Profile Information

Affiliation
Associate Professor, School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Degree
PhD (Urban Design)(The University of Melbourne, Australia)
PhD (Sport Sciences)(Waseda University, Japan)

Contact information
koohsarijaist.ac.jp
Researcher number
00846751
ORCID ID
 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9384-5456
J-GLOBAL ID
201601002783180762
Researcher ID
A-4613-2009
researchmap Member ID
B000264501

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Introduction

Dr Koohsari holds a faculty appointment at the School of Advanced Science & Technology, JAIST University in Japan. He also became an Adjunct Researcher with the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Waseda University, Japan. He obtained his PhD in Urban Design from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and another PhD in Health & Sport Sciences from Waseda University, Japan. Dr Koohsari’s research focuses on how built environment science can contribute to population health, especially in the context of super-aged societies. Dr Koohsari has a publication record with over 115 refereed journal articles (such as in Nature Reviews Cardiology). In 2020, 2021, and 2022, he was recognised in the top 2% of most influential researchers worldwide across all scientific disciplines (Stanford University & Elsevier). He is also included in the ‘Top Scientists’ list in the field of ‘Social Science & Humanities’ for the year 2022 (Research.com). He is an editorial board member of several international journals, such as Landscape & Urban Planning, Heart & Mind, Clinical eHealth, and Journal of Architectural & Planning Research.

 

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Research History

  21

Papers

  130

Misc.

  1

Books and Other Publications

  4

Presentations

  23

Teaching Experience

  16

Research Projects

  3

Media Coverage

  23

Other

  2
  • 2014 - 2014
    Giles-Corti, B., Hooper, P., Koohsari, M. J., Francis, J., 2014. Low density development. National Heart Foundation of Australia, p. 36.
  • Overview • Total number of papers: 161 • Total number of journals: 70 o American Journal of Health Behavior (1) o American Journal of Health Promotion (3) o American Journal of Preventive Medicine (1) o Annals of Behavioral Medicine (1) o Annals of Epidemiology (1) o Applied Geography (1) o BMC Public Health (2) o BMJ Open (2) o British Journal of Sports Medicine (1) o Building & Environment (2) o Buildings (1) o Cities (13) o City, Culture and Society (1) o Computers, Environment & Urban Systems (2) o Critical Public Health (1) o Ecological Processes (1) o Environment & Behavior (2) o Environmental Pollution (1) o Environmental Research (1) o Environmental Research Letters (1) o Geriatrics & Gerontology International (1) o Habitat International (2) o Health & Place (12) o Health & Social Care in the Community (1) o Heliyon (1) o International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (3) o International Journal of Environmental Health Research (1) o International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health (2) o International Journal of Heritage Studies (1) o International Journal of Injury Control & Safety Promotion (1) o International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment (1) o International Journal of Sustainable Transportation (1) o International Journal of Urban Sciences (2) o International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development (1) o JMIR Research Protocols (1) o Journal of Aging & Physical Activity (2) o Journal of Architectural & Planning Research (12) o Journal of Environmental Planning & Management (1) o Journal of Environmental Psychology (1) o Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (1) o Journal of Housing & the Built Environment (1) o Journal of Mountain Science (1) o Journal of Place Management & Development (2) o Journal of Transport Geography (1) o Journal of Transport & Health (2) o Journal of Transport and Land Use (1) o Journal of Urban & Environmental Engineering (3) o Journal of Urban Health (6) o Journal of Urbanism (4) o Journal of Physical Activity & Health (3) o Journal of Planning Literature (2) o Journal of Public Health (1) o Land Use Policy (1) o Landscape & Urban Planning (10) o Leisure Sciences (1) o Local Environment (1) o PLOS ONE (2) o Preventive Medicine (8) o Preventive Medicine Reports (2) o Social Science & Medicine (1) o Sustainability (1) o Transport Reviews (1) o Transportation Research Part A: Policy & Practice (1) o Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour (1) o Transportation Research Part D: Transport & Environment (2) o Travel Behaviour & Society (2) o Tourism Management (1) o Urban Design & Planning (3) o Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (7) o Urban Science (1) o Urban Policy & Research (2)