OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Safety Science is 52. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Private entity perspective in cost-benefit analysis of safety interventions for passenger ships and the importance of indirect costs – A critical literature review	181
Facing the “During” phase in crisis management: An incremental adaptive launching process	172
Determinants of inspection failure among trained farm-gate cocoa quality inspectors in Ghana	138
Effectiveness of OHSAS 18001 in reducing accidents at work. A follow-up study of 13,102 workplaces	132
Preservation orientation to safety: linking protectionist managerial motives to worker attitudes and behaviors	116
Exploring the impact of truck traffic on road segment-based severe crash proportion using extensive weigh-in-motion data	109
Modelling a major maritime disaster scenario using the universal modelling framework for sequential decisions	106
Can anyone hear me? Supply chain risks and cross-cutting impacts in the context of earthquakes	105
Coastal tourism under nuclear pollution hazard: The moderating role of spatial distance	102
Exploring the effect of construction workers’ emotion on unsafe behavioral intention: considering the interaction between emotional valence and arousal	96
Investigating the critical building layout features on the wayfinding process by integrating graph theory and virtual reality	93
A general method to combine environmental and life-safety consequences of Arctic ship accidents	90
Analysis of the main components precursors of occupational accidents in the construction industry in Spain (2003–2022)	89
Biogas plants accidents: Analyzing occurrence, severity, and associations between 1990 and 2023	84
A systematic review on roundabout safety incorporating the safety assessment methodologies, data collection techniques, and driver behavior	83
Experimental study of pedestrian movement characteristics on stairways under flooding emergencies	77
Working hour patterns and risk of occupational accidents. An optimal matching analysis in a hospital employee cohort	76
Digital technology enhanced situation awareness for construction safety: Systematic review and future research directions	76
A comparative study of management safety justice in Sub-Sahara Africa	75
Exploring the impact of taboo and stigma on rail suicide prevention in Australasia: A grounded theory and systems analysis approach	75
Risk perception and safety behaviors in high-risk workers: A systematic literature review	74
Systems theoretic accident model and process (STAMP): A literature review	73
Applying evidential reasoning extended SPAR-H modelling to analyse human reliability on crude oil tanker cargo operation	73
Enhanced safety in complex socio-technical systems via safety-in-cohesion	71
Co-creation of risk in evacuation settings A risk governance approach to natural hazards risks	70

Mineworkers’ perspective of fatigue: A study of the Ghanaian mining industry	68
Integrated management of safety and security (IMSS) in the nuclear industry – Organizational culture perspective	68
Explaining unsafe pedestrian road crossing behaviours using a Psychophysics-based gap acceptance model	65
Behavioral and psychophysiological responses of initial pilots in collaboration with an experienced but risky captain: A flight-simulation study based on the social facilitation	65
Validating the polish version of the psychosocial safety climate PSC-12 scale (PSC-12-PL): a multisample and multilevel study	63
The safety actions of surfers in Victoria, Australia: Assessing the impact of water safety and first aid training	63
Editorial Board	60
Incorporating technological acceptance model into safety compliance of construction workers in Australia	60
Occupational health and safety initiatives for different ethical climates: apparel industry in Sri Lanka	59
Editorial Board	59
Safety climate in small construction companies: The relationship with burnout, anxiety, and depression among workers	58
Decoding crash narratives: a comparative evaluation of large language models for accident cause classification	57
Serious and fatal collisions between mobile equipment and pedestrian workers in Quebec: A critical analysis of contributing factors and the Role of proximity detection devices in risk reduction	57
Experimental study on children’s evacuation behaviour under guidance and limited visibility	56
An incident reporting and learning system to understand cycling incident causation in Australia: A 12-month implementation of CRIT	56
Developing an integrated digital delivery framework and workflow guideline for construction safety management in a project delivery system	55
Occupational physical activity and mortality risk among 756 377 adults: A prospective cohort register-based study with 13 years follow-up	55
Causative and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among mine workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis	54
Safety not guaranteed: Investigating employees’ safety performance during a global pandemic	54
Crime prevention through environmental design in public school career and technical education facilities: Principals’ perceptions of security enhancement	53
An improved risk assessment methodology for domino effect considering competing failure-induced performance degradation of active safety barriers	53
A multicriteria approach to integrating occupational safety & health performance and industry systems productivity in the context of aging workforce: A case study	53
Analyst behaviour and team processes during hazard analysis: The development of an observation protocol and initial results from evaluating HAZOP sessions	53
Management practices that promote preventive measures compliance: A comparative analysis between hospital healthcare workers and teachers	52
The effect of risk communication on consumers’ risk perception, risk tolerance and utility of smart and non-smart home appliances	52
Effect of S-shaped guardrails on pedestrian crowd flows in bottleneck areas	52
Integrating diminished quality of life with virtual reality for occupational health and safety training	52