Karin I. Proper

10.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
194 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Karin I. Proper is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Physiology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karin I. Proper has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in General Health Professions, 61 papers in Physiology and 42 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Karin I. Proper's work include Workplace Health and Well-being (96 papers), Physical Activity and Health (54 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (42 papers). Karin I. Proper is often cited by papers focused on Workplace Health and Well-being (96 papers), Physical Activity and Health (54 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (42 papers). Karin I. Proper collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Australia. Karin I. Proper's co-authors include Willem van Mechelen, Allard J. van der Beek, Vincent H. Hildebrandt, Mai J. M. Chinapaw, Amika Singh, Paulien M. Bongers, Jos W. R. Twisk, Iris F. Groeneveld, Maaike van der Noordt and Mariël Droomers and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Karin I. Proper

179 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Sedentary Behaviors and Health Outcomes Among Adults

2011 500 citations Karin I. Proper, Willem van Mechelen et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →
Health effects of employment: a systematic review of prospective studies

2014 326 citations Karin I. Proper et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karin I. Proper Netherlands	46	3.5k	2.3k	1.8k	1.1k	1.1k	194	7.5k
Jaana Pentti Finland	64	6.7k 1.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	1.8k 1.7×	371	13.3k
Hans Bosma Netherlands	49	4.7k 1.3×	915 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	464 0.4×	1.4k 1.4×	226	10.2k
Ron Z. Goetzel United States	46	5.1k 1.4×	846 0.4×	966 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	759 0.7×	160	8.0k
Barbara Resnick United States	50	4.1k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	471 0.4×	532 0.5×	319	10.8k
Mireille N. M. van Poppel Netherlands	54	2.3k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	3.0k 1.7×	2.1k 1.9×	935 0.9×	204	10.1k
Tarani Chandola United Kingdom	56	5.4k 1.5×	970 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	398 0.4×	1.6k 1.5×	162	11.0k
Elena M. Andresen United States	40	3.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	715 0.6×	1.6k 1.5×	115	13.2k
Tea Lallukka Finland	40	2.8k 0.8×	711 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	779 0.7×	684 0.6×	261	6.1k
Jane E. Ferrie United Kingdom	56	4.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	339 0.3×	910 0.9×	126	10.1k
Maria Melchior France	41	2.8k 0.8×	547 0.2×	1.3k 0.7×	760 0.7×	993 0.9×	225	7.2k

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All Works

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Oostrom, Sandra H. van, et al.. (2025). Facilitators and Barriers for a Stepped Care Approach to Promote Return to Work of Employees with Distress: A Multi-perspective Qualitative Study. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation.

Nieuwenhuijsen, Karen, et al.. (2025). Are health-related, lifestyle, work-related, and socio-demographic factors associated with work productivity among menopausal women? A systematic review. Maturitas. 200. 108646–108646.

Oostrom, Sandra H. van, et al.. (2024). Effects of interventions implemented by occupational health professionals to prevent work-related stress complaints: a systematic review. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 81(6). 321–328. 2 indexed citations

Oostrom, Sandra H. van, et al.. (2024). Exploring Associations Between Device-Based Occupational Sedentary Behavior and Need for Recovery in White Collar Workers: A Compositional Data-Analysis. International Journal of Public Health. 69. 1607322–1607322.

Bruin, Simone R. de, et al.. (2023). Views of Older Adults on Using Support to Prevent Overload in Informal Caregivers: Results of a Story Completion Study. Health & Social Care in the Community. 2023. 1–9. 1 indexed citations

Oostrom, Sandra H. van, et al.. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of workplace health promotion programs: Employers' perceptions. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 1035064–1035064. 12 indexed citations

Oostrom, Sandra H. van, et al.. (2023). The development and evaluation of an intervention to promote the uptake of preventive tasks by occupational physicians targeting work-related mental health problems: protocol for the IM-PROmPt-study. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 1948–1948. 1 indexed citations

Hilderink, Henk, et al.. (2022). The Working Informal Caregiver Model: A Mixed Methods Approach to Explore Future Informal Caregiving by Working Caregivers. Sustainability. 14(6). 3519–3519. 6 indexed citations

Hulsegge, Gerben, et al.. (2021). The mediating role of lifestyle in the relationship between shift work, obesity and diabetes. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 94(6). 1287–1295. 33 indexed citations

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Loef, Bette, et al.. (2020). Sickness absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use due to respiratory infections for shift and non-shift workers. Chronobiology International. 37(9-10). 1325–1334. 5 indexed citations

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Beek, Allard J. van der, et al.. (2019). Physical workload and obesity have a synergistic effect on work ability among construction workers. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 92(6). 855–864. 28 indexed citations

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Hulshof, Carel, Claudio Colosio, Joost G. Daams, et al.. (2018). WHO/ILO work-related burden of disease and injury: Protocol for systematic reviews of exposure to occupational ergonomic risk factors and of the effect of exposure to occupational ergonomic risk factors on osteoarthritis of hip or knee and selected other musculoskeletal diseases. Environment International. 125. 554–566. 54 indexed citations

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IJzelenberg, Wilhelmina, Karin I. Proper, Alex Burdorf, et al.. (2018). The contribution of work and lifestyle factors to socioeconomic inequalities in self-rated health ‒ a systematic review. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 45(2). 114–125. 44 indexed citations

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Bekkers, Marga B. M., Lando L. J. Koppes, Wendy Rodenburg, Harry van Steeg, & Karin I. Proper. (2015). Relationship of Night and Shift Work With Weight Change and Lifestyle Behaviors. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 57(4). e37–e44. 30 indexed citations

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Hendriksen, Ingrid, Claire M. Bernaards, D.A.C.M. Commissaris, et al.. (2013). Langdurig zitten: een nieuwe bedreiging voor onze gezondheid!. TNO Repository. 1. 22–25. 1 indexed citations

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Proper, Karin I., et al.. (2013). The Association Between Body Mass Index Status and Sick Leave and the Role of Emotional Exhaustion—A Mediation Analysis Among a Representative Sample of Dutch Employees. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 55(10). 1213–1218. 9 indexed citations

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Strijk, Jorien E, Karin I. Proper, Allard J. van der Beek, & Willem van Mechelen. (2012). A worksite vitality intervention to improve older workers' lifestyle and vitality-related outcomes: results of a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 66(11). 1071–1078. 65 indexed citations

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Dongen, Johanna M. van, Karin I. Proper, Marieke F. van Wier, et al.. (2012). A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of worksite physical activity and/or nutrition programs. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 38(5). 393–408. 36 indexed citations

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Proper, Karin I., et al.. (2004). Costs, benefits and effectiveness of worksite physical activity counseling from the employer`s perspective. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 30(1). 36–46. 64 indexed citations

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Proper, Karin I., Vincent H. Hildebrandt, Allard J. van der Beek, Jos W. R. Twisk, & Willem van Mechelen. (2003). Effect of individual counseling on physical activity fitness and health. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 24(3). 218–226. 116 indexed citations

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