OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics is 4. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Unemployment associated with major depression disorder and depressive symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis	37
A fuzzy ANP–DEMATEL model on faulty behavior risks: implications for improving safety in the workplace	33
Synergetic effect of safety culture and safety climate on safety performance in SMEs: does transformation leadership have a moderating role?	33
Effects of risk factors related to computer use on musculoskeletal pain in office workers	29
Effects of clothing size and air ventilation rate on cooling performance of air ventilation clothing in a warm condition	28
When and why telepressure and technostress creators impair employee well-being	27
Analysis of accidents caused by human factors in the oil and gas industry using the HFACS-OGI framework	23
Improving the prevention of fall from height on construction sites through the combination of technologies	21
Causes of construction injuries: a review	20
Health and safety improvement in construction projects: a lean construction approach	19
Computer vision syndrome, visual ergonomics and amelioration among staff members in a Saudi medical college	18
A review of construction workforce health challenges and strategies in extreme weather conditions	18
SARS-CoV-2 emergency in the workplace: are companies ready to protect their workers? A cross-sectional survey	18
The effect of cooling vests on physiological and perceptual responses: a systematic review	18
Effect of psychosocial safety climate on psychological distress via job resources, work engagement and workaholism: a multilevel longitudinal study	18
What do the different ergonomic interventions accomplish in the workplace? A systematic review	17
Analysis of occupational accidents among nurses working in hospitals based on safety climate and safety performance: a Bayesian network analysis	17
High frequency of digital eye strain and dry eye disease in teleworkers during the coronavirus disease (2019) pandemic	17
Do older workers suffer more workplace injuries? A systematic review	15
Prevalence of mobile device-related musculoskeletal pain among working university students: a cross-sectional study	15
Musculoskeletal pain and its relation to individual and work-related factors: a cross-sectional study among Turkish office workers who work using computers	15
Computer vision syndrome and its associated ergonomic factors among bank workers	14
Relationship between safety measures and human error in the construction industry: working at heights	14
Whole-body vibration exposure of heavy earthmoving machinery operators in surface coal mines: a comparative assessment of transport and non-transport earthmoving equipment operators	14
Prediction of human error probability during the hydrocarbon road tanker loading operation using a hybrid technique of fuzzy sets, Bayesian network and CREAM	13

Participatory ergonomics for the reduction of musculoskeletal exposure of maintenance workers	13
Effect of shift work on working memory, attention and response time in nurses	12
Pilots’ mental workload variation when taking a risk in a flight scenario: a study based on flight simulator experiments	12
The relationship between individual, physical and psychosocial risk factors with musculoskeletal disorders and related disabilities in flight security personnel	12
Occupational and non-occupational risk factors for neck and lower back pain among computer workers: a cross-sectional study	12
Local knowledge of risks associated with artisanal small-scale mining in Ghana	11
Effectiveness of an ergonomics training program on musculoskeletal disorders, job stress, quality of work-life and productivity in office workers: a quasi-randomized control trial study	11
A quantitative study on the mental health of Turkish seafarers	11
Dosimetry analysis of the magnetic field of underground power cables and magnetic field mitigation using an electromagnetic shielding technique	11
Investigating the relationship between job stress, workload and oxidative stress in nurses	11
Correlation analysis of safety climate and construction productivity in South Korea	11
Risk factors of musculoskeletal symptoms among mobile device users during work from home	11
Contributions of safety critical success factors and safety program elements to overall project success	11
Association between duration of coal dust exposure and respiratory impairment in coal miners of West Bengal, India	11
Investigation of office workers’ sitting behaviors in an ergonomically adjusted workstation	10
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among occupational drivers in Mubi, Nigeria	10
Cognitive functions of shift workers: paramedics and firefighters – an electroencephalography study	10
A critical review of the literature on comfort of hearing protection devices: analysis of the comfort measurement variability	10
Standing and sitting postures at work and symptoms of venous insufficiency – results from questionnaires and a Doppler ultrasound study	10
A study of the shift in fatal construction work-related accidents during 2012–2019 in Turkey	10
Modelling journalists’ coping strategies for occupational hazards in their coverage of protests against police brutality (ENDSARS protests) in Nigeria	10
Effect of physical activity intervention on the musculoskeletal health of university student computer users during homestay	10
Safety priority, safety rules, safety participation and safety behaviour: the mediating role of safety training	10
Identifying factors that contribute to structural firefighter heat strain in North America	9
The interplay between servant leadership, psychological safety, trust in a leader and burnout: assessing causal relationships through a three-wave longitudinal study	9
The development and validation of a human factors analysis and classification system for the construction industry	9
