HIAS Visiting Researcher, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University
Associate professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
【Profile】
Ryota Nakamura is a health economist and an associate professor at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). He holds a BA and an MA in Economics from Kyoto University and a PhD in Economics from University of York. Prior to joining LSHTM in 2025, he held positions at University of East Anglia, University of York and Hitotsubashi University. His research interests include empirical and theoretical investigations of health financing and behaviour, using a wide range of empirical approaches including RCT, quasi-experimental evaluation and evidence synthesis.
【Selected Publications】
- Thomas Rouyard, Emilie Yoda, Ryota Nakamura, Michiko Moriyama, Masako Ii, Maham Stanyon, Mei Endo, Koki Nakamura, Satoshi Kanke, Ryuki Kassai. (2025). Overcoming barriers to primary care research in Japan: a call to action. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific, Volume 56, March 2025, 101523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101523
- Katika Akksilp, Thomas Rouyard, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Ryota Nakamura, Falk Müller-Riemenschneider, Yot Teerawattananon, Cynthia Chen. (2025). The Physical Activity at Work (PAW) Program in Thai Office Workers: Mixed Methods Process Evaluation Study. JMIR Formative Research, 9, e57604. https://formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e57604
- Akter S, Rahman MM, Rouyard T, Aktar S, Nsashiyi RS, Nakamura R. (2024). A systematic review and network meta-analysis of population-level intervention to tackle smoking behaviour. Nature Human Behaviour, 8, 2367–2391. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-02002-7
- Nakamura R, Albanese A, Coombes E, Suhrcke M. (2023). Do economic incentives promote physical activity? Evidence from London Congestion Charge. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, https://doi.org/10.1093/jrsssa/qnad112
- Akter S, Islam MR, Rahman MM, Rouyard T, Nsashiyi R, Hossain F, Nakamura R. (2023). Evaluation of population-level tobacco control interventions and health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open, 6(7): e2322341. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.22341
- Rouyard T, Mano Y, Daff BM, Diouf S, Dia KF, Duval L, Thulliez J, Nakamura R. (2022) Operational and structural factors influencing enrolment in community-based health insurance schemes: an observational study using 12 waves of nationwide panel data from Senegal. Health Policy and Planning, 37 (7), 858-871. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czac033
