CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF RESEARCH!

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Online-first articles

Review [online first; 30 April 2026]   pdf
Occupational heat stress and the role of wearable cooling interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis of physiological and perceptual outcomes
Sheth A, Viramgami A, Thakor M, Modi B, Bagepally B, Kar A, Ram E, Dave A, Balachandar R
 
Original article [online first; 30 April 2026]   pdf
Onset of workplace bullying and violence and changes in health-related behaviors: a multi-cohort study
Xu T, Nielsen MB, Clark AJ, Rugulies R, Pentti J, Sørensen JK, Nordentoft M, Westerlund H, Stenholm S, Vahtera J, Madsen IEH, Hansen ÅM, Virtanen M, Knardahl S, Oksanen T, Kivimäki M, Magnusson Hanson LL, Rod NH
 
Original article [online first; 30 April 2026]   pdf
The consequences of changes in exercise habits on work engagement and presenteeism: Evidence from an event-study analysis using Japanese longitudinal data
Kashima R, Takada T, Matsuo T, So R
 
Original article [online first; 20 April 2026]   pdf
Workplace mistreatment and problem drinking among physicians in Sweden: a longitudinal study
Peláez Zuberbuhler J, Strömberg A, Thern E, Landstad BJ, Sjöström M, Brulin E
 
Review [online first; 17 April 2026]   pdf
The demands–control–support work stress model and risk of ischemic heart disease: causal inference based on observational epidemiology
Bonde JP, Skaaby S, Flachs EM, Dollard M, Keyes K, Rosengren A, Mehlum IS, Mikkelsen S
 
Original article [online first; 15 April 2026]   pdf
Permanent night work and risk of injuries: A register-based cohort study using payroll data
Nabe-Nielsen K, Aagaard A, Larsen AD, Nielsen HB, Hansen J, Hansen ÅM, Kolstad HA, Vestergaard JM, Garde AH
 
Original article [online first; 10 April 2026]   pdf
Adaptation across consecutive night shifts at 71°N under Arctic summer daylight and winter darkness: Effects on alertness, sleepiness, and fatigue
Holme AN, Moen LV, Sallinen M, Nilsen KB, Boccara CN, Phillips AJK, Haugen F, Matre D
 
Original article [online first; 9 April 2026]   pdf
Night shift work and risk of total and site-specific cancer: results from a prospective cohort study among Chinese men
Shen Q-M, Li Z-Y, Tan Y-T, Gao L-F, Liu D-K, Li H-L, Yang W-S, Xiang Y-B
 
Editorial [online first; 8 April 2026]
Health and working careers of informal carers – what we know and do not yet (but should) know
Ervasti J, Mikkola TM
 
Original article [online first; 6 April 2026]   pdf
From secondary special needs education to the labor market: latent trajectories and inequalities in employment participation
Ciliacus R, Porru F, Burdorf A, Schuring M
 
Original article [online first; 2 April 2026]   pdf
Evaluating a new voluntary occupational health and safety management system program in the context of a pandemic
Sivaraj LB, Macpherson RA, McLeod CB
 
Review [online first; 2 April 2026]   pdf
Adverse occupational outcome among workers with occupational asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis of influencing factors
Damerau LS, Helm MW, Pieter J, Velasco Garrido M, Harth V, Hoven H, Preisser AM
 
Commentary [online first; 2 March 2026]   pdf
Occupational exposure limits for psychosocial hazards: A promising concept or a premature leap?
Guseva Canu I, van der Molen HF

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
107 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
 
Original article 2024;50(2):73-82   pdf full text
70 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 2023;49(4):293-302   pdf full text
60 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
33 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
 
Review 2023;49(7):453-465   pdf full text
31 citationsOccupational mechanical exposures as risk factor for chronic low-back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jahn A, Andersen JH, Christiansen DH, Seidler A, Dalbøge A
 
Original article 2023;49(7):487-495   pdf full text
23 citationsThe global health and economic impact of low-back pain attributable to occupational ergonomic factors in the working-age population by age, sex, geography in 2019
Chen N, Fong DYT, Wong JYH
 
Discussion paper 2024;50(6):395-405   pdf full text
22 citationsFifty years of research on psychosocial working conditions and health: From promise to practice
Boot CRL, LaMontagne AD, Madsen IEH
 
Original article 2023;49(6):439-448   pdf full text
20 citationsNight and shift work patterns and incidence of type 2 diabetes and hypertension in a prospective cohort study of healthcare employees
Viklund A, Andersson T, Selander J, Kader M, Albin M, Bodin T, Härmä M, Ljungman P, Bigert C
 
Discussion paper 2024;50(4):233-243   pdf full text
19 citationsWorking hours and health – key research topics in the past and future
Härmä M, Kecklund G, Tucker P
 
Discussion paper 2024;50(2):53-60   pdf full text
15 citationsAsbestos and disease – a public health success story?
Järvholm B, Burdorf A

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