Effects of infrasound on health: looking for improvements in housing conditions	9
Traffic climate, driver behaviour and dangerous driving among taxi drivers	9
Work-related factors, cognitive skills, unsafe behavior and safety incident involvement among emergency medical services crew members: relationships and indirect effects	9
On accident causation models, safety training and virtual reality	9
Physiological tests on firefighters whilst using protective clothing	9
An analysis of occupational accidents involving national and international construction workers in Spain using the association rule technique	9
UK university staff experience high levels of sedentary behaviour during work and leisure time	9
Ruminations and occupational stress as predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder and burnout among police officers	8
A fuzzy Bayesian network DEMATEL model for predicting safety behavior	8
A systematic review of work interventions to promote safe patient handling and movement in the healthcare sector	8
Does firefighters’ physical fitness influence their cardiac parasympathetic reactivation? Analysis with post-exercise heart rate variability and ultra-short-term measures	8
Factors influencing safety performance in the construction industry of Saudi Arabia: an exploratory factor analysis	8
Effects of a liquid cooling vest on physiological and perceptual responses while wearing stab-resistant body armor in a hot environment	8
The effect of job security on safety behavior with the moderating role of salary: a structural equation model	8
Quality of work-life among young medical doctors in Poland	8
Cognitive and skill performance of individuals at sitting versus standing workstations: a quasi-experimental study	8
An integrated DEMATEL–ANP approach for identification and prioritization of factors affecting fall from height accidents in the construction industry	8
Structural equation modeling of safety performance based on personality traits, job and organizational-related factors	8
Quantifying self-contained breathing apparatus on physiology and psychological responses during firefighting: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Effect of tonal noise and task difficulty on electroencephalography and cognitive performance	7
Simulation-based assessments of fire emergency preparedness and response in virtual reality	7
Prediction of spontaneous coal combustion tendency using multinomial logistic regression	7
Effects of full body harness design on fall arrest performance	7
Analysis of the relationship between psychological gender and risk perception style and attitudes towards safety in a group of women and men	7

The impact of shift work on the well-being and subjective levels of alertness and sleepiness in firefighters and rescue service workers	7
Classification and quantification of human error in air traffic control: a case study in an airport control tower	7
Identification and evaluation of maintenance error in catalyst replacement using the HEART technique under a fuzzy environment	7
Development and validation of a cognitive model-based novel questionnaire for measuring potential unsafe behaviors of construction workers	7
Role of whole-body vibration exposure and posture of dumper operators in musculoskeletal disorders: a case study in metalliferous mines	7
Development of an algorithm for effective design of respirator half-masks and encapsulated particle filters	6
Factors affecting safety performance in the construction industry: an empirical study using structural equation modelling	6
Occupational ergonomic assessment of hand pain symptoms among Bagh hand block print artisans of the handicraft textile industry in Madhya Pradesh, India	6
Musculoskeletal pain in musicians: prevalence and risk factors – a systematic review	6
Causes and prevention of mobile crane-related accidents in South Korea	6
Analyzing the invisibility angles formed by vehicle blind spots to increase driver’s field of view and traffic safety	6
A scientometric study of unsafe behavior through Web of Science during 1991–2020	6
Occupational exposure of dumper operators to whole-body vibration in opencast coal mines: an approach for risk assessment using a Bayesian network	6
Relationship between authentic leadership, transformational leadership and innovative work behavior: mediating role of innovation climate	6
The effects of safety-specific transformational leadership and active transactional leadership on mindful safety practice adoption in the Chinese petroleum industry	6
Use of a passive lumbar back exoskeleton during a repetitive lifting task: effects on physiologic parameters and intersubject variability	6
Development of an intelligent knowledge base for identification of accident causes based on Fu et al.’s model	6
The effect of educational intervention on promoting safe behaviors in textile workers	6
Moderating effect of psychological well-being on the effect of workplace safety climate on job stress	6
Prevalence of chronic lower back pain in Brazilian military firefighters	6
Evaluation of scapular dyskinesis and ergonomic risk level in office workers	6
Occupational ergonomic assessment of MSDs among the artisans working in the Bagh hand block printing industry in Madhya Pradesh, India	6
Safety climate and risk perception of forestry workers: a case study of motor-manual tree felling in Indonesia	6
Nanosafety: a knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) study among Iranian researchers working in nanotechnology laboratories	5
Analysis of a catastrophic commercial coach crash based on an improved accident causation model: cause classification and lessons learned	5
Risk factors of neck disability in computer-using office workers: a cross-sectional study	5
The effect of positive reinforcement of behavioral-based safety on safety participation in Philippine coal-fired power plant workers: a partial least squares structural equation modeling approach	5
