Peer-reviewed Manuscripts

An updated list of Prof KOOHSARI‘s peer-reviewed publications can be found below:

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Koohsari, M. J., Oka, K., Nakaya, T., Talen, E., & Kaczynski, A. T. (2025). Revisiting public open space and physical activity: What we know, what we still don’t, and emerging issues—a decade later. Health & Place. 94: 103465.

Kurosawa, S., Ishii, K., Shibata, A., Koohsari, M. J., & Oka, K. (2025). Weekly patterns and sociodemographic correlates of adults’ objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior. PLoS ONE.

Zhao, J., Koohsari, M.J., Li, J., Luo, Y., Kaczynski, A.T., McCormack, G. R., Oka, K., & Hanibuchi, T. (2025). Beyond companionship: Psycho-social benefits of pet ownership. BMC Public Health.

Luo, Y., Kaczynski, A. T., Li, J., Motomura, M., Zhao, J., Hanibuchi, T., … & Koohsari, M. J. (2025). Redesigning urban parks for active living in dense urban areas: a remote audit approach. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 1-11.

Zhao, J., Yasunaga, A., Kaczynski, A. T., Park, H., Luo, Y., Li, J., … & Koohsari, M. J. (2025). At-Home Immersive Virtual Reality Exergames to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk Among Office Workers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 14(1), e64560.

Li, J., Koohsari, M. J., Kaczynski, A. T., Tanimoto, R., Watanabe, R., Nakaya, T., … & Hanibuchi, T. (2025). The built environment and place attachment: Insights from Japanese cities. Preventive Medicine Reports, 102969.

Luo, Y., Motomura, M., Zhao, J., Hanibuchi, T., Nakaya, T., Shibata, A., … & Koohsari, M. J. (2024). Developing and testing an audit tool for activity-friendly parks in dense urban areas of Asia. Cities & Health, 1-13.

Koohsari, M. J., Kaczynski, A. T., Miyachi, M., Maeda, S., Yasunaga, A., Izawa, K. P., … & Oka, K. (2024). How Urban Design Science Can Reduce Stress: Current Understanding and Future Prospects. Heart and Mind, 10-4103.

Lai, T., Chang, C., Hsueh, M., Koohsari, M. J., Shibata, A., Liao, Y., & Oka, K. (2024). Association of 24-Hour movement behavior and cognitive function in older Taiwanese adults. Geriatric Nursing, 59, 60–66.

Koohsari, M. J., Yasunaga, A., Veitch, J., Kaczynski, A. T., & Oka, K. (2024). The density paradox: density, walking, and psychological stress in overcrowded public spaces. Cities & Health, 1–4.

Koohsari, M. J., Kaczynski, A. T., Ozbil Torun, A., & Oka, K. (2024). Can urban design be a science for health studies?. URBAN DESIGN International, 1-5.

Koohsari, M. J., Kaczynski, A. T., Yasunaga, A., Hanibuchi, T., Nakaya, T., McCormack, G. R., & Oka, K. (2024). Active workplace design: current gaps and future pathways. British Journal of Sports Medicine.

MOTOMURA, M., KOOHSARI, M. J., ISHII, K., SHIBATA, A., NAKAYA, T., HANIBUCHI, T., … & Koichiro, O. K. A. (2024). Park proximity and older adults’ physical activity and sedentary behaviors in dense urban areas. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 128275.

Koohsari, M. J., Kaczynski, A. T., Miyachi, M., & Oka, K. (2024). Building on muscles: how built environment design impacts modern sports science. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 10(1), e001908.

The athlete and built environment (Free Picture from freepik)

Asiamah, N., Khan, H. T., Dintrans, P. V., Koohsari, M. J., Mogaji, E., Vieira, E. R., … & Mensah, H. K. (2023). Sustainable neighbourhoods for aging in place: an interdisciplinary voice against global crises. Springer Nature.

Lin, C. Y., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Koohsari, M. J., Hadgraft, N., Dunstan, D. W., … & Oka, K. (2023). Reallocating desk workers’ sitting time to standing or stepping: associations with work performance. Occupational Medicine, 73(9), 575-580.

