Vilhelm Borg

7.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
74 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Vilhelm Borg is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vilhelm Borg has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in General Health Professions, 19 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 17 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Vilhelm Borg's work include Workplace Health and Well-being (48 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (26 papers) and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (19 papers). Vilhelm Borg is often cited by papers focused on Workplace Health and Well-being (48 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (26 papers) and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (19 papers). Vilhelm Borg collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Norway and United States. Vilhelm Borg's co-authors include Tage S. Kristensen, Annie Høgh, Harald Hannerz, Jakob Bue Bjørner, Jan Hyld Pejtersen, Thomas Clausen, Karina Nielsen, Jaime Guzmán, Janne Skakon and Karen Albertsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, Social Science & Medicine and Journal of Affective Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Vilhelm Borg

74 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire—a tool for the ... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2009 2010 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire—a tool for the assessment and improvement of the psychosocial work environment
    2005 1.1k citations Annie Høgh, Vilhelm Borg et al. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health profile →
  2. The second version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire
    2009 926 citations Vilhelm Borg, Jakob Bue Bjørner et al. profile →
  3. Are leaders' well-being, behaviours and style associated with the affective well-being of their employees? A systematic review of three decades of research
    2010 587 citations Janne Skakon, Karina Nielsen et al. Work & Stress profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vilhelm Borg Denmark 36 3.6k 1.6k 1.3k 1.0k 838 74 5.9k
Tage S. Kristensen Denmark 32 4.1k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 800 0.6× 790 0.8× 526 0.6× 58 5.9k
Chantal Brisson Canada 39 6.4k 1.8× 2.1k 1.3× 941 0.7× 1.9k 1.8× 859 1.0× 127 9.6k
Isabelle Niedhammer France 45 5.6k 1.6× 2.0k 1.3× 584 0.4× 1.5k 1.4× 854 1.0× 148 8.3k
Reiner Rugulies Denmark 54 6.3k 1.8× 2.2k 1.4× 751 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 1.3k 1.5× 273 9.6k
I.L.D. Houtman Netherlands 34 7.1k 2.0× 2.8k 1.7× 1.8k 1.4× 2.0k 1.9× 1.3k 1.6× 146 10.4k
Kirsi Ahola Finland 39 3.5k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 414 0.4× 523 0.6× 80 5.7k
Tage S. Kristensen Denmark 27 3.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 733 0.6× 509 0.5× 642 0.8× 42 5.1k
Töres Theorell Sweden 50 6.6k 1.8× 2.4k 1.5× 852 0.6× 928 0.9× 736 0.9× 198 10.7k
Hugo Westerlund Sweden 53 4.7k 1.3× 1.3k 0.8× 602 0.5× 479 0.5× 792 0.9× 219 7.7k
Bengt B. Arnetz Sweden 52 4.1k 1.1× 995 0.6× 602 0.5× 401 0.4× 1.4k 1.7× 232 8.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vilhelm Borg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vilhelm Borg

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All Works

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Framke, Elisabeth, Ole Henning Sørensen, Jacob Pedersen, et al.. (2019). Effect of a participatory organizational workplace intervention on workplace social capital: post-hoc results from a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 693–693. 18 indexed citations
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Framke, Elisabeth, Ole Henning Sørensen, Jacob Pedersen, et al.. (2019). The association of vertical and horizontal workplace social capital with employees’ job satisfaction, exhaustion and sleep disturbances: a prospective study. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 92(6). 883–890. 13 indexed citations
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Clausen, Thomas, Ida E H Madsen, Karl Bang Christensen, et al.. (2018). The Danish Psychosocial Work Environment Questionnaire (DPQ): Development, content, reliability and validity. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 45(4). 356–369. 68 indexed citations
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Knardahl, Stein, Håkon A. Johannessen, Tom Sterud, et al.. (2017). The contribution from psychological, social, and organizational work factors to risk of disability retirement: a systematic review with meta-analyses. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 176–176. 112 indexed citations
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Rugulies, Reiner, et al.. (2017). Managerial Quality and Risk of Depressive Disorders Among Danish Eldercare Workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 60(2). 120–125. 5 indexed citations
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Nexø, Mette Andersen, Annette Meng, & Vilhelm Borg. (2016). Can psychosocial work conditions protect against age-related cognitive decline? Results from a systematic review. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 73(7). 487–496. 49 indexed citations
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Nexø, Mette Andersen, et al.. (2015). Depressive symptoms and early retirement intentions among Danish eldercare workers: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 677–677. 13 indexed citations
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Stapelfeldt, Christina Malmose, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Niels Trolle Andersen, et al.. (2013). Are environmental characteristics in the municipal eldercare, more closely associated with frequent short sick leave spells among employees than with total sick leave: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 13(1). 578–578. 13 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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Clausen, Thomas, Karina Nielsen, Isabella Gomes Carneiro, & Vilhelm Borg. (2011). Job demands, job resources and long‐term sickness absence in the Danish eldercare services: a prospective analysis of register‐based outcomes. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 68(1). 127–136. 104 indexed citations
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Ortega, Adrian, Karl Bang Christensen, Annie Høgh, Reiner Rugulies, & Vilhelm Borg. (2011). One-year prospective study on the effect of workplace bullying on long-term sickness absence. Journal of Nursing Management. 19(6). 752–759. 89 indexed citations
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Thorsen, Sannie Vester, et al.. (2011). The association between psychosocial work environment, attitudes towards older workers (ageism) and planned retirement. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 85(4). 437–445. 60 indexed citations
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Skakon, Janne, Karina Nielsen, Vilhelm Borg, & Jaime Guzmán. (2010). Are leaders' well-being, behaviours and style associated with the affective well-being of their employees? A systematic review of three decades of research. Work & Stress. 24(2). 107–139. 587 indexed citations breakdown →
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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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Høgh, Annie, et al.. (2010). Individual and organizational risk factors of work‐related violence in the Danish elder care. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 24(2). 332–340. 35 indexed citations
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Jensen, Jette Nygaard, Karen Albertsen, Vilhelm Borg, & Kirsten Nabe‐Nielsen. (2009). The predictive effect of fear-avoidance beliefs on low back pain among newly qualified health care workers with and without previous low back pain: a prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 10(1). 117–117. 15 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Karina, Joanna Yarker, Sten‐Olof Brenner, Raymond Randall, & Vilhelm Borg. (2008). The importance of transformational leadership style for the well‐being of employees working with older people. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 63(5). 465–475. 130 indexed citations
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Albertsen, Karen, Vilhelm Borg, & Brian Oldenburg. (2006). A systematic review of the impact of work environment on smoking cessation, relapse and amount smoked. Preventive Medicine. 43(4). 291–305. 95 indexed citations
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Bech, Per, et al.. (2005). Work-related stressors, depression and quality of life in Danish managers. European Psychiatry. 20(S3). S318–S325. 20 indexed citations
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Mygind, Karen, et al.. (2005). A study of the implementation process of an intervention to prevent work-related skin problems in wet-work occupations. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 79(1). 66–74. 23 indexed citations

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