Akinori Nakata

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Akinori Nakata is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akinori Nakata has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in General Health Professions, 32 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 19 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Akinori Nakata's work include Workplace Health and Well-being (44 papers), Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (28 papers) and Occupational Health and Safety Research (14 papers). Akinori Nakata is often cited by papers focused on Workplace Health and Well-being (44 papers), Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (28 papers) and Occupational Health and Safety Research (14 papers). Akinori Nakata collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and India. Akinori Nakata's co-authors include Masaya Takahashi, Takashi Haratani, Yasumasa Otsuka, Shunichi Araki, Kenji Fukasawa, Kosuke Kaida, Torbjörn Åkerstedt, Naomi G. Swanson, Minoru Hojou and Norito Kawakami and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Spine and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Akinori Nakata

109 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Validation of the Karolinska sleepiness scale against performance and EEG variables

2006 711 citations Masaya Takahashi, Akinori Nakata et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akinori Nakata Japan	33	1.5k	1.1k	793	384	347	114	3.8k
Takashi Haratani Japan	32	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	826 1.0×	350 0.9×	274 0.8×	66	3.2k
Anne Helene Garde Denmark	40	1.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	1.0k 1.3×	239 0.6×	266 0.8×	193	5.1k
Masaya Takahashi Japan	39	2.2k 1.5×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	700 1.8×	260 0.7×	172	4.8k
David A. Lombardi United States	34	1.5k 1.0×	611 0.5×	871 1.1×	244 0.6×	1.0k 2.9×	82	4.5k
Sampsa Puttonen Finland	38	1.8k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	832 1.0×	302 0.8×	98 0.3×	132	4.2k
Jennie Connor New Zealand	33	1.3k 0.9×	633 0.6×	687 0.9×	232 0.6×	121 0.3×	107	4.4k
Frida Marina Fischer Brazil	32	976 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	546 0.7×	282 0.7×	409 1.2×	204	3.3k
Philip Tucker United Kingdom	33	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	838 1.1×	281 0.7×	186 0.5×	70	3.2k
Philippa H. Gander New Zealand	35	2.7k 1.8×	497 0.4×	899 1.1×	710 1.8×	271 0.8×	140	4.0k
Luenda E. Charles United States	33	730 0.5×	723 0.6×	409 0.5×	140 0.4×	230 0.7×	109	3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akinori Nakata

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kawamura, Noriyuki, Akinori Nakata, Yoshiaki Ohashi, et al.. (2025). Diagnostic and Predictive Utility of Plasma Phosphoethanolamine Levels in Depressive Disorder: A Naturalistic Observational Study. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 34(4). e70041–e70041.

Nakata, Akinori, et al.. (2025). Predicting Depressive Symptoms and Psychological Distress by Circulating Inflammatory Mediators. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 67(4). 235–244. 1 indexed citations

Nakata, Akinori, Seiichiro Tateishi, Kosuke Mafune, et al.. (2023). Insufficient Workplace Infection Control and Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors Are Related to Poor Self-Rated Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 65(10). e668–e674. 1 indexed citations

Ohta, Ryuichi, et al.. (2022). Perspectives on Collaboration between Physicians and Nurse Practitioners in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(4). 894–903. 3 indexed citations

Nakata, Akinori, Kosuke Mafune, Hajime Ando, et al.. (2022). Psychological Distress, Japanese Teleworkers, and Supervisor Support During COVID-19. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 65(2). e68–e73. 11 indexed citations

Ohta, Ryuichi, et al.. (2021). Exploring the Competencies of Japanese Expert Nurse Practitioners: A Thematic Analysis. Healthcare. 9(12). 1674–1674. 7 indexed citations

Nagata, Tomohisa, et al.. (2017). Occupational safety and health aspects of corporate social responsibility reporting in Japan from 2004 to 2012. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 381–381. 14 indexed citations

Chen, Guang X., William K. Sieber, Jennifer E. Lincoln, et al.. (2015). NIOSH national survey of long-haul truck drivers: Injury and safety. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 85. 66–72. 88 indexed citations

Birdsey, Jan, William K. Sieber, Guang X. Chen, et al.. (2015). National Survey of US Long-Haul Truck Driver Health and Injury. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 57(2). 210–216. 78 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Daniel Y., et al.. (2013). A comparative study of statistical methods used to identify dependencies between gene expression signals. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 15(6). 906–918. 93 indexed citations

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Wiegand, Douglas M., Joseph J. Hurrell, Steve M. Jex, et al.. (2012). A Consensus Method for Updating Psychosocial Measures Used in NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluations. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 54(3). 350–355. 11 indexed citations

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Nakata, Akinori. (2011). Effects of long work hours and poor sleep characteristics on workplace injury among full-time male employees of small- and medium-scale businesses. Journal of Sleep Research. 20(4). 576–584. 56 indexed citations

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Nakata, Akinori, Masaya Takahashi, Masahiro Irie, & Naomi G. Swanson. (2010). Job satisfaction is associated with elevated natural killer cell immunity among healthy white-collar employees. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 24(8). 1268–1275. 19 indexed citations

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Nakata, Akinori, Masaya Takahashi, Naomi G. Swanson, T. Ikeda, & Minoru Hojou. (2009). Active cigarette smoking, secondhand smoke exposure at work and home, and self-rated health. Public Health. 123(10). 650–656. 30 indexed citations

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Nakata, Akinori, Masaya Takahashi, Tomoko Ikeda, et al.. (2008). Active and passive smoking and depression among Japanese workers. Preventive Medicine. 46(5). 451–456. 73 indexed citations

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Nakata, Akinori, Tomoko Ikeda, Masaya Takahashi, et al.. (2006). Impact of psychosocial job stress on non‐fatal occupational injuries in small and medium‐sized manufacturing enterprises. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 49(8). 658–669. 83 indexed citations

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Nakata, Akinori, et al.. (2006). Decreases in CD8+ T, Naive (CD4+CD45RA+) T, and B (CD19+) Lymphocytes by Exposure to Manganese Fume. Industrial Health. 44(4). 592–597. 21 indexed citations

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Haratani, Takashi, et al.. (2003). Stress Reactions and Their Correlates of Engineers Working in the Information Technology Industry : Using the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire. 10(4). 273–279. 2 indexed citations

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Tanigawa, Takeshi, Akihiko Kitamura, Kazumasa Yamagishi, et al.. (2003). Relationships of Differential Leukocyte and Lymphocyte Subpopulations with Carotid Atherosclerosis in Elderly Men. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 23(6). 469–476. 28 indexed citations

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Tanigawa, Takeshi, Shunichi Araki, Akinori Nakata, et al.. (1998). Increase in Memory (CD4+CD29+ and CD4+CD45RO+) T and Naive (CD4+CD45RA+)T-Cell Subpopulations in Smokers. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 53(6). 378–383. 38 indexed citations

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