Asiamah, N., Khan, H. T., Villalobos Dintrans, P., Koohsari, M. J., Mogaji, E., Vieira, E. R., & Mensah, H. K. (2023). Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place in a World of Crises: An Introduction. Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place: An Interdisciplinary Voice Against Global Crises, 1-11.

Asiamah, N., Koohsari, M. J., & Lowry, R. (2023). Ageing in place: The present and future social and health threats. Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place: An Interdisciplinary Voice Against Global Crises, 15-35.

Kaczynski, A. T., Wende, M., Hughey, M., Stowe, E., Schipperijn, J., Hipp, A., & Koohsari, M. J. (2023). Association of composite park quality with park use in four diverse cities. Preventive Medicine Reports, 35, 102381.

Koohsari, M. J., Kaczynski, A. T., & Oka, K. (2023). Residential greenspace and health: Quantity or quality?. The Lancet Planetary Health. 7(9): e734. 

Koohsari, M. J., Oka, K., Nakaya, T., & McCormack, G. R. (2023). Urban form metrics for promoting walking: Street layouts and destinations. Journal of Urban Health. 

Koohsari, M. J., Yasunaga, A., Oka, K., Nakaya, T., Nagai, Y., Vena, J., & McCormack, G. R. (2023). The contributions of neighbourhood design in promoting metabolic health. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. 10: 401.

Metabolic syndrome serves as a pathway to numerous chronic diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (Free Picture from rawpixel)

Koohsari, M. J., Oka, K., Nakaya, T.,Vena, J., Williamson, T., Quan, H., & McCormack, G. R. (2023). Urban design and cardio-metabolic risk factors. Landscape & Urban Planning. 173: 107552. 

Cardiovascular health could be linked to urban design (Free Picture from “COD Newsroom“)

Koohsari, M. J., Yasunaga, A., Oka, K., Nakaya, T., Nagai, Y., & McCormack, G. R. (2023). Place attachment and walking behaviour: mediation by perceived neighbourhood walkability. Landscape & Urban Planning. 235: 104767. 

The environmental design features of a location are important for facilitating people’s attachment to places (Free Picture from “Shlomi Fish at Flickr“)

Koohsari, M. J., McCormack, G. R., Nakaya, T., Yasunaga, A., Fuller, D., Nagai, Y., & Oka, K. (2023). The Metaverse, the built environment, and public health: Opportunities and uncertainties. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25: e43549.

The metaverse and health (Free Picture from freepik)

Koohsari, M. J., Yasunaga, A., McCormack, G. R., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Liao, Y., Nagai, Y., & Oka, K. (2023). Sedentary behaviour and sleep quality. Scientific Reports. 13: 1180.

Koohsari, M. J., Yasunaga, A., McCormack, G. R., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Nakaya, T., Hanibuchi, T., Nagai, Y., & Oka, K. (2023). Depression among middle-aged adults in Japan: The role of the built environment design. Landscape & Urban Planning. 231: 104651.

Source of the image: Free picture from Colin and Sarah Northway on Flickr

McCormack, G. R., Koohsari, M. J., Vena, J. E., Oka, K., Nakaya, T., Chapman, J., Martinson, R., & Matsalla, G. (2023). Associations between neighborhood walkability and walking following residential relocation: Findings from Alberta’s Tomorrow Project. Frontiers in Public Health. 10: 5472.

Lai, T.F., Liao, Y., Lin, C. Y., Hsueh, M.C., Koohsari, M. J., Shibata, A., Oka, K, & Chan, D. C. (2023). Diurnal pattern of breaks in sedentary time and the physical function of older adults. Archives of Public Health. 81: 35. 

Koohsari, M. J., Oka, K., Shibata, A., McCormack, G. R., Hanibuchi, T., Nakaya, T., & Ishii, K. (2022). Correlates of domain-specific sedentary behaviors and objectively assessed sedentary time among elementary school children. Scientific Reports. 12: 18848.

Source of the image: Unnamed photographer from Max Pixel

Koohsari, M. J., Yasunaga, A., McCormack, G. R., Nakaya, T., Nagai, Y., & Oka, K. (2022). The design challenges for dog ownership and dog walking in dense urban areas: the case of Japan. Frontiers in Public Health. 10: 904122.

