| Title |
The epidemiology of occupational heat exposure in the United States: a review of the literature and assessment of research needs in a changing climate
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Biometeorology, December 2013
|
| DOI | 10.1007/s00484-013-0752-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Diane M. Gubernot, G. Brooke Anderson, Katherine L. Hunting |
| Abstract |
In recent years, the United States has experienced record-breaking summer heat. Climate change models forecast increasing US temperatures and more frequent heat wave events in the coming years. Exposure to environmental heat is a significant, but overlooked, workplace hazard that has not been well-characterized or studied. The working population is diverse; job function, age, fitness level, and risk factors to heat-related illnesses vary. Yet few studies have examined or characterized the incidence of occupational heat-related morbidity and mortality. There are no federal regulatory standards to protect workers from environmental heat exposure. With climate change as a driver for adaptation and prevention of heat disorders, crafting policy to characterize and prevent occupational heat stress for both indoor and outdoor workers is increasingly sensible, practical, and imperative. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 196 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 191 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 32 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 32 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 7% |
| Other | 29 | 15% |
| Unknown | 43 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 35 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 8% |
| Engineering | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 33 | 17% |
| Unknown | 54 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 213. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 January 2024.
All research outputs
#180,472
of 25,286,324 outputs
Outputs from International Journal of Biometeorology
#9
of 1,393 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#1,575
of 320,720 outputs
Outputs of similar age from International Journal of Biometeorology
#1
of 17 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,286,324 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 99th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 1,393 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 12.6. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 99% of its peers.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 320,720 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 99% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 17 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 99% of its contemporaries.