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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Unemployment associated with major depression disorder and depressive symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis	43
Synergetic effect of safety culture and safety climate on safety performance in SMEs: does transformation leadership have a moderating role?	39
When and why telepressure and technostress creators impair employee well-being	39
A fuzzy ANP–DEMATEL model on faulty behavior risks: implications for improving safety in the workplace	37
Analysis of accidents caused by human factors in the oil and gas industry using the HFACS-OGI framework	30
Health and safety improvement in construction projects: a lean construction approach	25
A review of construction workforce health challenges and strategies in extreme weather conditions	24
Computer vision syndrome, visual ergonomics and amelioration among staff members in a Saudi medical college	22
Occupational and non-occupational risk factors for neck and lower back pain among computer workers: a cross-sectional study	18
Prediction of human error probability during the hydrocarbon road tanker loading operation using a hybrid technique of fuzzy sets, Bayesian network and CREAM	18
Musculoskeletal pain and its relation to individual and work-related factors: a cross-sectional study among Turkish office workers who work using computers	18
High frequency of digital eye strain and dry eye disease in teleworkers during the coronavirus disease (2019) pandemic	16
Computer vision syndrome and its associated ergonomic factors among bank workers	15
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among occupational drivers in Mubi, Nigeria	15
Pilots’ mental workload variation when taking a risk in a flight scenario: a study based on flight simulator experiments	15
A study of the shift in fatal construction work-related accidents during 2012–2019 in Turkey	14
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	14
Contributions of safety critical success factors and safety program elements to overall project success	14
Investigation of office workers’ sitting behaviors in an ergonomically adjusted workstation	13
Dosimetry analysis of the magnetic field of underground power cables and magnetic field mitigation using an electromagnetic shielding technique	12
Safety priority, safety rules, safety participation and safety behaviour: the mediating role of safety training	12
A fuzzy Bayesian network DEMATEL model for predicting safety behavior	12
A quantitative study on the mental health of Turkish seafarers	12
Effect of shift work on working memory, attention and response time in nurses	12
Traffic climate, driver behaviour and dangerous driving among taxi drivers	12

UK university staff experience high levels of sedentary behaviour during work and leisure time	12
Factors influencing safety performance in the construction industry of Saudi Arabia: an exploratory factor analysis	11
Work-related factors, cognitive skills, unsafe behavior and safety incident involvement among emergency medical services crew members: relationships and indirect effects	11
Effects of infrasound on health: looking for improvements in housing conditions	11
The impact of shift work on the well-being and subjective levels of alertness and sleepiness in firefighters and rescue service workers	11
Effect of physical activity intervention on the musculoskeletal health of university student computer users during homestay	11
Musculoskeletal pain in musicians: prevalence and risk factors – a systematic review	11
Relationship between authentic leadership, transformational leadership and innovative work behavior: mediating role of innovation climate	10
The interplay between servant leadership, psychological safety, trust in a leader and burnout: assessing causal relationships through a three-wave longitudinal study	10
An analysis of occupational accidents involving national and international construction workers in Spain using the association rule technique	10
Modelling journalists’ coping strategies for occupational hazards in their coverage of protests against police brutality (ENDSARS protests) in Nigeria	10
Investigating the relationship between job stress, workload and oxidative stress in nurses	10
A systematic review of work interventions to promote safe patient handling and movement in the healthcare sector	10
Risk factors of musculoskeletal symptoms among mobile device users during work from home	10
Accuracy of a markerless motion capture system for postural ergonomic risk assessment in occupational practice	10
A scientometric study of unsafe behavior through Web of Science during 1991–2020	9
Quantifying self-contained breathing apparatus on physiology and psychological responses during firefighting: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Standing and sitting postures at work and symptoms of venous insufficiency – results from questionnaires and a Doppler ultrasound study	9
An integrated DEMATEL–ANP approach for identification and prioritization of factors affecting fall from height accidents in the construction industry	9
Safety climate and productivity improvement of construction workplaces through the 6S system: mixed-method analysis of 5S and safety integration	9
Quality of work-life among young medical doctors in Poland	9
Development and validation of a cognitive model-based novel questionnaire for measuring potential unsafe behaviors of construction workers	9
Safety climate and risk perception of forestry workers: a case study of motor-manual tree felling in Indonesia	9
Prediction of spontaneous coal combustion tendency using multinomial logistic regression	9