(Reference of the image: Koohsari, 2021, Yokohama, Japan)

Koohsari, M. J., McCormack, G. R., Nakaya, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Lin, C. Y., Hanibuchi, T., Yasunaga, A., & Oka, K. (2022). Perceived workplace layout design and work-related physical activity and sitting time. Building & Environment. 211: 108739.

Motomura, M., Koohsari, M. J., Lin, CY., Ishii, K., Shibata, A., Nakaya, T., Kaczynski, A. T., Veitch, J., & Oka, K. (2022). Associations of public open space attributes with active and sedentary behaviors in dense urban areas: A systematic review of observational studies. Health & Place. 75: 102816.

(Source of the image: Koohsari, 2018, 2021, Tokyo, Japan)

Lin, C. Y., Koohsari, M. J., Liao, Y., Ishii, K., Shibata, A., Nakaya, T., McCormack, G. R., Hadgraft, N., Sugiyama, T., Owen, N., & Oka, K. (2022). Workplace neighbourhood built-environment attributes and sitting at work and for transport among Japanese desk-based workers. Scientific Reports. 12: 195.

Nichani, V., Koohsari, M. J., Oka, K., Nakaya, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., Vena, J. E., & McCormack G. R. (2022). Associations between neighbourhood street connectivity and sedentary behaviours in Canadian adults: Findings from Alberta’s Tomorrow Project. PLoS ONE. 17(6): e0269829.

Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Koohsari, M. J., Sugiyama, T., Dunstan, D. W., Owen, N., Oka. K. (2022). Linear and non-linear associations of device-measured sedentary time with older adults’ skeletal muscle mass. Experimental Gerontology. 166: 111870.

Ishii, K., Shibata, A., Koohsari, M. J., & Oka, K. (2022). The relationships between parents’ and children’s screen times on body mass index: A cross-sectional path analysis. BMC Public Health. 22: 2190.

Koohsari, M. J., Nakaya, T., McCormack, G. R., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., Hanibuchi, T., & Oka, K. (2021). Traditional and novel walkable built environment metrics and social capital. Landscape & Urban Planning. 214: 104184.

Koohsari, M. J., Nakaya, T., McCormack, G. R., & Oka, K. (2021). Built environment design and cancer prevention through the lens of inequality. Cities. 119: 103385.

Koohsari, M. J., Yasunaga, A., McCormack, G. R., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Nakaya, T., & Oka, K. (2021). Domain-specific active and sedentary behaviours in relation to workers’ presenteeism and absenteeism. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 63(10): e685-e688.

Koohsari, M. J., Nakaya, T., McCormack, G. R., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., & Oka, K. (2021). Changes in workers’ sedentary and physically active behaviors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and their relationships with fatigue: A longitudinal online study. JMIR Public Health & Surveillance. 7(3): e26293.

(Source of the image: Koohsari, 2020, Tokyo, Japan)

Koohsari, M. J., Nakaya, T., McCormack, G. R., & Oka, K. (2021). Socioeconomic disparity in cardiovascular health: The role of where we live. Environmental Research Letters. 16: 041001.

Koohsari, M. J., Nakaya, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., & Oka, K. (2021). Working From Home After the COVID-19 pandemic: Do company employees sit more and move less?. Sustainability. 13(2): 939.

(Source of the images: Koohsari, 2020, 2021, Japan)

Koohsari, M. J., Yasunaga, A., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Miyawaki, R., Araki, K., Nakaya, T., Hanibuchi, T., McCormack, G. R., & Oka, K. (2021). Dog ownership, dog walking, and social capital. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. 8: 126.

Koohsari, M. J., McCormack, G. R., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., Nakaya, T., & Oka, K. (2021). The relationship between Walk Score® and perceived walkability in ultrahigh density areas. Preventive Medicine Reports. 23: 101393.

Yasunaga, A., Koohsari, M. J., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Miyawaki, R., Araki, K., & Oka, K. (2021). Sedentary behavior and happiness: The mediation effects of social capital. Innovation in Aging. 5 (4): igab044.

McCormack, G. R., Koohsari, M. J., Vena, J. E., Oka, K., Nakaya, T., Chapman, J., Martinson, R., & Matsalla, G. (2021). A longitudinal residential relocation study of changes in street layout and physical activity. Scientific Reports. 11(1): 7691.

