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J-GLOBAL ID:201601002783180762   Update date: Aug. 28, 2024

Koohsari Javad

Koohsari Javad
Affiliation and department:
Job title: Associate Professor
Homepage URL  (1): https://www.jaist.ac.jp/ks/labs/koohsari/
Research field  (3): Human geoscience ,  Architectural and city planning ,  Sports science
Research keywords  (4): Public Health ,  Geospatial Science ,  Population Health ,  Urban Design
Research theme for competitive and other funds  (6):
  • 2024 - 2028 Understanding urban changes through the construction of geographical and longitudinal social survey data
  • 2024 - 2027 地域の気候特性及び交通網の特徴が高齢者の身体活動・座位行動に及ぼす影響の解明
  • 2023 - 2026 革新的手法による勤労者の健康的かつ高い生産性を実現する職場内外の環境要因の解明
  • 2017 - 2019 Principle investigator: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan
  • 2017 - 2019 Urban design and physical inactivity
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Papers (134):
  • Koohsari, M. J, Yasunaga, A, Veitch, J, Kaczynski, A. T, Oka, K. The Density Paradox: Density, Walking, and Psychological Stress in Overcrowded Public Spaces. Cities & Health. 2024
  • Lai, T. F, Chang, C. C, Hsueh, M. C, Koohsari., M. J, Shibata, A, Liao, Y, Oka K. 24-Hour Movement Behavior and Cognitive Function in Older Taiwanese Adults. Geriatric Nursing. 2024
  • Koohsari, M. J, Kaczynski, A. T, Ozbil Torun, Oka, K. Can Urban Design be a Science for Health Studies?. Urban Design International. 2024
  • Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Andrew T Kaczynski, Akitomo Yasunaga, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Tomoki Nakaya, Gavin R McCormack, Koichiro Oka. Active workplace design: current gaps and future pathways. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2024
  • Motomura, M, Koohsari, M. J, Ishii, K, Shibata, A, Nakaya, T, Hanibuchi, T, Kaczynski, A. T, Veitch, J, Oka, K. Park proximity and older adults’ physical activity and sedentary behaviors in dense urban areas. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 2024
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MISC (1):
  • Akitomo Yasunaga, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka. 高齢者の座位行動と健康リスクおよびその対策. 体力科学. 2022. 71. 1. 146-146
Books (4):
  • Walkable Neighborhoods: The Link between Public Health, Urban Design, and Transportation
    MDPI 2020 ISBN:9783039219308
  • Promoting physical activity - reducing obesity and NCDs
    Oxford: Oxford University Press 2018 ISBN:9780198725916
  • Designing for dissemination in chronic disease prevention and management
    Oxford: Oxford University Press 2018 ISBN:9780199751877
  • The influence of urban design and planning on physical activity
    New York: Routledge 2015 ISBN:9781315728261
Lectures and oral presentations  (23):
  • Science-based Urban Design & Population Health
    (2023)
  • Science-based Urban Design to Promote Population Health
    (2023)
  • Science-based Urban Design to Promote Physical Activity
    (2023)
  • The Science of Neighbourhood Design to Support Physical Activity and Health
    (2022 Creative Society Design Symposium 2022)
  • Science-based Urban Design & Population Health: A Focus on Urban Green Spaces
    (International Symposium on Empathy & Symbiosis with Nature 2022)
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Education (2):
  • Waseda University Faculty of Sport Sciences PhD
  • The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Melbourne School of Design PhD
Professional career (2):
  • PhD (Urban Design) (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
  • PhD (Sport Sciences) (Waseda University, Japan)
Work history (21):
  • 2023/02 - 現在 Deakin University, Australia
  • 2022/10 - 現在 Waseda University Faculty of Sport Sciences
  • 2021/04 - 現在 Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo Part-time Lecturer
  • 2022/10 - 2023/03 Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba
  • 2019/04 - 2022/09 Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Japan Junior Researcher (Assistant Professor)
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Committee career (7):
  • 2024/01 - 現在 https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/clinical-ehealth/about/editorial-board Editorial Board Member, Clinical eHealth
  • 2023/11 - 現在 https://journals.lww.com/hhmi/pages/default.aspx Editorial Board member, Heart & Mind
  • 2022/11 - 現在 https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/landscape-and-urban-planning Editorial Board member, Landscape & Urban Planning
  • 2010 - 現在 Editorial Board member, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research
  • 2022/07 - 2024/03 Editorial Board member, Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
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Awards (10):
  • 2024/05 - Research.com “Top Scientists” in the field of “Social Science & Humanities” for the year 2023
  • 2023/10 - Top 2% of the most influential researchers in the world in all scientific disciplines for the year 2022, Stanford University & Elsevier
  • 2023/06 - Research.com “Top Scientists” in the field of “Social Science & Humanities” for the year 2022
  • 2022/10 - Stanford University & Elsevier Top 2% of the most influential researchers in the world in all scientific disciplines for the year 2021
  • 2022/06 - Research.com “Top Scientists” in the field of “Social Science & Humanities” for the year 2021
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Association Membership(s) (5):
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity ,  Global Positioning Systems-Health Research Network ,  International Physical Activity & Environment Network (IPEN) ,  Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning ,  Planning Institute of Australia
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