Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Papers
(The TQCC of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Occupation-specific risk estimates for suicide and non-fatal self-harm from a Swedish cohort of male construction workers followed 1987–201865
Fatal occupational injuries in North Carolina, 1992–201748
Differences in total sleep time and heart rate variability between shift types in firefighters36
Occupational noise exposure and maternal pregnancy complications: register-based cohort from urban areas in four Nordic countries30
Habitual exercise, chronic exposure to fine particulate matter and high-sensitivity C reactive protein in Asian adults28
Emergency responders’ return to work after injury/disease sustained during periods of extreme bushfires25
Multilevel approach to individual and organisational predictors of stress and fatigue among healthcare workers of a university hospital: a longitudinal study24
Cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischaemic heart disease in Ontario, Canada workers exposed to diesel engine exhaust23
Exposure to low-dose radiation in occupational settings and ischaemic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Irritant asthma and work: cases from the UK SWORD reporting scheme from 1999 to 201822
Lifelong differences in cancer incidence and mortality between subgroups of similar socioeconomic status in the Royal Norwegian Navy22
Radon and lung cancer in the pooled uranium miners analysis (PUMA): highly exposed early miners and all miners22
Systematic review and meta-analysis of birth weight and perfluorohexane sulfonate exposures: examination of sample timing and study confidence22
High occupational physical activity and its combined effect with leisure-time physical activity on cardiovascular disease and mortality: systematic reviews and meta-analyses22
Correspondence on ‘Demographic, exposure and clinical characteristics in a multinational registry of engineered stone workers with silicosis’ by Huaet al21
Association between prolonged exposure to long working hours and stroke subtypes in the CONSTANCES cohort21
Occupational risk factors for thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: a register-based study of construction workers21
Industry-specific prevalence of elevated blood lead levels among Pennsylvania workers, 2007–201820
Adverse mental health outcomes and alcohol misuse among UK Armed Forces personnel: fourth phase of a 20-year cohort study of military personnel who served during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts20
Associations of cold spells and heat waves with frailty trajectory among older adults: a longitudinal study from the JAGES Study19
Development of crosswalk methodologies for a diesel engine exhaust job-exposure matrix and impacts on lung cancer risk estimates in workers in Ontario, Canada18
Four-year follow-up of surface contamination by antineoplastic drugs in a compounding unit17
Occupational risk assessment: lessons from the MSHA Silica Rule17
Identifying occupational health inequities in the absence of suitable data: are there inequities in access to adequate bathrooms in US workplaces?17
Effectiveness of adding motivational interviewing or a stratified vocational advice intervention to usual case management on return to work for people w16
Correction: Lifetime exposure to rubber dusts, fumes and N-nitrosamines and cancer mortality in a cohort of British rubber workers with 49 years follow-up15
Relationships between combat injury, pain, mobility and post-service employment: the ADVANCE study15
Legionnaires’ disease in transportation, construction and other occupations in 39 US jurisdictions, 2014–201614
Occupational differences in the prevalence and severity of long-COVID: analysis of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey14
Dupuytren’s disease and occupational mechanical exposures: a systematic review and meta-analysis13
Occupational exposure to respirable and inhalable dust and its components in a Nicaraguan sugarcane plantation13
Relationships between asbestos exposure and pleural plaques: dose and time effects using fractional polynomials13
Epidemiology of work-related fall injuries resulting in hospitalisation: individual and work risk factors and severity13
Impact of occupational asthma on health and employment status: a long-term follow-up study13
Work-related asthma symptoms and lung function among workers in the Norwegian salmon processing industry: a cross-sectional study12
Exposure to fibres and risk of pleural mesothelioma in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers cohort12
Magnetic fields from indoor transformer stations and risk of cancer in adults: a cohort study12
Are we underestimating indoor radon exposure in radon priority areas?12
Outbreak of lead poisoning from a civilian indoor firing range in the UK12
Ever and cumulative occupational exposure and lung function decline in longitudinal population-based studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis12
Correction: excess potential years of working life lost in six countries from Latin America and Europe in 2020 and 202111
Associations between sick leave during pregnancy and after childbirth and future labour force participation: a Dutch cohort study11
Finger blood flow (FBF) measurement among vibration-exposed groundskeepers: a pilot study in the southeastern USA11
Occupational exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and follicular lymphoma risk: a family case–control study11
Associations between maternal occupational history and autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in offspring in Denmark11
Peritoneal mesothelioma and asbestos exposure: a population-based case–control study in Italy, 2000–202111