McCormack, G. R., Koohsari, M. J., Turley, L., Nakaya, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., & Oka, K. (2021). Evidence for urban design and public health policy and practice: Space syntax metrics and neighborhood walking. Health & Place. 67: 102277.

Kitayama, A., Koohsari, M. J., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., & Oka, K. (2021). Sedentary time in a nationally representative sample of adults in Japan:  Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates. Preventive Medicine Reports. 23: 101439.

Nichani, V., Koohsari, M. J., Oka, K., Nakaya, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., Turley, L., & McCormack G. R. (2021). Associations between the traditional and novel neighbourhood built environment metrics and weight status among Canadian men and women. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 112(1): 166-174.

Kurosawa, S., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Koohsari, M. J., & Oka, K. (2021). Identifying typologies of diurnal patterns in desk-based workers’ sedentary time. PLoS ONE. 16(4): e0248304.

Lai, T.F., Chang, C. S., Liao, Y., Hsueh, M.C., Koohsari, M. J., Shibata, A., & Oka, K. (2021). Does neighborhood built environment support older adults’ daily steps differ by time of day?. Journal of Transport & Health. 22: 101234.

Mitsutake, S., Ishizaki, T., Yokoyama, Y., Nishi, M., Koohsari, M. J., Oka, K., Yano, S., Abe, T., & Kitamura, A. (2021). Do walking-friendly built environments influence frailty and long-term care insurance service needs?. Sustainability. 13(10): 5632.

Koohsari, M. J., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Kurosawa, S., Yasunaga, A., Hanibuchi, T., Nakaya, McCormack, G. R., & Oka, K. (2020). Dog ownership and adults’ objectively-assessed sedentary behaviour and physical activity. Scientific Reports. 10: 17487.

Koohsari, M. J., McCormack, G. R., Nakaya, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., Liao, Y., & Oka, K. (2020). Walking-friendly built environments and objectively measured physical function in older adults. Journal of Sport & Health Science. 9(6): 651-656.

Koohsari, M. J., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Kurosawa, S., Yasunaga, A., Hanibuchi, T., Nakaya, T., Mavoa, S., McCormack, G. R., & Oka, K. (2020). Built environment correlates of objectively-measured sedentary behaviours in densely-populated areas. Health & Place. 66: 102447.

Koohsari, M. J., Nakaya, T., Hanibuchi, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Sugiyama, T., Owen, N., & Oka, K. (2020). Local-area walkability and socioeconomic disparities of cardiovascular disease mortality in Japan. Journal of the American Heart Association. 9: e016152.

Koohsari, M. J., & Oka, K. (2020). Neighbourhood environments and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: Limitations and future directions. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 27(13): 1438-1439.

Koohsari, M. J., Nakaya, T., McCormack, G. R., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., Liao, Y., & Oka, K. (2020). Dog-walking in dense compact areas: the role of neighbourhood built environment. Health & Place. 61: 102242.

(Source of the image: Koohsari, 2019, Tokyo, Japan)

Koohsari, M. J., McCormack, G. R., Nakaya, T., & Oka, K. (2020). Neighbourhood built environment and cardiovascular disease: Knowledge and future directions. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 17(5): 261-263.

Koohsari, M. J., Oka, K., Nakaya, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., & McCormack, G. R. (2020). Environmental attributes and sedentary behaviours among Canadian adults. Environmental Research Communications. 2(5): 051002.

(Source of the image: Koohsari, 2020, Calgary, Canada)

Koohsari, M. J., Cole, R., Oka, K., Shibata, A., Yasunaga, A., Hanibuchi, T., Owen, N., & Sugiyama, T. (2020). Associations of built environment attributes with bicycle use for transport. Environment & Planning B: Urban Analytics & City Science. 47(9): 1745-1757.

Lin, C. Y., Koohsari, M. J., Liao, Y., Ishii, K., Shibata, A., Nakaya, T., McCormack, G. R., Hadgraft, N., Owen, N., & Oka, K. (2020). Workplace neighbourhood built environment and workers’ physically-active and sedentary behaviour: A systematic review of observational studies. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity. 17: 1-14.

