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Noboru Iwata

Noboru Iwata

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
40
Citations
10930
World Ranking
5220
National Ranking
15

Noboru Iwata publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Noboru Iwata sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 126 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Noboru Iwata D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Noboru Iwata sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode

    Evelyn Bromet;Laura Helena Andrade;Irving Hwang;Nancy A Sampson

  • The performance of the Japanese version of the K6 and K10 in the World Mental Health Survey Japan

    Toshi A. Furukawa;Norito Kawakami;Mari Saitoh;Yutaka Ono

  • BIS/BAS Levels and Psychiatric Disorder: An Epidemiological Study

    Sheri L. Johnson;R. Jay Turner;Noboru Iwata

  • Twelve‐month prevalence, severity, and treatment of common mental disorders in communities in Japan: preliminary finding from the World Mental Health Japan Survey 2002–2003

    Norito Kawakami;Tadashi Takeshima;Yutaka Ono;Hidenori Uda

  • The relation between multiple pains and mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health Surveys.

    Oye Gureje;Michael Von Korff;Lola Kola;Koen Demyttenaere

  • Lithium levels in drinking water and risk of suicide

    Hirochika Ohgami;Takeshi Terao;Ippei Shiotsuki;Nobuyoshi Ishii

  • Cross-national epidemiology of panic disorder and panic attacks in the world mental health surveys

    Peter de Jonge;Annelieke M. Roest;Carmen C. W. Lim;Silvia E. Florescu

  • Race/ethnicity and depressive symptoms: a cross-cultural/ethnic comparison among university students in East Asia, North and South America.

    Noboru Iwata;Stephen Buka

  • Associations between Lifetime Traumatic Events and Subsequent Chronic Physical Conditions: A Cross-National, Cross-Sectional Study

    Kate M. Scott;Karestan C. Koenen;Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola;Jordi Alonso

  • Modified WHODAS-II provides valid measure of global disability but filter items increased skewness

    Michael Von Korff;Paul K. Crane;Jordi Alonso;Gemma Vilagut

  • Race/ethnicity and depressive symptoms in community-dwelling young adults: a differential item functioning analysis

    Noboru Iwata;Noboru Iwata;R.Jay Turner;Donald A Lloyd

  • Low-dose lithium uptake promotes longevity in humans and metazoans

    Kim Zarse;Takeshi Terao;Jing Tian;Noboru Iwata

  • Japan-U.S. comparison of responses to depression scale items among adult workers.

    Noboru Iwata;Catherine R. Roberts;Norito Kawakami

  • Why Japanese workers show low work engagement: An item response theory analysis of the Utrecht Work Engagement scale

    Akihito Shimazu;Wilmar B Schaufeli;Daisuke Miyanaka;Noboru Iwata

  • Early childhood adversity and later hypertension: Data from the World Mental Health Survey

    Dan J. Stein;Kate Scott;Josep Maria Haro Abad;Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola

  • Lithium and dementia: a preliminary study.

    Takeshi Terao;Hideki Nakano;Yoshiaki Inoue;Tatsuya Okamoto

  • Age differences among Japanese on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: an ethnocultural perspective on somatization.

    Noboru Iwata;Robert E. Roberts

  • Parental psychopathology and the risk of suicidal behavior in their offspring: results from the World Mental Health surveys

    O. Gureje;B. Oladeji;I. Hwang;W. T. Chiu

  • Responses to a self-administered depression scale among younger adolescents in Japan

    Noboru Iwata;Kazuo Saito;Robert E. Roberts

  • Lifetime and 6-month prevalence of DSM-III-R psychiatric disorders in an urban community in Japan.

    Norito Kawakami;Hiroyuki Shimizu;Takashi Haratani;Noboru Iwata

  • Prevalence of depressive symptoms in a Japanese occupational setting: a preliminary study.

    N Iwata;Y Okuyama;Y Kawakami;K Saito

  • Subtyping Social Anxiety Disorder in Developed and Developing Countries

    Dan J. Stein;Ayelet Meron Ruscio;Sing Lee;Maria Petukhova

  • Lithium in Tap Water and Suicide Mortality in Japan

    Norio Sugawara;Norio Yasui-Furukori;Nobuyoshi Ishii;Noboru Iwata

  • Twelve-month use of mental health services in four areas in Japan: Findings from the World Mental Health Japan Survey 2002–2003

    Yoichi Naganuma;Hisateru Tachimori;Norito Kawakami;Tadashi Takeshima

Frequent Co-Authors

Norito Kawakami
Norito Kawakami University of Tokyo
Ronald C. Kessler
Ronald C. Kessler Harvard University
Giovanni de Girolamo
Giovanni de Girolamo Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Jose Posada-Villa
Jose Posada-Villa Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
Yutaka Ono
Yutaka Ono Keio University
Jordi Alonso
Jordi Alonso Pompeu Fabra University
Oye Gureje
Oye Gureje University of Ibadan
Evelyn J. Bromet
Evelyn J. Bromet Stony Brook University
Toshiaki A. Furukawa
Toshiaki A. Furukawa Kyoto University
Chiyi Hu
Chiyi Hu University of California, Davis

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