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Online-first articles

Review [online first; 15 September 2021]   pdf
Associations of working conditions and chronic low-grade inflammation among employees: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kaltenegger HC, Becker L, Rohleder N, Nowak D, Weigl M
 
Original article [online first; 14 September 2021]   pdf
Job dissatisfaction as a predictor of poor health among middle-aged workers: a 14-wave mixed model analysis in Japan
Oshio T
 
Original article [online first; 3 September 2021]   pdf
Exposure to workplace violence and threats and risk of depression: a prospective study
Rudkjoebing LA, Hansen ÅM, Rugulies R, Kolstad H, Bonde JP
 
Editorial [online first; 3 September 2021]   pdf
Understanding the impact of psychosocial working conditions on workers’ health: we have come a long way, but are we there yet?
Madsen IEH, Rugulies R
 
Original article [online first; 31 August 2021]   pdf
Working from home: mismatch between access and need in relation to work–home interference and fatigue
de Wind A, Beckers DGJ, Nijp HH, Hooftman W, de Boer AGEM, Geurts SAE
 
Discussion paper [online first; 25 August 2021]   pdf
Working life, health and well-being of parents: a joint effort to uncover hidden treasures in European birth cohorts
Ubalde-Lopez M, Garani-Papadatos T, Scelo G, Casas M, Lissåker C, Peters S, Nohr EA, Albin M, Lucas R, Papantoniou K, Polańska K, Ramlau-Hansen CH, Šarac J, Selander J, Skröder H, Vasileiou E, Kogevinas M, Bültmann U, Mehlum IS, Maule M
 
Original article [online first; 16 August 2021]   pdf
Are resident handlings in eldercare wards associated with musculoskeletal pain and sickness absence among the workers? A prospective study based on onsite observations
Januario LB, Mathiassen SE, Stevens ML, Holtermann A, Bergström G, Rugulies R, Karstad K, Hallman DM
 
Original article [online first; 16 August 2021]   pdf
Low-quality employment trajectories and risk of common mental disorders, substance use disorders and suicide attempt: a longitudinal study of the Swedish workforce
Jonsson J, Muntaner C, Bodin T, Alderling M, Balogh R, Burström B, Davis L, Gunn V, Hemmingsson T, Julià M, Kjellberg K, Kreshpaj B, Orellana C, Padrosa E, Wegman DH, Matilla-Santander N
 
Original article [online first; 7 August 2021]   pdf
Workplace environment around physicians’ burnout: A qualitative study in French hospitals
Sibeoni J, Bellon-Champel L, Verneuil L, Siaugues C, Revah-Levy A, Farges O
 
Original article [online first; 23 June 2021]   pdf
Aluminum dust exposure and risk of neurodegenerative diseases in a cohort of male miners in Ontario, Canada
Zeng X, MacLeod J, Berriault C, DeBono NL, Arrandale VH, Harris AM, Demers PA
 
Original article [online first; 8 June 2021]   pdf
Working life expectancies among individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes over a 30-year period
Nexø MA, Pedersen J, Cleal B, Andersen I, Bjørner JB
 
Review [online first; 27 May 2021]   pdf
Psychosocial work exposures and health outcomes: a meta-review of 72 literature reviews with meta-analysis
Niedhammer I, Bertrais S, Witt K

Recent most cited articles in Scopus

The following list includes most cited articles published during the previous 36 months.

Editorial 2020;46(3):229-230   pdf full text
69 citationsThe COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic: consequences for occupational health
Burdorf A, Porru F, Rugulies R
 
Review 2019;45(5):429-443   pdf full text
44 citationsPrecarious employment and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
Rönnblad T, Grönholm E, Jonsson J, Koranyi I, Orellana C, Kreshpaj B, Chen L, Stockfelt L, Bodin T
 
Review 2019;45(1):7-21   pdf full text
43 citationsThe effect of shift work on eating habits: a systematic review
Souza RV, Sarmento RA, de Almeida JC, Canuto R
 
Review 2019;45(3):217-238   pdf full text
29 citationsCurrent state of knowledge on the health effects of engineered nanomaterials in workers: a systematic review of human studies and epidemiological investigations
Schulte PA, Leso V, Niang M, Iavicoli I
 
Review 2019;45(6):546-559   pdf full text
27 citationsThe effectiveness of workplace health promotion interventions on physical and mental health outcomes – a systematic review of reviews
Proper KI, van Oostrom SH
 
Original article 2019;45(1):33-41   pdf full text
26 citationsA randomized controlled multicenter trial of individual placement and support for patients with moderate-to-severe mental illness
Reme SE, Monstad K, Fyhn T, Sveinsdottir V, Løvvik C, Lie SA, Øverland S
 
Review 2020;46(3):235-247   pdf full text
26 citationsWhat is precarious employment? A systematic review of definitions and operationalizations from quantitative and qualitative studies
Kreshpaj B, Orellana C, Burström B, Davis L, Hemmingsson T, Johansson G, Kjellberg K, Jonsson J, Wegman DH, Bodin T
 
Discussion paper 2019;45(1):90-97   pdf full text
21 citationsPromoting health and physical capacity during productive work: the Goldilocks Principle
Holtermann A, Mathiassen SE, Straker L
 
Review 2019;45(2):114-125   pdf full text
16 citationsThe contribution of work and lifestyle factors to socioeconomic inequalities in self-rated health ‒ a systematic review
Dieker ACM, IJzelenberg W, Proper KI, Burdorf A, Ket JCF, van der Beek AJ, Hulsegge G
 
Review 2019;45(6):560-576   pdf full text
16 citationsEffectiveness of occupational e-mental health interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Phillips EA, Gordeev VS, Schreyögg J