Identifying factors that contribute to structural firefighter heat strain in North America	9
Effects of a liquid cooling vest on physiological and perceptual responses while wearing stab-resistant body armor in a hot environment	9
Ruminations and occupational stress as predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder and burnout among police officers	8
Hand functionality in dentists: the effect of anthropometric dimensions and specialty	8
Expounding the knowledge conversion processes within the occupational safety and health management system (OSH-MS) using concept mapping	8
Research outputs in ergonomics and human factors engineering: a bibliometric and co-word analysis of content and contributions	8
Development of an algorithm for effective design of respirator half-masks and encapsulated particle filters	8
Factors affecting safety performance in the construction industry: an empirical study using structural equation modelling	8
Identification and evaluation of maintenance error in catalyst replacement using the HEART technique under a fuzzy environment	8
Simulation-based assessments of fire emergency preparedness and response in virtual reality	8
The effect of job security on safety behavior with the moderating role of salary: a structural equation model	8
Occupational exposure of dumper operators to whole-body vibration in opencast coal mines: an approach for risk assessment using a Bayesian network	8
The effects of safety-specific transformational leadership and active transactional leadership on mindful safety practice adoption in the Chinese petroleum industry	7
Effect of tonal noise and task difficulty on electroencephalography and cognitive performance	7
Role of whole-body vibration exposure and posture of dumper operators in musculoskeletal disorders: a case study in metalliferous mines	7
Effects of patient transfer devices on the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review	7
Occupational ergonomic assessment of MSDs among the artisans working in the Bagh hand block printing industry in Madhya Pradesh, India	6
Development of an intelligent knowledge base for identification of accident causes based on Fu et al.’s model	6
Application of multiple occupational health risk assessment models in occupation health risk prediction of trichloroethylene in the electroplating and electronics industries	6
Influence that job characteristics, personality and burnout have on fatigue in professional drivers	6
Fatigue profile among petrochemical firefighters and its relationship with safety behavior: the moderating and mediating roles of perceived safety climate	6
Can psychological capital promote safety behaviours? A systematic review	6
The effect of emotional intelligence on unsafe behavior of miners: the role of emotional labor strategies and perceived organizational support	6
Construction safety performance measurement using a leading indicator-based jobsite safety inspection method: case study of a building construction project	6
Use of a passive lumbar back exoskeleton during a repetitive lifting task: effects on physiologic parameters and intersubject variability	6
The effect of educational intervention on promoting safe behaviors in textile workers	6

Worker satisfaction with adaptive automation and working conditions: a theoretical model and questionnaire as an assessment tool	6
Presenteeism and productivity loss among nurses	6
A systematic review of methodologies and techniques for integrating ergonomics into development and assessment of manually operated equipment	6
Analysis of chemical engineering curriculum to improve process safety competency	6
Frequency of examination and perceived contribution of factors relating to work-related musculoskeletal disorders of physiotherapists	6
Understanding factors influencing workers’ unsafe behaviors through social network analysis in the mining industry	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
Occupational ergonomic assessment of hand pain symptoms among Bagh hand block print artisans of the handicraft textile industry in Madhya Pradesh, India	6
Assessment of obstructive and restrictive patterns of lung function among the workers of brick kilns	6
Occupational lower back pain and associated factors among taxi drivers in Mekelle city, north Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study	6
Estimation of the risk of work-related accidents for underground hard coal mine workers by logistic regression	5
Improving healthy work culture measures using participatory ergonomic interventions	5
Psychological decision-making process of construction worker safety behavior: an agent-based simulation approach	5
Impact analysis of behavior of front-line managers on employee safety behavior by integrating interpretive structural modeling and Bayesian network	5
The correction of clothing insulation and ergonomic design through 3D CAD reverse engineering	5
Effects of human performance improvement and operational learning on organizational safety culture and occupational safety and health management performance	5
How can proactive personality affect cabin attendants’ safety behaviors? The moderating roles of social support and safety climate	5
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	5
Musculoskeletal complications of hand–arm vibration syndrome among tyre shop workers in Kelantan, Malaysia	5
Factors influencing health and safety performance at construction sites in Ghana: the perspective of building artisans	5
Different reflections of the face mask: sleepiness, headache and psychological symptoms	5
Short-distance versus long-distance deep-seaport container truck drivers’ prevalence and perceived discomfort of musculoskeletal symptoms in the Thailand Eastern Economic Corridor	5