Sugiyama, T., Koohsari, M. J., & Oka, K. (2020). New urban mobility: A catalyst to enhance population health. Perspectives in Public Health. 140(4): 198-199.

Ishii, K., Aoyagi, K., Shibata, A., Koohsari, M. J., Carver, A., & Oka, K. (2020). Joint associations of leisure screen time and physical activity with academic performance in a sample of Japanese children. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 17(3): 757.

Kurosawa, S., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Koohsari, M. J., & Oka, K. (2020). Accelerometer-measured diurnal patterns of sedentary behavior among Japanese workers: A descriptive epidemiological study. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 17(11): 3814.

Koohsari, M. J., Oka, K., Owen, N., & Sugiyama, T. (2019). Natural movement: A space syntax theory linking urban form and function with walking for transport. Health & Place. 58: 102072.

Koohsari, M. J., Nakaya, T., McCormack, G. R., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., & Oka, K. (2019). Cognitive function of elderly persons in Japanese neighbourhoods: The role of street layout. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias. 34(6): 381-389.

Koohsari, M. J., Kaczynski, A. T., Nakaya, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., Stowe, E. W., Hanibuchi, T., & Oka, K. (2019). Walkable urban design attributes and Japanese older adults’ body mass index: Mediation effects of physical activity and sedentary behavior. American Journal of Health Promotion. 33(5): 764-767.

Koohsari, M. J., McCormack, G. R., Nakaya, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., Hanibuchi, T., & Oka, K. (2019). Urban design and Japanese older adults’ depressive symptoms. Cities. 87: 166-173.

McCormack, G. R., Koohsari, M. J., Oka, K., Friedenreich, C., Blackstaffe, A., Alaniz, F. U., & Farkas, B. (2019). Differences in transportation and leisure physical activity by neighborhood design controlling for residential choice. Journal of Sport & Health Science. 8(6): 532-539.

Kurita, S., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Koohsari, M. J., & Oka, K. (2019). Social-ecological correlates of accelerometer-measured occupational sitting among Japanese desk-based workers. BMC Public Health. 19:1489.

Kanai, M., Izawa, K., Kubo, H., Nozoe, M., Mase, K., Koohsari, M. J., Oka, K., & Shimada, S. (2019). Association of perceived built environment attributes with objectively measured physical activity in community-dwelling ambulatory patients with stroke. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 16(20): 3908.

Yano, S., Koohsari, M. J., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Frehlich, L., McCormack, G. R., & Oka, K. (2019). Physical activity and sedentary behavior assessment: A laboratory-based evaluation of agreement between commonly used ActiGraph and Omron accelerometers. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 16(17): 3126.

Yano, S., Koohsari, M. J., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Frehlich, L., McCormack, G. R., & Oka, K. (2019). Comparison of older and newer generation Active Style Pro accelerometers in physical activity and sedentary behavior surveillance under a free-living environment. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 16(9): 1597.

Mavoa, S., Bagheri, N., Koohsari, M. J., Kaczynski, T. A., Lamb, K. E., Oka, K., O’Sullivan, D., & Witten, K. (2019). How do neighbourhood definitions influence the associations between built environment and physical activity?. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 16(9): 1501.

Yano, S., Koohsari, M. J., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Mavoa, S., & Oka, K. (2019). Assessing physical activity and sedentary behavior under free-living conditions: Comparison of Active Style Pro HJA-350IT and ActiGraphTM GT3X+. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 16(17): 3065.

Van Cauwenberg, J., Dunstan, D., Cerin, E., Koohsari, M. J., Sugiyama, T., & Owen, N. (2019). Population density is beneficially associated with 12-year changes in post-challenge plasma glucose among residents of lower socio-economic neighborhoods. Health & Place. 57: 74-81.

Sugiyama, T., Cole, R., Koohsari, M. J., Kynn, M., Sallis, J. F., & Owen, N. (2019). Associations of local-area walkability with disparities in residents’ walking and car use. Preventive Medicine. 120: 126-130.

Kurita, S., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Koohsari, M. J., Owen, N., & Oka K. (2019). Patterns of objectively-assessed sedentary time and physical activity among Japanese workers: a cross-sectional observational study. BMJ Open. 9: e021690.

