OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic: consequences for occupational health	153
Return-to-work, disabilities and occupational health in the age of COVID-19	112
Psychosocial work exposures and health outcomes: a meta-review of 72 literature reviews with meta-analysis	102
Harmonized definition of occupational burnout: A systematic review, semantic analysis, and Delphi consensus in 29 countries	98
The deterioration of mental health among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak: A population-based cohort study of workers in Japan	61
How to schedule night shift work in order to reduce health and safety risks	53
Changes in precarious employment in the United States: A longitudinal analysis	38
Although a valuable method in occupational epidemiology, job-exposure matrices are no magic fix	37
Exposure to a SARS-CoV-2 infection at work: development of an international job exposure matrix (COVID-19-JEM)	36
The burnout enigma solved?	34
Physical activity at work may not be health enhancing. A systematic review with meta-analysis on the association between occupational physical activity and cardiovascular disease mortality covering 23	34
The COVID-19 pandemic: one year later – an occupational perspective	33
The influence of occupational class and physical workload on working life expectancy among older employees	23
Decades of workplace health promotion research: marginal gains or a bright future ahead	22
Low-quality employment trajectories and risk of common mental disorders, substance use disorders and suicide attempt: a longitudinal study of the Swedish workforce	22
Exploring multidimensional operationalizations of precarious employment in Swedish register data – a typological approach and a summative score approach	21
Occupation and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among 108 960 workers during the first pandemic wave in Germany	21
Infection and death by COVID-19 in a cohort of healthcare workers in Mexico	20
Global, regional and national burden of disease attributable to 19 selected occupational risk factors for 183 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-r	19
Work factors facilitating working beyond state pension age: Prospective cohort study with register follow-up	17
COVID-19 mortality across occupations and secondary risks for elderly individuals in the household: A population register-based study	16
Characteristics of working hours and the risk of occupational injuries among hospital employees: a case-crossover study	16
Multimorbidity is common among young workers and related to increased work absenteeism and presenteeism: results from the population–based Raine Study cohort	15
Is job strain associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus? A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies	15
Precarious employment and migrant workers’ mental health: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies	15

Not just a research method: If used with caution, can job-exposure matrices be a useful tool in the practice of occupational medicine and public health?	15
Night work, mortality, and the link to occupational group and sex	15
Effects of an active break and postural shift intervention on preventing neck and low-back pain among high-risk office workers: a 3-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial	14
How qualitative studies can strengthen occupational health research	14
Perceived job insecurity and risk of suicide and suicide attempts: a study of men and women in the Swedish working population	14
Association between asbestos exposure and pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis malignant mesothelioma: a case–control study and epidemiological remarks	13
Associations of working conditions and chronic low-grade inflammation among employees: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Informal employment, precariousness, and decent work: from research to preventive action	13
Longitudinal changes in proportionate mortality due to COVID-19 by occupation in England and Wales	13
The influence of chronic diseases and multimorbidity on entering paid employment among unemployed persons – a longitudinal register-based study	12
How to assess severe burnout? Cutoff points for the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) based on three European samples	12
Job strain and effort-reward imbalance as risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies	11
Psychosocial work exposures of the job strain model and cardiovascular mortality in France: results from the STRESSJEM prospective study	11
Combined ergonomic exposures and development of musculoskeletal pain in the general working population: A prospective cohort study	11
Persistent and changing job strain and risk of coronary heart disease. A population-based cohort study of 1.6 million employees in Denmark	11
Night and shift work and incidence of cerebrovascular disease – a prospective cohort study of healthcare employees in Stockholm	11
Working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and its longitudinal association with physical activity and sedentary behavior	11
Working at home and expectations of being available: effects on perceived work environment, turnover intentions, and health	10
The mediating role of sleep, physical activity, and diet in the association between shift work and respiratory infections	10
Aluminum dust exposure and risk of neurodegenerative diseases in a cohort of male miners in Ontario, Canada	10
A longitudinal study on the association between quick returns and occupational accidents	10
