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Hiroaki Kumano

Hiroaki Kumano

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Psychology

D-Index
33
Citations
5325
World Ranking
10477
National Ranking
33

Overview

Hiroaki Kumano is affiliated with Waseda University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and neuroscience. Their research spans various subfields including clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The main topics covered in Kumano's work include anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, mind wandering and attention, mindfulness and compassion interventions, perfectionism, procrastination, anxiety studies, neural and behavioral psychology studies, mental health research topics, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Frequent publication venues for their research consist of:

  • The Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • BioPsychoSocial Medicine
  • Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Kumano include:

  • The Validity and Reliability of the Short Form of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Japan, 2022, Frontiers in Psychology
  • The Moderating Effect of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms on the Relationship Between Procrastination and Internalizing Symptoms in the General Adult Population, 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Summary of the clinical practice manual for late-onset hypogonadism, 2023, International Journal of Urology
  • Changes in Mind-Wandering and Cognitive Fusion Through Mindfulness Group Therapy for Depression and Anxiety, 2020, Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
  • The patterns of acceptance, mindfulness, and values for Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a web-based survey, 2022, BioPsychoSocial Medicine

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Kumano include:

  • Tōru Takahashi
  • Nozomi Tomita
  • Yusuke Nitta
  • Mana Oguchi
  • Siqing Guan

Kumano's publication output demonstrates a sustained focus on mental health, cognitive and behavioral psychology, and the clinical applications of mindfulness-based interventions. The integration of cognitive neuroscience aspects within their work highlights an interdisciplinary approach connecting psychological processes with neural mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Mindfulness-based stress reduction and cancer: A meta-analysis

    Dianne Ledesma;Hiroaki Kumano

  • Effects of value and reward magnitude on feedback negativity and P300

    Atsushi Sato;Asako Yasuda;Hideki Ohira;Kaori Miyawaki

  • Decrease in serum cortisol during yoga exercise is correlated with alpha wave activation

    Tsutomu Kamei;Yoshitaka Toriumi;Hiroshi Kimura;Satoshi Ohno

  • Cerebral glucose metabolism associated with a fear network in panic disorder.

    Yojiro Sakai;Hiroaki Kumano;Masami Nishikawa;Yuji Sakano

  • Clinical and psychological aspects of restless legs syndrome in uremic patients on hemodialysis

    Jiro Takaki;Tadahiro Nishi;Masaomi Nangaku;Hiromi Shimoyama

  • Prospective study on influence of psychosocial factors on glycemic control in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes

    Rika Nakahara;Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi;Hiroaki Kumano;Yoko Hara

  • Changes in cerebral glucose utilization in patients with panic disorder treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy.

    Yojiro Sakai;Hiroaki Kumano;Masami Nishikawa;Yuji Sakano

  • Relationship Between Somatosensory Amplification and Alexithymia in a Japanese Psychosomatic Clinic

    Mutsuhiro Nakao;Mutsuhiro Nakao;Mutsuhiro Nakao;Arthur J. Barsky;Arthur J. Barsky;Arthur J. Barsky;Hiroaki Kumano;Hiroaki Kumano;Hiroaki Kumano;Tomifusa Kuboki;Tomifusa Kuboki;Tomifusa Kuboki

  • Hikikomori, is it a Culture-Reactive or Culture-Bound Syndrome? Nidotherapy and a Clinical Vignette from Oman

    Noriyuki Sakamoto;Rodger G. Martin;Hiroaki Kumano;Tomifusa Kuboki

  • Error-related negativity reflects detection of negative reward prediction error.

    Asako Yasuda;Atsushi Sato;Kaori Miyawaki;Hiroaki Kumano

  • Comorbidity of irritable bowel syndrome, panic disorder, and agoraphobia in a Japanese representative sample.

    Hiroaki Kumano;Hisanobu Kaiya;Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi;Gaku Yamanaka

  • Stressful life events and smoking were associated with Graves' disease in women, but not in men

    Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi;Hiroaki Kumano;Shinobu Nomura;Hiroshi Yoshimura

  • Interactions among a stressor, self-efficacy, coping with stress, depression, and anxiety in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

    Jiro Takaki;Tadahiro Nishi;Hiromi Shimoyama;Toshio Inada

  • Application of Quick Environment Exposure Sensitivity Inventory (QEESI©) for Japanese population: study of reliability and validity of the questionnaire:

    Sachiko Hojo;Hiroaki Kumano;Hiroshi Yoshino;Kazuhiko Kakuta

  • Eating attitudes and body dissatisfaction in adolescents: Cross-cultural study.

    Mami Kayano;Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi;Samir Al-Adawi;Samir Al-Adawi;Nonna Viernes

  • Meditators and non-meditators : EEG source imaging during resting.

    Shisei Tei;Pascal L. Faber;Dietrich Lehmann;Takuya Tsujiuchi

  • Yearlong physical activity and depressive symptoms in older Japanese adults : Cross-sectional data from the nakanojo study

    Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi;Rika Nakahara;Hiroaki Kumano;Tomifusa Kuboki

  • Reliability of recalled self-report on headache intensity: investigation using ecological momentary assessment technique

    H Kikuchi;K Yoshiuchi;N Miyasaka;K Ohashi

  • A real-time assessment of the effect of exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome

    Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi;Dane B. Cook;Kyoko Ohashi;Hiroaki Kumano

  • Possible interactive effects of demographic factors and stress coping mechanisms on depression and anxiety in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

    Jiro Takaki;Tadahiro Nishi;Hiromi Shimoyama;Toshio Inada

  • Decreased response inhibition in middle-aged male patients with type 2 diabetes

    Kaya T Ishizawa;Hiroaki Kumano;Atsushi Sato;Hiroshi Sakura

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anorexia nervosa

    T. Sasaki;H. Kumano;H. Horie;S. Nomura

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Matsuda
Hiroshi Matsuda Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

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