Cole, R., Koohsari, M. J., Carver, A., Owen, N., & Sugiyama, T. (2019). Are neighborhood environmental attributes more important for older than for younger adults’ walking? Testing effect modification by age. Journal of Aging & Physical Activity. 27(3): 354-359.

Koohsari, M. J., Nakaya, T., & Oka, K. (2018). Activity-friendly built environments in a super-aged society, Japan: Current challenges and toward a research agenda. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 15(9): 2054.

Koohsari, M. J., Oka, K., Shibata, A., Liao, Y., Hanibuchi, T., Owen, N., & Sugiyama, T. (2018). Associations of neighbourhood walkability indices with weight gain. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity. 15: 33.

Koohsari, M. J., Kaczynski, A. T., Hanibuchi, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., Nakaya, T., & Oka, K. (2018). Physical activity environment and Japanese adults’ body mass index. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 15(4): 596.

Koohsari, M. J., Sugiyama, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Hanibuchi, T., Liao, Y., Owen, N., & Oka, K. (2018). Walk Score® and Japanese adults’ physically-active and sedentary behaviors. Cities. 74: 151-155.

Koohsari, M. J., Badland, H., Mavoa, S., Villanueva, K., Francis, J., Hooper, P., Owen, N., & Giles-Corti, B. (2018). Are public open space attributes associated with walking and depression?. Cities. 74: 119-125.

Koohsari, M. J., Sugiyama, T., Hanibuchi, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Liao, Y., & Oka, K. (2018). Validity of Walk Score® as a measure of neighborhood walkability in Japan. Preventive Medicine Reports. 9: 114-117.

Owen, N., Sugiyama, T., Koohsari, M. J., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Hadgraft, N., Oyeyemi, A., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., Mitáš, J., Troelsen, J., Davey, R., Schofield, G., Cain, K. L., Sarmiento, O. L., Reis, R., Salvo, D., Macfarlane, D. J., Sallis, J. F., & Cerin, E. (2018). Associations of neighborhood environmental attributes with adults’ objectively-assessed sedentary time: IPEN adult multi-country study. Preventive Medicine. 115: 126-133.

Liao, Y., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Koohsari, M. J., Inoue, S., & Oka, K. (2018). Can neighborhood design support walking? Cross-sectional and prospective findings from Japan. Journal of Transport & Health. 11: 73-79.

Murphy, M., Badland, H., Jordan, H., Koohsari, M. J., & Giles-Corti, B. (2018). Local food environments, suburban development and BMI: a mixed methods study. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 15(7): 1392.

Sugiyama, T., Carver, A., Koohsari, M. J., & Veitch, J. (2018). Advantages of public green spaces in enhancing population health. Landscape & Urban Planning. 178: 12-17.

Yasunaga, A., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Koohsari, M. J., & Oka, K. (2018). Cross-sectional associations of sedentary behavior and physical activity on depression in Japanese older adults: An isotemporal substitution approach. BMJ Open. 8(9): e022282.

Liao, Y., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Koohsari, M. J., & Oka, K. (2018). Cross-sectional and prospective associations of neighborhood environmental attributes with screen time in Japanese middle-aged and older adults. BMJ Open. 8(3): 019608.

Liao, Y., Hsu, HH., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Koohsari, M. J., & Oka, K. (2018). Associations of total amount and patterns of objectively measured sedentary behavior with performance-based physical function. Preventive Medicine Reports. 12: 128-134.

Sugiyama, T., Cerin, E., Mridha, M., Koohsari, M. J., & Owen, N. (2018). Prospective associations of local destinations and routes with middle-to-older aged adults’ walking. The Gerontologist. 58(1): 121-129.

Koohsari, M. J., Hanibuchi, T., Nakaya, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Liao, Y., Oka, K., & Sugiyama, T. (2017). Associations of neighbourhood environmental attributes with walking in Japan: Moderating effects of area-level socioeconomic status. Journal of Urban Health. 94: 847-854.

(Source of the image: Koohsari, 2021, Tokyo, Japan)

Koohsari, M. J., Sugiyama, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Liao, Y., Hanibuchi, T., Owen, N., & Oka, K. (2017). Associations of street layout with walking and sedentary behaviors in an urban and a rural area of Japan. Health & Place. 45: 64-69.

