Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Aims & Scope

Occupational and Environmental Medicine is an international peer reviewed journal covering current developments in occupational and environmental health worldwide.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine publishes high-quality research relating to the full range of chemical, physical, ergonomic, biological and psychosocial hazards in the workplace and to environmental contaminants and their health effects.

The journal welcomes research aimed at improving the evidence-based practice of occupational and environmental research; including the development and application of novel biological and statistical techniques in addition to evaluation of interventions in controlling occupational and environmental risks.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.1
2024	3.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.338

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	167

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2938

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1193

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The relationship between job satisfaction and health: a meta-analysis

  Citation: 1002

  Authors: E B, M, C L

• PHTHALATES AND HUMAN HEALTH

  Citation: 806

  Authors: R, A M

• Psychosocial factors at work and risk of depression: a systematic review of the epidemiological evidence

  Citation: 690

  Authors: J P E

• Is there an association between shift work and having a metabolic syndrome? Results from a population based study of 27 485 people

  Citation: 664

  Authors: B, A, B

• Nanotoxicology

  Citation: 663

  Authors: K, V, C L, W, P J A

• Half-lives of PFOS, PFHxS and PFOA after end of exposure to contaminated drinking water

  Citation: 648

  Authors: Ying, Tony, Daniel, Kristin, Christian H, Pia, Kristina

• Prevalence of workplace violence against healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 607

  Authors: Jianxin, Yong, Heng, Liqing, Robyn, Kai, Shijiao, Opoku, Hongbin, Chao, Yi, Yuanyuan, Yudi, Tingting, Yawen, Fujian, Zuxun

• Oxidative stress: its role in air pollution and adverse health effects

  Citation: 601

  Authors: Frank J

• Can work make you mentally ill? A systematic meta-review of work-related risk factors for common mental health problems

  Citation: 552

  Authors: Samuel B, Matthew, Sadhbh, Josie S, Leona, Arnstein, Richard A, Helen, Philip B

• Reducing work related psychological ill health and sickness absence: a systematic literature review

  Citation: 542

  Authors: S, S

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