Scholar
Akihiro Nishi
Google Scholar ID: wy-Xf5QAAAAJ
Associate Professor, UCLA Epidemiology
Citations & Impact
Citations
2,237
H-index
20
i10-index
30
Publications
20
Co-authors
42
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published numerous significant papers, including articles on economic inequality and happiness in Nature, and network interventions for managing the COVID-19 pandemic in PNAS. His work has been widely covered by media outlets like The New York Times and CNN.
Research Experience
- Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, leading the Nishi Lab with various research projects such as investigating economic inequality within online social networks and developing network interventions for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education
- Doctor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences) from Harvard University in 2013; Master of Public Health (Quantitative Methods) from Harvard University in 2010; MD Equivalent (Igakushi) from The University of Tokyo in 2007.
Background
- A social epidemiologist and medical sociologist specializing in social network analysis, network interventions, and evolutionary game theory. His research interests include economic inequality and well-being disparities, network interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic, evaluating health outcomes in aging societies, and promoting motorcycle helmet use in Thailand.
Miscellany
- Teaches 'Epidemiologic Research Using R' (EPI 407) and 'Social Network Analysis and Public Health' (EPI 217) at UCLA. Welcomes creative researchers to join his lab team and is actively seeking new research collaborations.
