Birgit Aust

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Birgit Aust is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Social Psychology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit Aust has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in General Health Professions, 21 papers in Social Psychology and 15 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Birgit Aust's work include Workplace Health and Well-being (46 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (21 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (15 papers). Birgit Aust is often cited by papers focused on Workplace Health and Well-being (46 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (21 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (15 papers). Birgit Aust collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Germany and United States. Birgit Aust's co-authors include Reiner Rugulies, Ida E H Madsen, Hermann Burr, Ute Bültmann, Johannés Siegrist, Antje Ducki, Michiel A. J. Kompier, Jan Hyld Pejtersen, Chris Jensen and Anne Helene Garde and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Birgit Aust

65 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Effort–reward imbalance at work and risk of depressive disorders. A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

2017 233 citations Reiner Rugulies, Birgit Aust et al. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Birgit Aust Denmark	24	1.6k	523	380	336	222	68	2.1k
Michel Vézina Canada	28	2.1k 1.4×	611 1.2×	441 1.2×	403 1.2×	257 1.2×	111	2.8k
Dagmar Starke Germany	9	1.8k 1.2×	661 1.3×	184 0.5×	312 0.9×	154 0.7×	40	2.3k
Ida E H Madsen Denmark	27	1.4k 0.9×	516 1.0×	280 0.7×	208 0.6×	538 2.4×	90	2.2k
Merete Labriola Denmark	30	1.8k 1.1×	412 0.8×	470 1.2×	811 2.4×	146 0.7×	83	2.6k
Karen Albertsen Denmark	22	1.2k 0.7×	317 0.6×	204 0.5×	241 0.7×	249 1.1×	69	1.9k
J V Johnson United States	12	2.3k 1.4×	765 1.5×	380 1.0×	292 0.9×	261 1.2×	16	2.9k
Madeleine Estryn‐Béhar France	22	1.5k 1.0×	291 0.6×	360 0.9×	386 1.1×	554 2.5×	72	2.4k
Jeffrey V. Johnson United States	15	1.2k 0.7×	419 0.8×	220 0.6×	178 0.5×	181 0.8×	37	1.8k
Oliver Hämmig Switzerland	23	1.2k 0.7×	475 0.9×	140 0.4×	171 0.5×	432 1.9×	51	1.9k
Paul Maurice Conway Denmark	22	1.3k 0.8×	408 0.8×	393 1.0×	191 0.6×	823 3.7×	79	2.2k

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Ertel, Michael, Maureen F. Dollard, Stavroula Leka, et al.. (2024). Joint ICOH-WOPS & APA-PFAW global roundtable perspectives: exploring national policy approaches for psychological health at work through the ‘National Policy Index’ lens. Industrial Health. 62(6). 353–366. 2 indexed citations

Andersen, Lars Peter, et al.. (2024). A participatory and comprehensive intervention to improve violence prevention in two high-risk occupations: effect and process evaluation of a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 1043–1043. 2 indexed citations

Aust, Birgit, Karen Bo Frydendall, Elizabeth Bengtsen, et al.. (2023). How effective are organizational-level interventions in improving the psychosocial work environment, health, and retention of workers? A systematic overview of systematic reviews. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 49(5). 315–329. 53 indexed citations

Tóth, Mónika Ditta, Caleb Leduc, Birgit Aust, et al.. (2023). Evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to reduce mental health related stigma in the workplace: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 13(2). e067126–e067126. 19 indexed citations

Rugulies, Reiner, Birgit Aust, Birgit A. Greiner, et al.. (2023). Work-related causes of mental health conditions and interventions for their improvement in workplaces. The Lancet. 402(10410). 1368–1381. 65 indexed citations

Coppens, Evelien, Bridget Hogg, Birgit A. Greiner, et al.. (2023). Promoting employee wellbeing and preventing non-clinical mental health problems in the workplace: a preparatory consultation survey. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology. 18(1). 17–17. 9 indexed citations

Andersen, Lars Peter, et al.. (2022). Workplace’s Development of Activities and Action Plans to Prevent Violence From Clients in High-Risk Sectors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 38(1-2). 872–904. 3 indexed citations

Winding, Trine Nøhr, Birgit Aust, & Lars Peter Andersen. (2022). The association between pupils´ aggressive behaviour and burnout among Danish school teachers - the role of stress and social support at work. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 316–316. 8 indexed citations

Greiner, Birgit A., Caleb Leduc, Johanna Cresswell‐Smith, et al.. (2022). The effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions on mental health and wellbeing in construction workers: A systematic review and recommended research agenda. PLoS ONE. 17(11). e0277114–e0277114. 22 indexed citations

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Paterson, Charlotte, Caleb Leduc, Margaret Maxwell, et al.. (2021). Evidence for implementation of interventions to promote mental health in the workplace: a systematic scoping review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 10(1). 41–41. 15 indexed citations

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Jakobsen, Markus Due, Birgit Aust, Pete Kines, Pascal Madeleine, & Lars L. Andersen. (2018). Participatory organizational intervention for improved use of assistive devices in patient transfer: a single-blinded cluster randomized controlled trial. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 45(2). 146–157. 18 indexed citations

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Momsen, Anne‐Mette Hedeager, Christina Malmose Stapelfeldt, Claus Vinther Nielsen, et al.. (2016). Effects of a randomized controlled intervention trial on return to work and health care utilization after long-term sickness absence. BMC Public Health. 16(1). 1149–1149. 12 indexed citations

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Jakobsen, Markus Due, et al.. (2016). Participatory organizational intervention for improved use of assistive devices for patient transfer: study protocol for a single-blinded cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 17(1). 501–501. 9 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Maj Britt Dahl, Ida E H Madsen, Birgit Aust, Hermann Burr, & Reiner Rugulies. (2016). Effort-reward imbalance at work and the risk of antidepressant treatment in the Danish workforce. Journal of Affective Disorders. 196. 248–251. 11 indexed citations

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Poulsen, Otto Melchior, Birgit Aust, Jakob B. Bjorner, et al.. (2013). Effect of the Danish return-to-work program on long-term sickness absence: results from a randomized controlled trial in three municipalities. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 40(1). 47–56. 39 indexed citations

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Rugulies, Reiner, et al.. (2012). To what extent do single symptoms from a depression rating scale predict risk of long-term sickness absence among employees who are free of clinical depression?. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 86(7). 735–739. 5 indexed citations

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Christensen, Karl Bang, et al.. (2010). Clinical and non-clinical depressive symptoms and risk of long-term sickness absence among female employees in the Danish eldercare sector. Journal of Affective Disorders. 129(1-3). 87–93. 42 indexed citations

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Rugulies, Reiner, Birgit Aust, Johannés Siegrist, et al.. (2009). Distribution of Effort-Reward Imbalance in Denmark and Its Prospective Association With a Decline in Self-Rated Health. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 51(8). 870–878. 24 indexed citations

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Aust, Birgit, Reiner Rugulies, Janne Skakon, Teresa Scherzer, & Chris Jensen. (2006). Psychosocial work environment of hospital workers: Validation of a comprehensive assessment scale. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 44(5). 814–825. 54 indexed citations

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Gordon, Deborah R., Genevieve M. Ames, Irene H. Yen, et al.. (2005). Integrating Qualitative Research into Occupational Health: A Case Study Among Hospital Workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 47(4). 399–409. 18 indexed citations

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