CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF RESEARCH!

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Online-first articles

Original article [online first; 18 June 2025]   pdf
Productivity changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated risk factors
Dalla Riva GMS, van Zon SKR, Ots P, van den Berg G; Lifelines Corona Research Initiative, Brouwer S, van Ooijen R
 
Review [online first; 6 June 2025]   pdf
The effects of prenatal psychosocial work stress on adverse pregnancy outcomes: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
Admas, Teoh AN, Chonu K
 
Original article [online first; 28 May 2025]   pdf
The impact of telework allowance and utilization on physiological and perceived stress among Swedish white-collar workers
Januario LB, Heiden M, Mathiassen SE, Bergström G, Hallman DM
 
Short communication [online first; 22 May 2025]   pdf
Capturing occupational risk of airborne disease: An international job-exposure matrix based on five exposure factors
Oude Hengel KM, Peters S, Stokholm ZA, Burdorf A, Pronk A, Kolstad HA, van Tongeren M, Basinas I, Schlünssen V
 
Original article [online first; 12 May 2025]   pdf
Workplace violence and fear of violence: an assessment of prevalence across industrial sectors and its mental health effects
Gash V, Blom N
 
Short communication [online first; 6 May 2025]   pdf
Detailed mapping of mesothelioma cases in Denmark to identify areas with elevated risk: a nationwide population-based study
Christensen HS, Jensen RH, Nielsen LH, Bertelsen LD, Teglgaard C, Bønløkke JH, Severinsen MT, Bøgsted M
 
Original article [online first; 24 April 2025]   pdf
Comparison of sedentary time, number of steps and sit-to-stand-transitions of desk-based workers in different office environments including working from home: analysis of quantitative accelerometer data from the cross-sectional part of the SITFLEX Study
Sauter M, Backé E, Pfab C, Prigge M, Brendler C, Liebers F, von Löwis P, Pfeiffer A, Papenfuss F, Hegewald J
 
Author's reply [online first; 24 April 2025]   pdf
Response to Drs. Igor Burstyn and George Luta’s letter: Advice on better utilization of validation data to adjust odds ratios for differential exposure misclassification (recall bias)
Kolstad HA, Vestergaard JM, Bonde JP, Costello S, Dalbøge A, Hansen ÅM, Larsen AD, Garde AH
 
Letter to the Editor [online first; 24 April 2025]   pdf
Advice on better utilization of validation data to adjust odds ratios for differential exposure misclassification (recall bias)
Burstyn I, Luta G
 
Original article [online first; 21 April 2025]   pdf
Gender differences in work–family conflict and mental health of Swedish workers by childcare responsibilities: findings from the SLOSH cohort study
Taouk Y, King T, Leineweber C, Churchill B, Ruppanner L, Hanson LM
 
Original article [online first; 10 April 2025]   pdf
Could work-related muscle activity explain sex differences in neck pain? A meta-analysis of a pooled dataset
Koch M, Lunde L-K, Forsman M, Andersen LL, Jakobsen MD, Brandt M, Enquist H, Sjøgaard G, Søgaard K, Fan X, Veiersted KB
 
Original article [online first; 8 April 2025]   pdf
Effectiveness of short active breaks for reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity among Japanese office workers: one-year quasi-experimental study
Kitano N, Jindo T, Yoshiba K, Yamaguchi D, Fujii Y, Wakaba K, Maruo K, Kai Y, Arao T
 
Review [online first; 6 April 2025]   pdf
Night-shift work and susceptibility to infectious diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Loef B, Bosma E, van Kerkhof LWM, Proper KI, van Baarle D, Dollé MET
 
Review [online first; 30 March 2025]   pdf
Shift workers’ experiences and views of sleep disturbance, fatigue and healthy behaviors: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis
Benton JS, Lee CL, Long HA, Sugavanam T, Holmes L, Keane A, Thurley N, Kyle S, Ray D, French DP
 
Review [online first; 18 March 2025]   pdf
Effectiveness of leader-targeted stress management interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Dannheim I, Ludwig-Walz H, Kirsch H, Bujard M, Buyken AE, Richardson KM, Kroke A

Recent most cited articles in Scopus

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

Review 2023;49(5):315-329   pdf full text
53 citationsHow effective are organizational-level interventions in improving the psychosocial work environment, health, and retention of workers? A systematic overview of systematic reviews
Aust B, Møller JL, Nordentoft M, Frydendall KB, Bengtsen E, Jensen AB, Garde AH, Kompier M, Semmer N, Rugulies R, Jaspers SØ
 
Review 2022;48(5):327-350   pdf full text
44 citationsPrecarious employment and migrant workers’ mental health: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies
Koseoglu Ornek O, Waibel J, Wullinger P, Weinmann T
 
Original article 2024;50(2):73-82   pdf full text
39 citationsGlobal-, regional- and country-level estimates of the work-related burden of diseases and accidents in 2019
Takala J, Hämäläinen P, Sauni R, Nygård C-H, Gagliardi D, Neupane S
 
Original article 2022;48(6):446-456   pdf full text
38 citationsOccupation and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among 108 960 workers during the first pandemic wave in Germany
Reuter M, Rigó M, Formazin M, Liebers F, Latza U, Castell S, Jöckel K-H, Greiser KH, Michels KB, Krause G, Albrecht S, Öztürk I, Kuss O, Berger K, Lampl BMJ, Leitzmann M, Zeeb H, Starke KR, Schipf S, Meinke-Franze C, Ahrens W, Seidler A, Klee B, Pischon T, Deckert A, Schmidt B, Mikolajczyk R, Karch A, Bohn B, Brenner H, Holleczek B, Dragano N
 
Original article 2023;49(4):293-302   pdf full text
33 citationsHow to assess severe burnout? Cutoff points for the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) based on three European samples
Schaufeli WB, De Witte H, Hakanen JJ, Kaltiainen J, Kok R
 
Review 2023;49(4):235-248   pdf full text
23 citationsHow effective are interventions in optimizing workplace mental health and well-being? A scoping review of reviews and evidence map
Waddell A, Kunstler B, Lennox A, Pattuwage L, Grundy EAC, Tsering D, Olivier P, Bragge P
 
Original article 2022;48(5):380-390   pdf full text
22 citationsWorking from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and its longitudinal association with physical activity and sedentary behavior
Loef B, van Oostrom SH, van der Noordt M; Lifelines Corona Research initiative, Proper KI
 
Original article 2022;48(8):611-620   pdf full text
22 citationsLongitudinal changes in proportionate mortality due to COVID-19 by occupation in England and Wales
Cherrie M, Rhodes S, Wilkinson J, Mueller W, Nafilyan V, Van Tongeren M, Pearce N
 
Original article 2022;48(6):425-434   pdf full text
21 citationsWorkplace bullying and risk of suicide and suicide attempts: A register-based prospective cohort study of 98 330 participants in Denmark
Conway PM, Erlangsen A, Grynderup MB, Clausen T, Rugulies R, Bjorner JB, Burr H, Francioli L, Garde AH, Hansen ÅM, Hanson LM, Kirchheiner-Rasmussen J, Kristensen TS, Mikkelsen EG, Stenager E, Thorsen SV, Villadsen E, Høgh A
 
Original article 2022;48(6):457-467   pdf full text
20 citationsChanges in occupational well-being during COVID-19: the impact of age, gender, education, living alone, and telework in a Finnish four-wave population sample
Kaltiainen J, Hakanen J

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