National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Short name

NIOSH

Country, city

USA, Washington D.C.

0502a2655

Organization website

Publications

9 226

Citations

275 873

h-index

179

Top-3 journals

American Journal of Industrial Medicine (700 publications)

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (407 publications)

AIHAJ (345 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2739 publications)

West Virginia University (917 publications)

University of Cincinnati (275 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

International Agency for Research on Cancer (62 publications)

Karolinska Institute (49 publications)

University of Toronto (40 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Field of science

Countries

Found

Since 1971

Total publications

9226

Total citations

275873

Citations per publication

29.9

Average publications per year

167.75

Average authors per publication

5.39

h-index

179

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 3432, 37.2% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3432 publications, 37.2%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 977, 10.59% General Medicine 977 publications, 10.59%
Toxicology	Toxicology, 953, 10.33% Toxicology 953 publications, 10.33%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 845, 9.16% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 845 publications, 9.16%
Epidemiology	Epidemiology, 416, 4.51% Epidemiology 416 publications, 4.51%
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality	Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, 394, 4.27% Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 394 publications, 4.27%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 370, 4.01% Biochemistry 370 publications, 4.01%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 348, 3.77% Molecular Biology 348 publications, 3.77%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 340, 3.69% General Chemistry 340 publications, 3.69%
Human Factors and Ergonomics	Human Factors and Ergonomics, 282, 3.06% Human Factors and Ergonomics 282 publications, 3.06%
Pollution	Pollution, 273, 2.96% Pollution 273 publications, 2.96%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 263, 2.85% Immunology and Allergy 263 publications, 2.85%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 246, 2.67% Cell Biology 246 publications, 2.67%
Immunology	Immunology, 243, 2.63% Immunology 243 publications, 2.63%
Genetics	Genetics, 237, 2.57% Genetics 237 publications, 2.57%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 234, 2.54% Pharmacology 234 publications, 2.54%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine	Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 230, 2.49% Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 230 publications, 2.49%
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology	Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, 207, 2.24% Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology 207 publications, 2.24%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 196, 2.12% Mechanical Engineering 196 publications, 2.12%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 190, 2.06% General Materials Science 190 publications, 2.06%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 186, 2.02% Environmental Chemistry 186 publications, 2.02%
Control and Systems Engineering	Control and Systems Engineering, 166, 1.8% Control and Systems Engineering 166 publications, 1.8%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 165, 1.79% Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 165 publications, 1.79%
Oncology	Oncology, 159, 1.72% Oncology 159 publications, 1.72%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 154, 1.67% General Environmental Science 154 publications, 1.67%
Acoustics and Ultrasonics	Acoustics and Ultrasonics, 145, 1.57% Acoustics and Ultrasonics 145 publications, 1.57%
Clinical Biochemistry	Clinical Biochemistry, 139, 1.51% Clinical Biochemistry 139 publications, 1.51%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 139, 1.51% Infectious Diseases 139 publications, 1.51%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 133, 1.44% Cancer Research 133 publications, 1.44%
Physiology (medical)	Physiology (medical), 127, 1.38% Physiology (medical) 127 publications, 1.38%
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Journals

Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2026, 21.96% Elsevier 2026 publications, 21.96%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1586, 17.19% Taylor & Francis 1586 publications, 17.19%
Wiley	Wiley, 1175, 12.74% Wiley 1175 publications, 12.74%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 782, 8.48% Springer Nature 782 publications, 8.48%
SAGE	SAGE, 412, 4.47% SAGE 412 publications, 4.47%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 368, 3.99% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 368 publications, 3.99%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 341, 3.7% Oxford University Press 341 publications, 3.7%
BMJ	BMJ, 262, 2.84% BMJ 262 publications, 2.84%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 143, 1.55% American Chemical Society (ACS) 143 publications, 1.55%
National Institute of Industrial Health	National Institute of Industrial Health, 143, 1.55% National Institute of Industrial Health 143 publications, 1.55%
MDPI	MDPI, 134, 1.45% MDPI 134 publications, 1.45%
Environmental Health Perspectives	Environmental Health Perspectives, 127, 1.38% Environmental Health Perspectives 127 publications, 1.38%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)	Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 115, 1.25% Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 115 publications, 1.25%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 112, 1.21% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 112 publications, 1.21%
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers	Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, 107, 1.16% Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 107 publications, 1.16%
American Public Health Association	American Public Health Association, 80, 0.87% American Public Health Association 80 publications, 0.87%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 77, 0.83% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 77 publications, 0.83%
American Thoracic Society	American Thoracic Society, 69, 0.75% American Thoracic Society 69 publications, 0.75%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 56, 0.61% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 56 publications, 0.61%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 55, 0.6% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 55 publications, 0.6%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 44, 0.48% Cambridge University Press 44 publications, 0.48%
Japan Ergonomics Society	Japan Ergonomics Society, 41, 0.44% Japan Ergonomics Society 41 publications, 0.44%
Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office	Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office, 40, 0.43% Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office 40 publications, 0.43%
Japan Society for Occupational Health	Japan Society for Occupational Health, 39, 0.42% Japan Society for Occupational Health 39 publications, 0.42%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 36, 0.39% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 36 publications, 0.39%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 34, 0.37% Frontiers Media S.A. 34 publications, 0.37%
American Physiological Society	American Physiological Society, 33, 0.36% American Physiological Society 33 publications, 0.36%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 32, 0.35% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 32 publications, 0.35%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 31, 0.34% Mary Ann Liebert 31 publications, 0.34%
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), 29, 0.31% American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) 29 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2739, 29.69% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2739 publications, 29.69%
West Virginia University	West Virginia University, 917, 9.94% West Virginia University 917 publications, 9.94%
University of Cincinnati	University of Cincinnati, 275, 2.98% University of Cincinnati 275 publications, 2.98%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 165, 1.79% Harvard University 165 publications, 1.79%
National Cancer Institute	National Cancer Institute, 149, 1.62% National Cancer Institute 149 publications, 1.62%
University of Pittsburgh	University of Pittsburgh, 134, 1.45% University of Pittsburgh 134 publications, 1.45%
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 129, 1.4% National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 129 publications, 1.4%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York	University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 119, 1.29% University at Buffalo, State University of New York 119 publications, 1.29%
University of Iowa	University of Iowa, 109, 1.18% University of Iowa 109 publications, 1.18%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 106, 1.15% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 106 publications, 1.15%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 100, 1.08% Johns Hopkins University 100 publications, 1.08%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 88, 0.95% University of Washington 88 publications, 0.95%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 77, 0.83% University of California, San Francisco 77 publications, 0.83%
Emory University	Emory University, 71, 0.77% Emory University 71 publications, 0.77%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 70, 0.76% Pennsylvania State University 70 publications, 0.76%
University of Kentucky	University of Kentucky, 70, 0.76% University of Kentucky 70 publications, 0.76%
New York University	New York University, 67, 0.73% New York University 67 publications, 0.73%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 65, 0.7% University of Michigan 65 publications, 0.7%
International Agency for Research on Cancer	International Agency for Research on Cancer, 62, 0.67% International Agency for Research on Cancer 62 publications, 0.67%
University of Illinois at Chicago	University of Illinois at Chicago, 59, 0.64% University of Illinois at Chicago 59 publications, 0.64%
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus	University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 57, 0.62% University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 57 publications, 0.62%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 53, 0.57% Ohio State University 53 publications, 0.57%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 53, 0.57% Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 53 publications, 0.57%
Yale University	Yale University, 52, 0.56% Yale University 52 publications, 0.56%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 52, 0.56% University of California, Berkeley 52 publications, 0.56%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 52, 0.56% University of Minnesota 52 publications, 0.56%
Michigan State University	Michigan State University, 50, 0.54% Michigan State University 50 publications, 0.54%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 49, 0.53% Karolinska Institute 49 publications, 0.53%
University of New Mexico	University of New Mexico, 49, 0.53% University of New Mexico 49 publications, 0.53%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 48, 0.52% University of California, Los Angeles 48 publications, 0.52%
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With foreign organizations

