OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health is 7. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Psychosocial work exposures and health outcomes: a meta-review of 72 literature reviews with meta-analysis	137
Return-to-work, disabilities and occupational health in the age of COVID-19	119
Harmonized definition of occupational burnout: A systematic review, semantic analysis, and Delphi consensus in 29 countries	119
Changes in precarious employment in the United States: A longitudinal analysis	51
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	48
Exposure to a SARS-CoV-2 infection at work: development of an international job exposure matrix (COVID-19-JEM)	40
The burnout enigma solved?	37
The COVID-19 pandemic: one year later – an occupational perspective	36
Decades of workplace health promotion research: marginal gains or a bright future ahead	30
Low-quality employment trajectories and risk of common mental disorders, substance use disorders and suicide attempt: a longitudinal study of the Swedish workforce	29
Occupation and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among 108 960 workers during the first pandemic wave in Germany	28
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	27
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	24
Infection and death by COVID-19 in a cohort of healthcare workers in Mexico	22
Precarious employment and migrant workers’ mental health: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies	21
How effective are organizational-level interventions in improving the psychosocial work environment, health, and retention of workers? A systematic overview of systematic reviews	20
COVID-19 mortality across occupations and secondary risks for elderly individuals in the household: A population register-based study	20
Informal employment, precariousness, and decent work: from research to preventive action	19
Longitudinal changes in proportionate mortality due to COVID-19 by occupation in England and Wales	17
Working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and its longitudinal association with physical activity and sedentary behavior	17
Combined ergonomic exposures and development of musculoskeletal pain in the general working population: A prospective cohort study	17
Perceived job insecurity and risk of suicide and suicide attempts: a study of men and women in the Swedish working population	17
How to assess severe burnout? Cutoff points for the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) based on three European samples	17
Working at home and expectations of being available: effects on perceived work environment, turnover intentions, and health	16
Is job strain associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus? A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies	16

How qualitative studies can strengthen occupational health research	16
Workplace bullying and risk of suicide and suicide attempts: A register-based prospective cohort study of 98 330 participants in Denmark	15
Associations of working conditions and chronic low-grade inflammation among employees: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
The influence of chronic diseases and multimorbidity on entering paid employment among unemployed persons – a longitudinal register-based study	14
Global-, regional- and country-level estimates of the work-related burden of diseases and accidents in 2019	14
Job strain and effort-reward imbalance as risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies	14
Night and shift work and incidence of cerebrovascular disease – a prospective cohort study of healthcare employees in Stockholm	13
Towards a better understanding of work participation among employees with common mental health problems: a systematic realist review	13
Aluminum dust exposure and risk of neurodegenerative diseases in a cohort of male miners in Ontario, Canada	13
Return-to-work rates and predictors of absence duration after COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic	11
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	11
The role of work in suicidal behavior – uncovering priorities for research and prevention	11
How does accelerometry-measured arm elevation at work influence prospective risk of long-term sickness absence?	10
Reducing employee turnover in hospitals: estimating the effects of hypothetical improvements in the psychosocial work environment	10
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	10
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	10
How effective are interventions in optimizing workplace mental health and well-being? A scoping review of reviews and evidence map	10
Exposure to workplace violence and threats and risk of depression: a prospective study	10
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	10
Effect of long work hours and shift work on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels among Korean workers	10
The differentiated roles of health in the transition from work to retirement – conceptual and methodological challenges and avenues for future research	10
Developing a cost-estimation model for work–related stress: An absence-based estimation using data from two Italian case studies	10
The acute effects of working time patterns on fatigue and sleep quality using daily measurements of 6195 observations among 223 shift workers	9
Occupational trajectories of working conditions in Sweden: Development trends in the workforce, 1997–2015	9
An occupational exposure limit for welding fumes is urgently needed	9
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	9
Non-standard employment and mortality in Belgian workers: A census-based investigation	9
Safety incidents associated with extended working hours. A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Occupational risk of COVID-19 related hospital admission in Denmark 2020–2021: a follow-up study	9
Workplace psychosocial resources and risk of cardiovascular disease among employees: a multi-cohort study of 135 669 participants	9
Patterns of working hour characteristics and risk of sickness absence among shift-working hospital employees: a data-mining cohort study	9
Economic evaluation of return-to-work interventions for mental disorder-related sickness absence: two years follow-up of a randomized clinical trial	8
Understanding the impact of psychosocial working conditions on workers’ health: we have come a long way, but are we there yet?	8
Association of managerial position with cardiovascular risk factors: A fixed-effects analysis for Japanese employees	8
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	8
Post-COVID condition or “long COVID”, return-to work, and occupational health research	8
Working life expectancies among individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes over a 30-year period	8
Sexual and gender harassment in Swedish workplaces: A prospective cohort study on implications for long-term sickness absence	7
Changes in melatonin and sex steroid hormone production among men as a result of rotating night shift work – the HORMONIT study	7
Shift work, work time control, and informal caregiving as risk factors for sleep disturbances in an ageing municipal workforce	7
Cancer-related changes and low-to-moderate exposure to welding fumes: A longitudinal study	7
Low-quality employment trajectories and the risk of common mental health disorders among individuals with Swedish and foreign background – a register-based cohort study	7
The contribution of employer characteristics to continued employment of employees with residual work capacity: evidence from register data in The Netherlands	7
Cost and cost-effectiveness of the ‘Stand and Move at Work’ multicomponent intervention to reduce workplace sedentary time and cardiometabolic risk	7