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Akira Kuriyama

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Visiting Associate ProfessorHealth Research Methods, Evidence, and ImpactMcMaster University

Akira Kuriyama

Visiting Associate Professor

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2024

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Supervision signals

Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
106 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 19 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Academic metrics

260

Publications

6,463

Citations

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Contact

kuriyama@mcmaster.ca

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions
Nosocomial Infections in ICUMedicine

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

From the 150 most recent of 260 publications.

The Prevalence and Characteristics of Difficult Patient Encounters : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Jackson JL, Kuriyama A, Whittle J, Davis-Maxwell A, Thompson M, Murphy MG, Gondi S, Brennan K, Ganshert C, Fletcher KE

ACP journal club20266 citations

DOI: 10.7326/annals-25-01882

Safety and equity in scaling minimally invasive surgery worldwide in 109 countries using cholecystectomy as a tracer procedure: a prospective cohort study

Kamarajah SK, Kouli O, Ng WH, Pius R, Shaw C, Ademuyiwa A, Adisa AO, Agbeko AE, Aguielera ML, Alves MS

The Lancet Global Health20265 citations

DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(25)00476-0

Standard Elements in Studies of Adverse Events and Medical Error: the SESAME statement

Griffey RT, Unbeck M, Stockwell DC, Adler LM, Ancona R, Classen D, Schneider RM, Rutjes AWS, Carpenter CR

BMJ Quality and Safety20263 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2025-019458

30-day postoperative mortality and the effects of hospital preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pooled analysis of prospective international cohort studies

Nepogodiev D, Nepogodiev D, Kamarajah SK, Bhangu A, Aacharya R, Ahmed W-U-R, ElAmeer E, Blanco-Colino R, Elhadi M, Ghosh D

The Lancet Regional Health. Europe20263 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101566

Systemic Corticosteroids for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Advanced Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Kuriyama A, Miyazaki K, Sasaki S, Yagisawa C, Nakayama T

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management20261 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.01.009

Are Difficult Inpatients Also Difficult Primary Care Patients?

Jackson JL, Kuriyama A

Journal of General Internal Medicine20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-10065-z

Barriers, facilitators and strategies for implementing on-site hospital solar power in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review, global prioritisation survey and development of an implementation tool

Linder C, Tellis R, Adisa A, Ghosh D, Suroy A, Singh D, Marshall N, Penney O, Haque PD, Ingabire JCA

BMJ Global Health20261 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2026-023926

Impact of appropriate antimicrobial therapy on patient outcomes and antimicrobial use: a sub analysis of the DIANA Study Dataset

Cidade JP, Póvoa P, Depuydt P, Dhaese S, De Smet K, Tabah A, Akova M, Cotta MO, De Pascale G, Dimopoulos G

Intensive Care Medicine20261 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s00134-026-08448-9

An imputation study shows that missing outcome data can substantially bias pooled estimates in systematic reviews of patient-reported outcomes

Shen Y, Li Z, Gu X, Yao Y, Parpia S, Heels-Ansdell D, Chang Y, Wang Y, Shi Q, Hao Q

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.112120

Standard Elements in Studies of Adverse Events and Medical Error (SESAME): explanation and elaboration.

Griffey RT, Adler LM, Stockwell DC, Hibbert PD, Klein DO, Schwendimann R, Auerbach AD, Ancona R, Schneider RM, Classen D

BMJ Quality and Safety20261 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2025-019469