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Physical Hazards

Physical Hazards is a category of occupational and environmental risk factors that encompasses tangible, measurable agents or conditions—such as noise, vibration, radiation, temperature extremes, and unsafe surfaces—which have the potential to cause bodily harm or adverse health effects through direct physical interaction.

451

Publications

16.8K

Citations

1.4K

Authors

643

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

451

How Electrolytes Influence Battery Safety

E.P. Roth, Christopher J. Orendorff · The Electrochemical Society Interface · 2012 · 337 citations · Full text

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Explanations for socio-economic differentials in mortality

George Davey Smith, David Blane, Mel Bartley · European Journal of Public Health · 1994 · 290 citations

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Frequency and Characteristics of Glacier Floods in the Swiss Alps

Wilfried Haeberli · Annals of Glaciology · 1983 · 222 citations

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The World Risk Index – An Approach to Assess Risk and Vulnerability on a Global Scale

Torsten Welle, Joern Birkmann · Journal of Extreme Events · 2015 · 189 citations

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The Nature of Technological Hazard

C. Hohenemser, Robert W. Kates, Paul Slovic · Science · 1983 · 178 citations

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Authors

1.4K

  1. JO
    Jodi Oakman

    La Trobe University, Australia

    3 publications · 172 citations

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  2. DH
    David H. Sliney

    U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, United States

    3 publications · 47 citations

    3

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  3. AN
    Allison N. Canton

    Columbia University, United States

    2 publications · 69 citations

    2

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  4. KQ
    Kristine Qureshi

    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

    2 publications · 69 citations

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  5. AH
    Almas Hamid

    Kinnaird College for Women University, Pakistan

    2 publications · 41 citations

    2

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Institutions

643

  1. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

    Washington D.C., United States

    10 h-index

    41 publications

    3K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    6 h-index

    21 publications

    361 citations

  3. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    305 citations

  4. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    423 citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    325 citations

  6. La Trobe University

    Melbourne, Australia

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    286 citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    440 citations

  8. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    433 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 31 publications · 726 citations

    16

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  2. American Journal of Industrial Medicine

    13 publications · 360 citations

    11

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  3. Occupational and Environmental Medicine

    6 publications · 304 citations

    6

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  4. JAMA

    5 publications · 115 citations

    5

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  5. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World

    5 publications · 196 citations

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