Career duration and later-life health conditions among former professional American-style football players11
Association between maternal occupation as a cleaner/maid/janitor during early pregnancy and selected birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study10
Thin seams and small mines are associated with higher exposures to respirable crystalline silica in US underground coal mines10
Long-term clinical follow-up of irritant-induced occupational asthma10
Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica and incident idiopathic interstitial pneumonias and pulmonary sarcoidosis: a national prospective follow-up study10
Exploring the role of silica exposure in the aetiology of interstitial lung disorders10
COP27 climate change conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world9
Rest, shade, hydration and hygiene for the prevention of kidney injuries and inflammation in a Nicaraguan sugarcane worker cohort9
Increased odds of mortality from non-malignant respiratory disease and lung cancer are highest among US coal miners born after 19399
Occupational physical demands and menstrual cycle irregularities in flight attendants and teachers9
Comparison of factors associated with postpartum depression from two cohorts of nurses: the Korea Nurses’ Health Study and the Nurses’ Health Study 39
Associations between occupational exposure to chromium (VI) and cancers of the oral cavity, small intestine, pancreas, prostate and urinary bladder: systematic review and meta-analyses9
Who tests for lead and why? A 10-year analysis of blood lead screening, follow-up and CNS outcomes in a statewide US healthcare system9
Applying a ‘presumably plausible’ principle in a new one-time financial compensation system for occupational diseases in the Netherlands8
Disparities in death at work: reflections on occupational injury fatality data8
Occupational risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a nationwide register-based study of the Danish workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020–20218
Mental health effects of unemployment and re-employment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies8
Chronic respiratory symptoms following deployment-related occupational and environmental exposures among US veterans8
Relationship between trauma, psychological distress and help-seeking among corrective service workers8
Pulmonary hypertension in patients with pneumoconiosis with progressive massive fibrosis8
Inequalities in NHS staff support among those from ethnic minority and migrant groups during the COVID-19 pandemic8
Diagnostic accuracy of chest X-ray screening for silicosis: a systematic review, meta-analysis and modelling study8
Are state abortion bans an occupational health hazard for obstetrician-gynaecologists? Findings from a multistate qualitative study8
Occupational biomechanical risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome surgery: a prospective cohort study on 203 866 Swedish male construction workers followed for 19 years8
Differences in COVID-19 vaccination coverage by occupation in England: a national linked data study8
Physical activity interventions and musculoskeletal health in surgeons: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
Mild traumatic brain injury caused by workplace violence in a US workers’ compensation system8
Ethnic inequalities among NHS staff in England: workplace experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic7
Effects of consecutive workdays and days off on low back pain, fatigue and stress: prospective cohort study among warehouse and construction workers7
COPD mortality among workers in the construction industry, by occupation: USA, 2021–20227
Poor adherence to dust, noise and safety regulations predict injury rates in underground coal mines7
Effects of a peer coaching intervention for occupational physicians on time allocated to preventive tasks: a cluster randomised controlled trial7
OPERAS decision support system versus manual job coding: a quantitative analysis on coding time and inter-coder reliability7
Effects of work-related electronic communication during non-working hours after work from home and office on fatigue, psychomotor vigilance performance and actigraphic sleep: observational study on in7
Mortality and cancer incidence in a population exposed to TCDD after the Seveso, Italy, accident (1976–2013)7
Firefighter occupational factors and the risk of preterm birth: results from a survey of women firefighters in the USA7
Response to comment by Erren and Morfeld on our paper ‘Night work and breast cancer risk in a cohort of female healthcare employees in Stockholm, Sweden’7
Impact of safety interventions on behavioural changes and blood lead levels in Thai fishnet sinker workers7
Night shift work and risk of colorectal cancer: a prospective cohort study among 56 477 female nurses in the Netherlands7
Estimating the relationship between precarious employment and occupational injury: do the registry data tell the whole story?7
Trends in work-related respiratory diseases attributed to nickel, chromium and cobalt in the UK: descriptive findings from The Health and Occupation Research (THOR) network 1996–20197
Trends in fatal occupational injury rates among older workers before and after the Great Recession of 20087
Lack of association of impaired upper airway sensation with the presence or absence of obstructive sleep apnoea or chronic rhinosinusitis in World Trade Center responders7
Impact of World Trade Center dust exposure on upper-aero digestive tract disorders and sinonasal surgery: findings from patients seen in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Mou7
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