − a scoping review	2