OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Industrial Health 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Teleworking during COVID-19: experiences from Saudi Arabia	21
Neuropsychological function among workers exposed to aluminum – a mini-review	16
Cerebral excitability in pup rats prenatally exposed to 1-bromopropane is suppressed by bromide accumulated in the brain	15
The background and current state of implementing a legal system for stress checks in Japan	15
Relation of digital arterial dysfunction to alternative frequency weightings of hand-transmitted vibration	14
Our 60th anniversary	13
Sleep, sleepiness and need for recovery of industrial employees after a change from an 8- to a 12-hour shift system	10
Presenteeism among fruit farm workers in Northeast Brazil: cross-sectional study	10
Evaluation of the genetic damage to workers in a Greek shipyard	10
Developing a questionnaire on the quality of working life for female medical and healthcare professionals	10
The effect of wearing an anti-flash hood on the noise attenuation of earmuffs	10
Prevalence of coronary heart disease and its risk factors by working environment among Japanese male workers	9
Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the New Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (New BJSQ) among workers in China	9
Association between job control and psychological health in middle-level managers	9
A hospital-based return-to-work programme in Singapore	7
The relationship among sleep reactivity, job-related stress, and subjective cognitive dysfunction: a cross-sectional study using path analysis	6
Relationship between using tables, chairs, and computers and improper postures when doing VDT work in work from home	6
Effects of 2-hour nighttime nap on melatonin concentration and alertness during 12-hour simulated night work	6
Slim larks and overweight owls? A two years dietary intervention in shift workers	6
The future of scientific conferences in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: Critical analysis and future perspectives	6
Depressive symptoms in workers with high autistic trait scores according to job stress type	6
Work and family characteristics as socioeconomic determinants in long sickness absence: the Japanese civil servants study	5
Cardiovascular disease incidence and its predictors among school teachers in Peninsular Malaysia: a prospective cohort study	5
Global Accord for Worker Mental Health: Tokyo Declaration on National Policy Commitments	5
Association of open-plan offices and sick leave—a systematic review and meta-analysis	5

The role of psychosocial safety climate on flexible work from home digital job demands and work-life conflict	5
Benzene exposure assessment of printing workers treating petroleum-based cleaner in South Korea	5
Industrial workers and bullying: a systematic review and meta-analysis of workplace violence	5
Are Japanese actually taking leaves of absence?	5
Relationship between occupational injury and gig work experience in Japanese workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional internet survey	5
Increased job strain and cardiovascular disease mortality: a prospective cohort study in U.S. workers	5
Prevention against carbon monoxide poisoning emanating from burning coal briquettes – Generation rate of carbon monoxide and ventilation requirement –	4
Research and practice of occupational safety and health in the New Normal	4
Is decision-making influenced by interactions between extended wakefulness and weak emotional stressors? An experimental study	4
The relationship between performance feedback from supervisors and subordinates’ work engagement among employees in elderly care facilities: structural equation modeling	4
Effects of short sleep duration on hemodynamic and psychological responses under long working hours in healthy middle-aged men: an experimental study	4
Association of sitting time and cardiorespiratory fitness with cardiovascular disease risk and healthcare costs among office workers	4
Surgical masks do not increase the risk of heat stroke during mild exercise in hot and humid environment	4
Comparison of primary school teachers’ stress responses between pre-pandemic and pandemic periods: a large-scale nationwide survey in Japan	4
Working from home: Cognitive irritation as mediator of the link between perceived privacy and sleep problems	3
Hazards associated with blue light emitted during gas metal arc welding of mild steel using various shielding gases and currents	3
Support for safety in the fire service: a test of reciprocal causality for safety motivation	3
Burnout and poor perceived health in flexible working time in Japanese employees: the role of self-endangering behavior in relation to workaholism, work engagement, and job stressors	3
Short-term effects of social stressors at work on rumination and physical symptoms in social workers	3
Working hours and labour productivity from the occupational medicine perspective	3
Effect of social activities on health checkups and recommended doctor visits: a fixed-effects analysis in Japan	3
Mesothelioma carcinogenesis of chrysotile and forsterite compared and validated by intraperitoneal injection in rat	3
Association between different types of physical activity and occupational stress in Japanese workers: a cross-sectional study	3
Ten-year trends in long-term sickness absence among Japanese public servants: 2009–2018	3
Exposure of paediatric healthcare personnel to nitrous oxide in paediatric care units	3
Supporting the management of long-term health risk from night work	3
Local effects of printed logos and reflective striping fixed to firefighter clothing material packages under low radiation exposure	2
Association between work-related changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and severe psychological distress among Japanese workers	2
Association between andropause symptoms and work functioning impairment: a cross-sectional study in two Japanese companies	2
Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the psychological safety scale for workers	2
Managing office worker presenteeism by providing financial aid for acupuncture therapy: a pragmatic multicenter randomized comparative study	2
Effects of different bed heights on the physical burden of physiotherapists during manual therapy: an experimental study	2
Relationship between working posture/movement and measures to prevent low back pain among care workers: a cross-sectional study in the Kansai region of Japan	2
Work-related injuries and compliance with personal protective equipment among migrant workers in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia	2
Characteristics of COVID-19 infection clusters occurring among workers in several Asia-Pacific countries	2
Work engagement in the post-COVID-19 era: an occupational mental health perspective	2
Joint association of daily rest periods and sleep duration with sick leave: a one-year prospective cohort study of daytime employees in Japan	2
Research on the relationship between the centerline velocity, aspect ratio and exhaust airflow rate for a slot and a rectangular capture hood in an local exhaust ventilation system	2
Manganism due to occupational welding fume exposure: a case report	2
A review of test methods for evaluating mobility of firefighters wearing personal protective equipment	2
Development and validation of tools to screen occupational mental health and workplace factors influencing it: for the Indian workforce	2
Association between preventive measures against workplace infection and preventive behavior against personal infection	2
Measuring work engagement in Thailand: development and validation testing of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Thai version (UWES-TH)	2
Association between long working hours of doctors and the seriousness of adverse events: a cross-sectional study using national adverse event reporting system data in Japan	2
Exposure to diesel engine exhausts and increase of urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine among Male tank maintenance workers in the Republic of Korea Army	2
Changes in risk factors for severe low-back pain among caregivers in care facilities in Japan from 2014 to 2018	2
The past and future of industrial hygiene in Japan	2
Occupational safety and health in freelancers in Japan	2
Predicting the use of sugar and caffeine as countermeasures to sleepiness in London bus drivers	2
Working with physical agents – The past, present, and future of Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR) in occupational safety and health	2

Joint ICOH-WOPS & APA-PFAW global roundtable perspectives: exploring national policy approaches for psychological health at work through the ‘National Policy Index’ lens	2
Application of ISO/IEC Guide 51 to COVID-19 infection control for the occupational safety	2
The relationships between coping styles and food intake in shiftworking nurses and midwives: a pilot study	2
Factors associated with occupational accidents during part-time work among international students in Japan	2
Longitudinal change in depressive symptoms among healthcare professionals with and without COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy from October 2020 to June 2021 in Japan	2
Asbestos containing materials in schools of Rome and surrounding area (Italy)	2
Reply to “raised concern”	2
An open access journal without biases	2