The mediator role of well-being in the effect of COVID-19 anxiety on occupational commitment: research in the aviation sector	5
Variables that predict burnout in professional drivers	5
Measurements and observations of movements at work for warehouse forklift truck operators	5
Assessment of working conditions in medical facilities due to noise	5
Nanosafety: a knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) study among Iranian researchers working in nanotechnology laboratories	5
Exploring construction workers’ brain connectivity during hazard recognition: a cognitive psychology perspective	5
Investigation of occupational safety in oncology nurses	5
Development of the postural habits and awareness scale: a reliability and validity study	5
Application of a Bayesian network to quantify human reliability in nuclear power plants based on the SPAR-H method	5
Effects of handle characteristics of manual hand tools on maximal torque exertions: a literature review	5
Prevalence of mobile device-related lower extremity discomfort: a systematic review	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
Evaluating the potential severity of biogas toxic release, fire and explosion: consequence modeling of biogas dispersion in a large urban treatment plant	5
Facilitating mindful safety practices among first-line workers in the Chinese petroleum industry through safety management practices and safety motivation	5
Risk factors of neck disability in computer-using office workers: a cross-sectional study	5
Visual ergonomics, performance and the mediating role of eye discomfort: a structural equation modelling approach	4
Personality and impulsivity as antecedents of occupational health in the construction industry	4
When and for whom organizational identification is more effective in eliciting safety voice: an empirical study from the construction industry perspective	4
Effect of safety harness design on the pressures exerted on the user’s body in the state of its suspension	4
The mediating effect of workers’ situation awareness on the relationship between work-related factors and human error: a path analysis approach	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
Human error identification and risk prioritization in LPG unloading operations	4
Accidents and injuries in workers of iron and steel industry in West Bengal, India: Prevalence and associated risk factors	4
Why the government should be blamed for road safety	4
Behavioral safety compliance in an interdependent mining environment: supervisor communication, procedural justice and the mediating role of coworker communication	4
Association between sleep disorders and shift work: a prospective cohort study in the Chinese petroleum industry	4
The impact of empowerment and technology on safety behavior: evidence from mining companies	4
Investigating the prevalence of hearing loss and its related factors in professional drivers in Shahroud city, Iran	4
The spiritual force of safety: effect of spiritual leadership on employees’ safety performance	4
The association between commuting, mood and job performance: the structural equation modelling approach	4
Musculoskeletal disorders and risk factors among heavy load carriers in Yaounde city, Cameroon	4
Association between physical and mental health variables among software professionals working at home: a secondary analysis	4
Preparation and characterization of flexible laminated composites impregnated with TPU/SiO ₂ for static puncture resistance	4
Longer working hours and musculoskeletal pain: a meta-analysis	4
Compassion fatigue in nurses caring for chronic diseases	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
Musculoskeletal disorders and related factors in the Colombian orthodontists’ practice	4
Gender differences in associating musculoskeletal complaints, housework, electronic device usage and physical exercise for administrative workers	4
Investigating human error in Iran’s copper mines using the CREAM based on human cognitive reliability analysis	4
Comparing interventions to reduce boredom in a low mental workload environment	4
The effect of veiling luminance on the disability glare of car headlamps designed in Iran	4
Relationship between heat loss indexes and physiological indicators of turnout-related heat strain in mild and hot environments	4
An integrative fuzzy Delphi decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) study on the risk perception-influencing factors	4
Musculoskeletal system disorders among surgical nurses related to the health industry in northwestern Turkey: a cross-sectional study	4
Effect of work experience and upper-limb muscle activity on grip strength of manual workers	4
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	4
The effect of the menstrual cycle on the sense of touch, grip strength and manual dexterity of dental students	4
Cause analysis of unsafe acts of pilots in general aviation accidents in China with a focus on management and organizational factors	4
Ergonomic and psychosocial risks related to musculoskeletal problems among Brazilian labor judges in telework during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Identifying low-quality patterns in accident reports from textual data	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
The effect of empowering leadership on miners’ unsafe behavior: a cross-level chain mediation model	4
A global review of implementation of occupational safety and health management systems for the period 1970–2020	4
Evaluation of occupational health and safety risk factors in Turkish marine fish hatcheries	4