Safety climate and productivity improvement of construction workplaces through the 6S system: mixed-method analysis of 5S and safety integration	5
Expounding the knowledge conversion processes within the occupational safety and health management system (OSH-MS) using concept mapping	5
Influence that job characteristics, personality and burnout have on fatigue in professional drivers	5
Fatigue profile among petrochemical firefighters and its relationship with safety behavior: the moderating and mediating roles of perceived safety climate	5
Investigation of occupational safety in oncology nurses	5
Analysis of chemical engineering curriculum to improve process safety competency	5
Evaluation of the mechanical strength and protective properties of polycarbonate toecaps subjected to repeated impacts simulating workplace conditions	5
Musculoskeletal disorders and related factors in the Colombian orthodontists’ practice	5
Occupational hazards and risks among commercial motorcyclists in the peri-urban city of Lagos, Nigeria	5
Can psychological capital promote safety behaviours? A systematic review	5
Estimation of the risk of work-related accidents for underground hard coal mine workers by logistic regression	5
Research outputs in ergonomics and human factors engineering: a bibliometric and co-word analysis of content and contributions	5
Effect of an education-based workplace intervention (move in office with education) on sedentary behaviour and well-being in desk-based workers: a cluster randomized controlled trial	5
Health problems among Swedish ambulance personnel: long-term risks compared to other professions in Sweden – a longitudinal register study	5
Worker satisfaction with adaptive automation and working conditions: a theoretical model and questionnaire as an assessment tool	5
Presenteeism and productivity loss among nurses	4
Facilitating mindful safety practices among first-line workers in the Chinese petroleum industry through safety management practices and safety motivation	4
Factors influencing health and safety performance at construction sites in Ghana: the perspective of building artisans	4
Epidemiology of respiratory diseases and associated factors among female textile workers in Pakistan	4
Different reflections of the face mask: sleepiness, headache and psychological symptoms	4
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among endoscopic transsphenoidal surgeons: a systematic review of prevalence and ergonomic interventions	4
Hand functionality in dentists: the effect of anthropometric dimensions and specialty	4
Construction safety performance measurement using a leading indicator-based jobsite safety inspection method: case study of a building construction project	4
Effects of human performance improvement and operational learning on organizational safety culture and occupational safety and health management performance	4
Prevalence of mobile device-related lower extremity discomfort: a systematic review	4
Can working at home be a hazard? Ergonomic factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders among teleworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review	4
Assessment of the impact of lifestyle and psychosocial working conditions on older employees’ work ability	4
Occupational health and safety risk assessment using a fuzzy multi-criteria approach in a hospital in Chennai, India	4
Investigating the impacts of working at home among office workers with neck pain on health status, depression and sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
An integrative fuzzy Delphi decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) study on the risk perception-influencing factors	4
Application of a Bayesian network to quantify human reliability in nuclear power plants based on the SPAR-H method	4
Assessment of obstructive and restrictive patterns of lung function among the workers of brick kilns	4
Short-distance versus long-distance deep-seaport container truck drivers’ prevalence and perceived discomfort of musculoskeletal symptoms in the Thailand Eastern Economic Corridor	4
When and for whom organizational identification is more effective in eliciting safety voice: an empirical study from the construction industry perspective	4
Frequency of examination and perceived contribution of factors relating to work-related musculoskeletal disorders of physiotherapists	4
Carcinogenic and health risk assessment of respiratory exposure to acrylonitrile, 1,3-butadiene and styrene in the petrochemical industry using the US Environmental Protection Agency method	4
Application of multiple occupational health risk assessment models in occupation health risk prediction of trichloroethylene in the electroplating and electronics industries	4
Why the government should be blamed for road safety	4
Assessment of working conditions in medical facilities due to noise	4
Assessment of safety culture in the fireworks industry	4
A systematic review of methodologies and techniques for integrating ergonomics into development and assessment of manually operated equipment	4
Relationship between heat loss indexes and physiological indicators of turnout-related heat strain in mild and hot environments	4
The spiritual force of safety: effect of spiritual leadership on employees’ safety performance	4
Occupational lower back pain and associated factors among taxi drivers in Mekelle city, north Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study	4
Association between physical and mental health variables among software professionals working at home: a secondary analysis	4
Accuracy of a markerless motion capture system for postural ergonomic risk assessment in occupational practice	4
Preparation and characterization of flexible laminated composites impregnated with TPU/SiO ₂ for static puncture resistance	4
Understanding factors influencing workers’ unsafe behaviors through social network analysis in the mining industry	4
Measurements and observations of movements at work for warehouse forklift truck operators	4