Towards a better understanding of work participation among employees with common mental health problems: a systematic realist review	10
The effects of bright light treatment on subjective and objective sleepiness during three consecutive night shifts among hospital nurses – a counter-balanced placebo-controlled cro	9
Working conditions and health behavior as causes of educational inequalities in self-rated health: an inverse odds weighting approach	9
Heart rate during work and heart rate variability during the following night: a day-by-day investigation on the physical activity paradox among blue-collar workers	9
The association of work stress and night work with nutrient intake – a prospective cohort study	9
Safety incidents associated with extended working hours. A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Breast cancer among Danish women occupationally exposed to diesel exhaust and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, 1964–2016	8
Metalworking fluids and cancer mortality in a US autoworker cohort (1941–2015)	8
Prevention at work needed to curb the worldwide strong increase in knee replacement surgery for working-age osteoarthritis patients	8
Non-standard employment and mortality in Belgian workers: A census-based investigation	8
Developing a cost-estimation model for work–related stress: An absence-based estimation using data from two Italian case studies	8
Does occupational forward bending of the back increase long-term sickness absence risk? A 4-year prospective register-based study using device-measured compositional data analysis	8
Workplace bullying and risk of suicide and suicide attempts: A register-based prospective cohort study of 98 330 participants in Denmark	8
Occupational exposure to noise in relation to pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders and diabetes	8
Changes in occupational well-being during COVID-19: the impact of age, gender, education, living alone, and telework in a Finnish four-wave population sample	8
Effect of long work hours and shift work on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels among Korean workers	8
Combined psychosocial work factors and risk of long-term sickness absence in the general working population: Prospective cohort with register follow-up among 69 371 workers	8
Effect of welding fumes on the cardiovascular system: a six-year longitudinal study	7
Exposure to workplace violence and threats and risk of depression: a prospective study	7
Return-to-work rates and predictors of absence duration after COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic	7
How effective are organizational-level interventions in improving the psychosocial work environment, health, and retention of workers? A systematic overview of systematic reviews	7
Working life expectancies among individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes over a 30-year period	7
Cost and cost-effectiveness of the ‘Stand and Move at Work’ multicomponent intervention to reduce workplace sedentary time and cardiometabolic risk	7
How does accelerometry-measured arm elevation at work influence prospective risk of long-term sickness absence?	7
Patterns of working hour characteristics and risk of sickness absence among shift-working hospital employees: a data-mining cohort study	7
Changes in melatonin and sex steroid hormone production among men as a result of rotating night shift work – the HORMONIT study	6
Occupational risk of COVID-19 related hospital admission in Denmark 2020–2021: a follow-up study	6
Office design as a risk factor for disability retirement: A prospective registry study of Norwegian employees	6
Occupational trajectories of working conditions in Sweden: Development trends in the workforce, 1997–2015	6

Efficacy of intermittent exposure to bright light for treating maladaptation to night work on a counterclockwise shift work rotation	6
Shift work and its relation with meal and snack patterns among healthcare workers	6
Increasing labor force participation in older age requires investments in work ability	6
Cancer-related changes and low-to-moderate exposure to welding fumes: A longitudinal study	6
Workplace environment around physicians’ burnout: A qualitative study in French hospitals	6
Reducing employee turnover in hospitals: estimating the effects of hypothetical improvements in the psychosocial work environment	6
An occupational exposure limit for welding fumes is urgently needed	6
The role of work in suicidal behavior – uncovering priorities for research and prevention	6
Association of managerial position with cardiovascular risk factors: A fixed-effects analysis for Japanese employees	6
Exploring the relationship between job characteristics and infection: Application of a COVID-19 job exposure matrix to SARS-CoV-2 infection data in the United Kingdom	6
The acute effects of working time patterns on fatigue and sleep quality using daily measurements of 6195 observations among 223 shift workers	6
The differentiated roles of health in the transition from work to retirement – conceptual and methodological challenges and avenues for future research	6
Working from home: mismatch between access and need in relation to work–home interference and fatigue	6
Integrating vocational rehabilitation and mental healthcare to improve the return-to-work process for people on sick leave with stress-related disorders: results from a randomized trial	6
Comments on a recent case-control study of malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium and the tunica vaginalis testis	5
Post-COVID condition or “long COVID”, return-to work, and occupational health research	5
