OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Industrial Health is 3. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Association between job control and psychological health in middle-level managers	24
Prevalence of coronary heart disease and its risk factors by working environment among Japanese male workers	24
Industrial workers and bullying: a systematic review and meta-analysis of workplace violence	19
Relationship between using tables, chairs, and computers and improper postures when doing VDT work in work from home	19
Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the New Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (New BJSQ) among workers in China	16
Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the psychological safety scale for workers	15
Exposure of paediatric healthcare personnel to nitrous oxide in paediatric care units	14
Supporting the management of long-term health risk from night work	13
The past and future of industrial hygiene in Japan	12
Protocol for a web-based study on the work environment and daily lifestyle of Japanese employees	12
Work engagement in the post-COVID-19 era: an occupational mental health perspective	12
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	11
Association between home working and mental health by key worker status during the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence from four British longitudinal studies	10
Occupational safety and health in freelancers in Japan	10
Multidimensional analysis of schoolteachers’ occupational stress by the New Brief Job Stress Questionnaire: focusing on gender differences	10
I watch SEM: continuous time dynamic models with <i>N</i>≥1 smart watch data	9
Factors and their age differences associated with low back pain among Japanese workers: a cross-sectional study	9
Farm operations and slips, trips, and falls among corn farm workers in Thailand	9
Stress and the gig economy: it's not all shifts and giggles	7
How changes in laughter predict work engagement and workaholism: reciprocal relationships among Japanese employees	6
Symptoms of heat illness and water consumption habits in mine industry workers over the summer months in Australia	6
Conflicts in the workplace, negative acts and health consequences: evidence from a clinical evaluation	6
Asbestos Diseases Research Institute – A New WHO Collaborating Center	6
Factors associated with work ability and intention to leave nursing profession: a nested case-control study	6
Occupational management of low back pain secondary to prolapsed intervertebral disc in a Malaysian healthcare worker: a case report emphasizing ergonomic intervention and risk reduction strategies	6

History of work-related diseases as a tool to protect the health of workers	5
Association between work stress and sleep disturbances: the mediating role of pre-sleep arousal symptoms	5
Association between work content and musculoskeletal disorders among home caregivers: a cross-section study	5
Asian Intensive Reader of Pneumoconiosis program: examination for certification during 2008–2020	5
Measuring the effects of respiratory protective equipment and other protectors in preventing the scattering of vocalization droplets	5
Uneven distribution of stressful working conditions among Japanese nurses: a secondary analysis of nurses with and without children	5
The husband’s mental health is affected by the wife’s happiness, but not vice versa: a longitudinal observation	5
Cross-sectional associations between oral diseases and work productivity loss among regular employees in Japan	5
Home as a new physical workplace: a causal model for understanding the inextricable link between home environment, work productivity, and well-being	5
Work-family conflict and withdrawal behavior among mainland China's IT employees: the mediating role of emotional exhaustion and moderating role of job autonomy	5
Database-driven chemical information integration: analysis of substances investigated by the Investigative Committee on Risk Assessment for Preventing Impairment of Workers’ Health Caused by Chemical	4
Slim larks and overweight owls? A two years dietary intervention in shift workers	4
Supporting the well-being of nurses, paramedics, and firefighters during external crises by managing workload: an umbrella review	4
Prevention against carbon monoxide poisoning emanating from burning coal briquettes – Generation rate of carbon monoxide and ventilation requirement –	4
Effects of 2-hour nighttime nap on melatonin concentration and alertness during 12-hour simulated night work	4
Teleworking during COVID-19: experiences from Saudi Arabia	4
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	4
Risk factors for resignation from work during pregnancy among Japanese women: a cross-sectional, multicenter questionnaire survey	4
Work strain and thermophysiological responses in Norwegian fish farming — a field study	4
Increased job strain and cardiovascular disease mortality: a prospective cohort study in U.S. workers	4
Concurrent trajectories of occupational groups and sustainable working life―a Swedish twin cohort study over 16 years	4
The relationships between coping styles and food intake in shiftworking nurses and midwives: a pilot study	4
Occupational carcinogens in Italy: an overview on exposure to cadmium and its compounds	4
Paradox of long working hours: how income levels and satisfaction modify health outcomes	3
Frequency of laughter and work engagement among Japanese employees: a cross-sectional study during COVID-19	3
Protecting sleep for the well-being of physicians and their patients	3
Relationship among work–treatment balance, job stress, and work engagement in Japan: a cross-sectional study	3
Does breaking up sitting in office-based settings result in cognitive performance improvements which last throughout the day? A review of the evidence	3
Local effects of printed logos and reflective striping fixed to firefighter clothing material packages under low radiation exposure	3
Work-related injuries and compliance with personal protective equipment among migrant workers in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia	3
Inhalation exposure to 2-ethyl-1-hexanol causes hepatomegaly and transient lipid accumulation without induction of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha in mice	3
Factors affecting work productivity and activity impairment among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients	3
Teaching safety - Resident anaesthetists at the forefront of COVID-19	3
Customer verbal abuse is associated with depressive symptoms among high-workload cosmetics sales workers in South Korea	3
Characteristics of COVID-19 infection clusters occurring among workers in several Asia-Pacific countries	3
Organizational wellbeing and associated factors in telecommunication workers in Thailand	3
Inter-observer agreement and accuracy in classifying radiographs for pneumoconiosis among Asian physicians taking AIR Pneumo certification examination	3
Characteristics of mental disorders among education and learning-support workers in 119 compensated cases in Japan	3
A roadmap to improve usage items to enhance the operational effectiveness of occupational safety and health management expense in Korean construction	3