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70
International Agency for Research on Cancer	International Agency for Research on Cancer, 62, 0.67% International Agency for Research on Cancer 62 publications, 0.67%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 49, 0.53% Karolinska Institute 49 publications, 0.53%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 40, 0.43% University of Toronto 40 publications, 0.43%
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health	Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, 35, 0.38% Finnish Institute of Occupational Health 35 publications, 0.38%
Pompeu Fabra University	Pompeu Fabra University, 33, 0.36% Pompeu Fabra University 33 publications, 0.36%
University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan	University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan, 30, 0.33% University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan 30 publications, 0.33%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 28, 0.3% Université de Montréal 28 publications, 0.3%
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública	Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, 26, 0.28% Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública 26 publications, 0.28%
National Institute for Environmental Studies	National Institute for Environmental Studies, 24, 0.26% National Institute for Environmental Studies 24 publications, 0.26%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 24, 0.26% University of Tokyo 24 publications, 0.26%
University of Calgary	University of Calgary, 23, 0.25% University of Calgary 23 publications, 0.25%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 22, 0.24% Utrecht University 22 publications, 0.24%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 21, 0.23% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 21 publications, 0.23%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 17, 0.18% University of Sydney 17 publications, 0.18%
Tokyo Denki University	Tokyo Denki University, 17, 0.18% Tokyo Denki University 17 publications, 0.18%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 16, 0.17% University of the Witwatersrand 16 publications, 0.17%
Nagoya University	Nagoya University, 16, 0.17% Nagoya University 16 publications, 0.17%
Tohoku University	Tohoku University, 16, 0.17% Tohoku University 16 publications, 0.17%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 16, 0.17% Amsterdam University Medical Center 16 publications, 0.17%
Kyushu University	Kyushu University, 16, 0.17% Kyushu University 16 publications, 0.17%
University of Ottawa	University of Ottawa, 16, 0.17% University of Ottawa 16 publications, 0.17%
University of Gothenburg	University of Gothenburg, 15, 0.16% University of Gothenburg 15 publications, 0.16%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 15, 0.16% University of Oslo 15 publications, 0.16%
Monash University	Monash University, 15, 0.16% Monash University 15 publications, 0.16%
Concordia University	Concordia University, 15, 0.16% Concordia University 15 publications, 0.16%
Danish Cancer Society	Danish Cancer Society, 14, 0.15% Danish Cancer Society 14 publications, 0.15%
Shinshu University	Shinshu University, 14, 0.15% Shinshu University 14 publications, 0.15%
Ningbo University	Ningbo University, 13, 0.14% Ningbo University 13 publications, 0.14%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 13, 0.14% University of Queensland 13 publications, 0.14%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 13, 0.14% National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology 13 publications, 0.14%
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With other countries

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Japan	Japan, 302, 3.27% Japan 302 publications, 3.27%
Canada	Canada, 235, 2.55% Canada 235 publications, 2.55%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 176, 1.91% United Kingdom 176 publications, 1.91%
China	China, 158, 1.71% China 158 publications, 1.71%
Germany	Germany, 100, 1.08% Germany 100 publications, 1.08%
France	France, 100, 1.08% France 100 publications, 1.08%
Sweden	Sweden, 93, 1.01% Sweden 93 publications, 1.01%
Italy	Italy, 90, 0.98% Italy 90 publications, 0.98%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 90, 0.98% Republic of Korea 90 publications, 0.98%
Australia	Australia, 89, 0.96% Australia 89 publications, 0.96%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 87, 0.94% Netherlands 87 publications, 0.94%
Spain	Spain, 69, 0.75% Spain 69 publications, 0.75%
Finland	Finland, 67, 0.73% Finland 67 publications, 0.73%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 50, 0.54% Switzerland 50 publications, 0.54%
Denmark	Denmark, 47, 0.51% Denmark 47 publications, 0.51%
South Africa	South Africa, 38, 0.41% South Africa 38 publications, 0.41%
Mexico	Mexico, 35, 0.38% Mexico 35 publications, 0.38%
Norway	Norway, 35, 0.38% Norway 35 publications, 0.38%
Russia	Russia, 31, 0.34% Russia 31 publications, 0.34%
Brazil	Brazil, 25, 0.27% Brazil 25 publications, 0.27%
Belgium	Belgium, 24, 0.26% Belgium 24 publications, 0.26%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 24, 0.26% New Zealand 24 publications, 0.26%
India	India, 22, 0.24% India 22 publications, 0.24%
Thailand	Thailand, 20, 0.22% Thailand 20 publications, 0.22%
Poland	Poland, 17, 0.18% Poland 17 publications, 0.18%
Israel	Israel, 16, 0.17% Israel 16 publications, 0.17%
Turkey	Turkey, 15, 0.16% Turkey 15 publications, 0.16%
Austria	Austria, 14, 0.15% Austria 14 publications, 0.15%
Ireland	Ireland, 13, 0.14% Ireland 13 publications, 0.14%
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We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1971 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.