Shift work, work time control, and informal caregiving as risk factors for sleep disturbances in an ageing municipal workforce	5
How effective are interventions in optimizing workplace mental health and well-being? A scoping review of reviews and evidence map	5
Healthcare workers’ SARS-CoV-2 infection rates during the second wave of the pandemic: follow-up study	5
Understanding the impact of psychosocial working conditions on workers’ health: we have come a long way, but are we there yet?	5
The associations of working hour characteristics with short sickness absence among part- and full-time retail workers	5
Shift work relationships with same- and subsequent-day empty calorie food and beverage consumption	5
Economic evaluation of return-to-work interventions for mental disorder-related sickness absence: two years follow-up of a randomized clinical trial	5
Occupational stress and pregnancy-related hypertension and diabetes: Results from a nationwide prospective cohort	5
Associations of employment sector and occupational exposures with full and part-time sickness absence: random and fixed effects analyses on panel data	5
Dust exposure and the impact on hospital readmission of farming and wood industry workers for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)	5
Effects of changes in early retirement policies on labor force participation: the differential effects for vulnerable groups	5
The contribution of employer characteristics to continued employment of employees with residual work capacity: evidence from register data in The Netherlands	4
Dysuria, heat stress, and muscle injury among Nicaraguan sugarcane workers at risk for Mesoamerican nephropathy	4
A prospective cohort study of low-back outcomes and alternative measures of cumulative external and internal vibration load on the lumbar spine of professional drivers	4
Supporting workers with mental health problems at work: challenges and avenues	4
Maternal occupational exposure and congenital heart defects in offspring	4
Two-year neurocognitive responses to first occupational lead exposure	4
Authors' response: Occupation and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among workers during the first pandemic wave in Germany: potential for bias	4
Workplace psychosocial resources and risk of cardiovascular disease among employees: a multi-cohort study of 135 669 participants	4
Cancer incidence in sites potentially related to occupational exposures: 58 years of follow-up of firefighters in the Norwegian Fire Departments Cohort	4
Professional cleaning and risk of asthma – a Danish nationwide register-based study	4
Upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders: how many cases can be prevented? Estimates from the COSALI cohort	4
Emotional demands at work and risk of hospital-treated depressive disorder in up to 1.6 million Danish employees: a prospective nationwide register-based cohort study	4
Sexual and gender harassment in Swedish workplaces: A prospective cohort study on implications for long-term sickness absence	4
Industry mobility and disability benefits in heavy manual jobs: A cohort study of Swedish construction workers	4
Screening for cognitive impairment among patients with work-related stress complaints in Denmark: validation and evaluation of objective and self-report tools	4
Interaction of night shift work with polymorphism in melatonin receptor 1B gene on incident stroke	3
Predicting future changes in the work ability of individuals receiving a work disability benefit: weighted analysis of longitudinal data	3
Occupational exposure to organic dust and risk of lymphoma subtypes in the EPILYMPH case–control study	3
Lung cancer incidence among workers biologically monitored for occupational exposure to lead: a cohort study	3
Can we distinguish the roles of demographic and temporal changes in the incidence and prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders? A systematic review	3
Psychosocial job stressors and risk of suicidal behavior – an observational study among Swedish men	3
Job dissatisfaction as a predictor of poor health among middle-aged workers: a 14-wave mixed model analysis in Japan	3
Quality improvement activity in occupational healthcare associated with reduced need for disability retirement: A Bayesian mixed effects modelling study in Finland	3
Working life, health and well-being of parents: a joint effort to uncover hidden treasures in European birth cohorts	3
Time trends in occupational exposure to chemicals in Sweden: proportion exposed, distribution across demographic and labor market strata, and exposure levels	3
Impact of anxiety and depression disorders on sustained return to work after work-related musculoskeletal strain or sprain: a gender stratified cohort study	3
Does a change to an occupation with a lower physical workload reduce the risk of disability pension? A cohort study of employed men and women in Sweden	3
Low-quality employment trajectories and the risk of common mental health disorders among individuals with Swedish and foreign background – a register-based cohort study	3
Chronic disorders, work-unit leadership quality and long-term sickness absence among 33 025 public hospital employees	3
The impact of a meal, snack, or not eating during the night shift on simulated driving performance post-shift	3
Psychosocial job strain and polypharmacy: a national cohort study	3
Economic evaluations in occupational health: what brings the best bang for the buck?	3
Targeting workload to ameliorate risk of heat stress in industrial sugarcane workers	3