CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF RESEARCH!

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Online-first articles

Original article [online first; 25 June 2026]   pdf
Mental health problems and suicidal behaviors in person-related work: a Swedish register-based cohort study
Pan K-Y, Nevriana A, Blindow K, Almroth M, Kjellberg K, Falkstedt D
 
Original article [online first; 24 June 2026]   pdf
Relative risk and excess fraction of preterm birth across maternal occupation and industry: a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study of employed pregnant women
Andersen AJ, Pedersen M, Hannerz H, Tøttenborg SS, Flachs EM, Bonde JPE, Selander J, Begtrup LM, Sejbaek CS, Hougaard KS
 
Letter to the Editor [online first; 18 June 2026]   pdf
Job strain and ischemic heart disease: the balance of methodological bias and implications for prevention. Response to: Bonde JP et al. The demands–control–support work stress model and risk of ischemic heart disease: causal inference based on observational epidemiology
Lavigne-Robichaud M, Landsbergis P, Brisson C, Sembajwe G, Gilbert-Ouimet M, Li J, Milot A, Trudel X
 
Review [online first; 11 June 2026]   pdf
Employment and working conditions and risk of suicidal behaviors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
Magnusson Hanson LL, Madsen IEH, Blomqvist S, Holmgren R, Sørensen K, Rugulies R
 
Original article [online first; 11 June 2026]   pdf
Association between pesticide use and liver injury: A field study in Taiwan
Liu Y-C, Kuo T-C, Guo H-R
 
Original article [online first; 3 June 2026]   pdf
Large language model exposure and precarious occupations: Unpacking relationships in the Canadian labor force
Jetha A, Liao Q, Smith P, Vu V, Biswas A, Smith B, Vahid Shahidi F
 
Original article [online first; 14 May 2026]   pdf
Multiple maternal occupational exposures during pregnancy and newborn size at birth: analysis of the ELFE cohort, a French longitudinal study of children
Tartaglia M, Jaunas K, Audignon-Durand S, Houot M-T, Turuban M, Roeleveld N, Siemiatycki J, Dufourg MN, Carles C, Pilorget C, Uuksulainen S, Turner MC, Descatha A, Garlantézec R, Delva F
 
Original article [online first; 5 May 2026]   pdf
Labor market participation among patients referred to occupational medicine with low-back pain: a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study
Rønnow MM, Vestergaard JM, Rytter D, Fenger-Grøn M, Willert MV, Andersen JH, Kyndi M
 
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

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
118 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
80 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
 
Review 2023;49(7):453-465   pdf full text
38 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
29 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
28 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
22 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
22 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
17 citationsAsbestos and disease – a public health success story?
Järvholm B, Burdorf A
 
Original article 2023;49(7):496-505   pdf full text
15 citationsTrajectories of psychosocial working conditions and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a Swedish register-based cohort study
Pan K-Y, Almroth M, Nevriana A, Hemmingsson T, Kjellberg K, Falkstedt D
 
Original article 2023;49(8):539-548   pdf full text
15 citationsLong working hours and all-cause mortality in China: A 26-year follow-up study
Huang Y, Xiang Y, Zhou W, Li G, Zhao C, Zhang D, Fang S

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