Koohsari, M. J., Owen, N., Cole, R., Mavoa, S., Oka, K., Hanibuchi, T., & Sugiyama, T. (2017). Built environmental factors and adults’ travel behaviors: Role of street layout and local destinations. Preventive Medicine. 96: 124-128.

Yasunaga, A., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Koohsari, M. J., Inoue, S., Sugiyama, T., Owen, N., & Oka, K. (2017). Associations of sedentary behavior and physical activity with older adults’ physical function. BMC Geriatrics. 17: 280.

Cole, R., Turrell, G., Koohsari, M. J., Owen, N., & Sugiyama, T. (2017). Prevalence and correlates of walkable short car trips: A cross-sectional multilevel analysis. Journal of Transport & Health. 4: 73-80

Murphy, M., Koohsari, M. J., Badland, H., & Giles-Corti, B. (2017). Supermarket access, transport mode and BMI: The potential for urban design and planning policy across socioeconomic areas. Public Health Nutrition. 20(18): 3304-3315.

Murphy, M., Badland, H., Koohsari, M. J., Astell-Burt, T., Trapp, G., Villanueva, K., Mavoa, S., Davern, M., & Giles-Corti, B. (2017). Indicators of a health promoting local food environment: A conceptual framework. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 28: 82-84.

Koohsari, M. J., Owen, N., Cerin, E., Giles-Corti, B., & Sugiyama, T. (2016). Walkability and walking for transport: Characterizing the built environment using space syntax. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity. 13(1): 121.

Koohsari, M. J., Sugiyama, T., Mavoa, S., Villanueva, K., Badland, H., Giles-Corti, B., & Owen, N. (2016). Street network measures and adults’ walking for transport: Application of space syntax. Health & Place. 38: 89-95.

Liao, Y., Sugiyama, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Inoue, S., Koohsari, M. J., Owen, N., & Oka, K. (2016). Associations of perceived and objectively-measured neighborhood environment attributes with leisure-time sitting for transport. Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 13(12): 1372-1377

Mabry R., Koohsari, M. J., Ball, F., & Owen, N. (2016). A systematic review of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the oil-producing countries of the Arabian Peninsula. BMC Public Health. 16(1): 1003.

Giles-Corti, B., Sugiyama, T., Badland, H., Koohsari, M. J., & Owen, N. (2016). Discussion of ‘Can we have sustainable transportation without making people drive less or give up suburban living?’ by Mark Delucchi and Kenneth S. Kurani. Journal of Urban Planning & Development. 142 (2): 07016001-1- 07016001-3.

Sugiyama, T., Wijndaele, K., Koohsari, M. J., Tanamas, S. K., Dunstan, D. W., & Owen, N. (2016). Adverse associations of car time with markers of cardio-metabolic risk. Preventive Medicine. 83: 26-30.

Koohsari, M. J., Sugiyama, T., Sahlqvist, S., Mavoa, S., Hadgraft, N., & Owen, N. (2015). Neighborhood environmental attributes and adults’ sedentary behaviors: Review and research agenda. Preventive Medicine. 77: 141-149.

Koohsari, M. J., Mavoa, S., Villanueva, K., Sugiyama, T., Badland, H., Kaczynski, A. T., Owen, N., & Giles-Corti, B. (2015). Public open space, physical activity, urban design and public health: Concepts, methods and research agenda. Health & Place. 33: 75-82.

Koohsari, M. J., Badland, H., Sugiyama, T., Mavoa, S., Christian, H., & Giles-Corti, B. (2015). Mismatch between perceived and objectively-measured land use mix and street connectivity: Associations with neighborhood walking. Journal of Urban Health. 92(2): 242-252.

Mavoa, S., Koohsari, M. J., Badland, H. M., Davern, M., Feng, X., Astell-Burt, T., & Giles-Corti, B. (2015). Area-level disparities of public open space: A geographic information systems analysis in metropolitan Melbourne. Urban Policy & Research. 33(3): 306-323.

Sugiyama, T., Shibata, A., Koohsari, M. J., Tanamas, S. K., Oka, K., Salmon, J., Dunstan, D. W., & Owen, N. (2015). Neighborhood environmental attributes and adults’ maintenance of regular walking. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 47(6): 1204-1210.

