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42
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17497
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7372
National Ranking
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Akihiko Masuda publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akihiko Masuda sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 122 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Akihiko Masuda D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akihiko Masuda sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Akihiko Masuda is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of psychology. Their work encompasses several subfields including clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, applied psychology, and developmental and educational psychology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas with notable focus on mindfulness and compassion interventions, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, eating disorders and behaviors, mental health research topics, behavioral and psychological studies, and mental health treatment and access.

Masuda has published extensively in various respected journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
  • International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
  • Current Psychology
  • Mindfulness
  • Clinical Case Studies

Recent notable papers include:

  • Internalized Weight Bias and Disordered Eating: The Mediating Role of Body Image Avoidance and Drive for Thinness (2020, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • Compassion-focused acceptance and commitment therapy for women with restrictive eating and problematic body-checking: A multiple baseline across participants study (2020, Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science)
  • Mindfulness mediates the relationship between mental health self-stigma and psychological distress: A cross-sectional study (2020, Current Psychology)
  • Mindfulness as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Engaged Living and Depression in Emerging Adulthood (2022, Mindfulness)
  • A psychometric validation of contextual cognitive behavioral therapy-informed measures with racially and ethnically diverse adults (2022, Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science)

Akihiko Masuda collaborates frequently with other researchers. The most frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Samuel D. Spencer
  • Duckhyun Jo
  • Mary L. Hill
  • Joanne Qinaʻau
  • Lisa Nakamura

The combined scope of Masuda's research reflects a comprehensive engagement with psychological science, particularly emphasizing clinical applications and behavioral interventions related to mindfulness, mental health conditions, and psychosocial development across diverse populations.

Best Publications

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Model, processes and outcomes

    Stephen C. Hayes;Jason B. Luoma;Frank W. Bond;Akihiko Masuda

  • Teaching Acceptance and Mindfulness to Improve the Lives of the Obese: A Preliminary Test of a Theoretical Model

    Jason Lillis;Steven C. Hayes;Kara Bunting;Akihiko Masuda

  • DBT, FAP, and ACT: How empirically oriented are the new behavior therapy technologies?

    Steven C. Hayes;Akihiko Masuda;Richard Bissett;Jason Luoma

  • The impact of acceptance and commitment training and multicultural training on the stigmatizing attitudes and professional burnout of substance abuse counselors

    Steven C. Hayes;Richard T. Bissett;Nancy Roget;Michele Padilla

  • Cognitive defusion and self-relevant negative thoughts: examining the impact of a ninety year old technique.

    Akihiko Masuda;Steven C Hayes;Casey F Sackett;Michael P Twohig

  • Increasing Willingness to Experience Obsessions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Michael P. Twohig;Steven C. Hayes;Akihiko Masuda

  • The role of mindfulness and psychological flexibility in somatization, depression, anxiety, and general psychological distress in a nonclinical college sample.

    Akihiko Masuda;Erin C. Tully

  • Impact of acceptance and commitment therapy versus education on stigma toward people with psychological disorders.

    Akihiko Masuda;Steven C. Hayes;Lindsay B. Fletcher;Paul J. Seignourel

  • Help-Seeking Attitudes, Mental Health Stigma, and Self-Concealment Among African American College Students:

    Akihiko Masuda;Page L. Anderson;Joshua Edmonds

  • Help-Seeking Experiences and Attitudes among African American, Asian American, and European American College Students

    Akihiko Masuda;Page L. Anderson;Michael P. Twohig;Amanda B. Feinstein

  • A preliminary investigation of acceptance and commitment therapy as a treatment for chronic skin picking.

    Michael P. Twohig;Steven C. Hayes;Akihiko Masuda

  • The effects of cognitive defusion and thought distraction on emotional discomfort and believability of negative self-referential thoughts

    Akihiko Masuda;Michael P. Twohig;Analia R. Stormo;Amanda B. Feinstein

  • Mental Health Stigma, Self-Concealment, and Help-Seeking Attitudes among Asian American and European American College Students with No Help-Seeking Experience

    Akihiko Masuda;Matthew S. Boone

  • The Role of Psychological Flexibility in Mental Health Stigma and Psychological Distress for the Stigmatizer

    Akihiko Masuda;Matthew Price;Page L. Anderson;Stefan K. Schmertz

  • A parametric study of cognitive defusion and the believability and discomfort of negative self-relevant thoughts.

    Akihiko Masuda;Steven C. Hayes;Michael P. Twohig;Claudia Drossel

  • United States and Japanese college students' attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help

    Akihiko Masuda;Kinya Suzumura;Kenneth L. Beauchamp;Gary N. Howells

  • Examining mindfulness and psychological inflexibility within the framework of Big Five personality

    Robert D. Latzman;Akihiko Masuda

  • Brief functional analysis and treatment of bizarre vocalizations in an adult with schizophrenia.

    David A. Wilder;Akihiko Masuda;Caroline O'Connor;Melinda Baham

  • Mental Health Stigma and Self-Concealment as Predictors of Help-Seeking Attitudes among Latina/o College Students in the United States

    Hadrian Mendoza;Akihiko Masuda;Kevin M. Swartout

  • Mindfulness Moderates the Relationship Between Disordered Eating Cognitions and Disordered Eating Behaviors in a Non-Clinical College Sample

    Akihiko Masuda;Matthew Price;Robert D. Latzman

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven C. Hayes
Steven C. Hayes University of Nevada Reno
Michael P. Twohig
Michael P. Twohig Utah State University
Lindsey L. Cohen
Lindsey L. Cohen Georgia State University
Page L. Anderson
Page L. Anderson Georgia State University
Matthew Price
Matthew Price University of Vermont
Robert D. Latzman
Robert D. Latzman Georgia State University
Kelly G. Wilson
Kelly G. Wilson University of Mississippi
Janet D. Latner
Janet D. Latner University of Hawaii at Manoa
Andrew T. Gloster
Andrew T. Gloster University of Lucerne
Jason B. Luoma
Jason B. Luoma Oregon Health & Science University

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