Science degree

Academy membership

Research interests

Skills

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American Journal of Industrial Medicine	American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 700, 7.59% American Journal of Industrial Medicine 700 publications, 7.59%
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene	Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 407, 4.41% Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 407 publications, 4.41%
AIHAJ	AIHAJ, 345, 3.74% AIHAJ 345 publications, 3.74%
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine	Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 235, 2.55% Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 235 publications, 2.55%
Occupational and Environmental Medicine	Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 224, 2.43% Occupational and Environmental Medicine 224 publications, 2.43%
Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene	Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 148, 1.6% Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 148 publications, 1.6%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 115, 1.25% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 115 publications, 1.25%
Environmental Health Perspectives	Environmental Health Perspectives, 114, 1.24% Environmental Health Perspectives 114 publications, 1.24%
Journal of Safety Research	Journal of Safety Research, 112, 1.21% Journal of Safety Research 112 publications, 1.21%
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues	Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues, 106, 1.15% Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues 106 publications, 1.15%
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology	Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 104, 1.13% Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 104 publications, 1.13%
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 103, 1.12% Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 103 publications, 1.12%
Industrial Health	Industrial Health, 101, 1.09% Industrial Health 101 publications, 1.09%
Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration	Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, 99, 1.07% Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration 99 publications, 1.07%
American Journal of Public Health	American Journal of Public Health, 80, 0.87% American Journal of Public Health 80 publications, 0.87%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 77, 0.83% FASEB Journal 77 publications, 0.83%
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology	Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 77, 0.83% Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 77 publications, 0.83%
Annals of Work Exposures and Health	Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 73, 0.79% Annals of Work Exposures and Health 73 publications, 0.79%
Applied Ergonomics	Applied Ergonomics, 70, 0.76% Applied Ergonomics 70 publications, 0.76%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 68, 0.74% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 68 publications, 0.74%
Aerosol Science and Technology	Aerosol Science and Technology, 67, 0.73% Aerosol Science and Technology 67 publications, 0.73%
International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics	International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 66, 0.72% International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 66 publications, 0.72%
Journal of Environmental Monitoring	Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 66, 0.72% Journal of Environmental Monitoring 66 publications, 0.72%
Ergonomics	Ergonomics, 64, 0.69% Ergonomics 64 publications, 0.69%
American Journal of Epidemiology	American Journal of Epidemiology, 62, 0.67% American Journal of Epidemiology 62 publications, 0.67%
Environmental Research	Environmental Research, 61, 0.66% Environmental Research 61 publications, 0.66%
Particle and Fibre Toxicology	Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 59, 0.64% Particle and Fibre Toxicology 59 publications, 0.64%
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry	Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 56, 0.61% Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 56 publications, 0.61%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 54, 0.59% PLoS ONE 54 publications, 0.59%
International Journal of Mining Science and Technology	International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 52, 0.56% International Journal of Mining Science and Technology 52 publications, 0.56%
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