Villanueva, K., Badland, H., Hooper, P., Koohsari, M. J., Mavoa, S., Davern, M., Roberts, R., Goldfeld, S., & Giles-Corti, B. (2015). Developing indicators of public open space to promote health and wellbeing in communities. Applied Geography. 57: 112-119.

Koohsari, M. J., Sugiyama, T., Kaczynski, A. T., & Owen, N. (2014). Associations of leisure-time sitting in cars with neighborhood walkability. Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 11(6): 1129-1132.

Koohsari, M. J., Kaczynski, A. T., McCormack, G. R., & Sugiyama, T. (2014). Using space syntax to assess the built environment supporting physical activity: Applications to research on parks and public open spaces. Leisure Sciences. 36(2): 206-216.

Koohsari, M. J., Sugiyama, T., Lamb, K. E., Villanueva, K., & Owen, N. (2014). Street connectivity and walking for transport: Role of neighborhood destinations. Preventive Medicine. 66: 118-122.

Sugiyama, T., Koohsari, M. J. (joint-head authorship), Mavoa, S., & Owen, N. (2014). Activity-friendly built environment attributes and adult adiposity. Current Obesity Reports. 3(2): 183-198.

Kaczynski, A., Besenyi, G., Stanis, S., Koohsari, M. J., Oestman, K., Bergstrom, R., Potwarka, L., & Reis, R. (2014). Are park proximity and park features related to park use and park-based physical activity among adults? variations by multiple socio-demographic characteristics. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity. 11(1): 146.

Owen, N., Salmon, J., Koohsari, M. J., Turrell, G., & Giles-Corti, B. (2014). Sedentary behaviour and health: Mapping environmental and social contexts to underpin chronic disease prevention. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(3): 174-177.

Kaczynski, A. T., Koohsari, M. J., Stanis, S. A. W., Bergstrom, R., & Sugiyama, T. (2014). Association of street connectivity and road traffic speed with park usage and park-based physical activity. American Journal of Health Promotion. 28(3): 197-203.

Koohsari, M. J., Karakiewicz, J. A., & Kaczynski, A. T. (2013). Public open space and walking: The role of proximity, perceptual qualities of the surrounding built environment, and street configuration. Environment & Behavior. 45(6): 706-736.

Koohsari, M. J., Kaczynski, A. T., Giles-Corti, B., & Karakiewicz, J. A. (2013). Effects of access to public open spaces on walking: Is proximity enough? Landscape & Urban Planning. 117: 92-99.

Koohsari, M. J., Badland, H., & Giles-Corti, B. (2013). (Re) Designing the built environment to support physical activity: Bringing public health back into urban design and planning. Cities. 35: 294-298.

Villanueva, K., Knuiman, M., Koohsari, M. J., Hickey, S., Foster, S., Badland, H., Nathan, A., Bull, F., & Giles-Corti, B. (2013). People living in hilly residential areas in metropolitan Perth have less diabetes: Spurious association or important environmental determinant? International Journal of Health Geographics. 12(1): 59.

Sivam, A., Karuppannan, S., Koohsari, M. J., & Sivam, A. (2012). Does urban design influence physical activity in the reduction of obesity? A review of evidence. The Open Urban Studies Journal. 5: 14-21.

Koohsari, M. J. (2011). Access to public open space: Is distribution equitable across different socio-economic areas. Journal of Urban & Environmental Engineering. 5(2): 67-72.

Lotfi, S., & Koohsari, M. J. (2011). Neighborhood walkability in a city within a developing country. Journal of Urban Planning & Development. 137(4): 402-408.

Lotfi, S., & Koohsari, M. J. (2011). Proximity to neighborhood public open space across different socio-economic status areas in metropolitan Tehran. Environmental Justice. 4(3): 179-184.

Lotfi, S., & Koohsari, M. J. (2009). Analyzing accessibility dimension of urban quality of life: Where urban designers face duality between subjective and objective reading of place. Social Indicators Research. 94(3): 417-435.

Lotfi, S., & Koohsari, M. J. (2009). Measuring objective accessibility to neighborhood facilities in the city. Cities. 26(3): 133-140.