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  1. Association between daily long working hours and actigraphic sleep, vigilance, blood pressure and psychological responses: a 10-day observational study among Japanese daytime workers

    Article • Occupational and Environmental Medicine, November 2025, BMJ

    Tomohide Kubo

  2. A Participatory Artificial Intelligence Driven Shift‐Scheduling Application for Improving Sleep Among Shift‐Working Caregivers: A 4‐Month Non‐Randomised Controlled Study With Cross‐Over Design

    Article • Journal of Sleep Research, July 2025, Wiley

    Tomohide Kubo

  3. External validation of the Japanese version of the reduced morningness-eveningness questionnaire (rMEQ) score using dim light melatonin onset and sleep-wake behavior in young adults

    Article • Chronobiology International, July 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Tomohide Kubo

  4. Exercising With Others, Motivation, and 1-Year Maintenance of Exercise Behavior Among Workers

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, January 2025, Human Kinetics

    Tomohide Kubo

  5. Enhanced repeated measurement of psychological tasks and form questions via a web-based mobile app

    Article • Environmental and Occupational Health Practice, January 2025, Japan Society for Occupational Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  6. How many monthly nighttime-sleep opportunities are optimal for recovery from fatigue among shift-working nurses? A 1-month sleep log observational study to test anchor nighttime sleep in Japan

    Article • BMJ Public Health, December 2024, BMJ

    Tomohide Kubo

  7. The Japanese version of the reduced morningness-eveningness questionnaire

    Article • Chronobiology International, April 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Tomohide Kubo

  8. Impacts of workplace verbal aggression classified via text mining on workers’ mental health

    Article • Occupational Medicine, February 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tomohide Kubo

  9. The association between work interval regularity and sleep regularity: a 2-week observational study in daytime employees

    Article • Journal of Occupational Health, January 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tomohide Kubo

  10. Workers’ experiences of improvements in the work environment and mental health problems: a web-based 1-year prospective study of Japanese employees

    Article • Journal of Occupational Health, January 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tomohide Kubo

  11. Cross-sectional associations of weekly time, social context, and motivation of exercise with mental health among workers

    Article • International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tomohide Kubo

  12. Effects of work-related electronic communication during non-working hours after work from home and office on fatigue, psychomotor vigilance performance and actigraphic sleep: observational study on information technology workers

    Article • Occupational and Environmental Medicine, October 2023, BMJ

    Tomohide Kubo

  13. Impaired self-monitoring ability on reaction times of psychomotor vigilance task of nurses after a night shift

    Article • Chronobiology International, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Tomohide Kubo

  14. Shift-Work Schedule Intervention for Extending Restart Breaks after Consecutive Night Shifts: A Non-randomized Controlled Cross-Over Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Tomohide Kubo

  15. Characteristics of compensated mental disorders caused by overwork among drivers and non-drivers in the Japanese trucking industry

    Article • SANGYO EISEIGAKU ZASSHI, September 2022, Japan Society for Occupational Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  16. The Joint Association of Daily Rest Periods and Sleep Duration with Worker Health and Productivity: A Cross-Sectional Web Survey of Japanese Daytime Workers

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Tomohide Kubo

  17. Impact of sleep timing on attention, sleepiness, and sleep quality among real-life night shift workers with shift work disorder: a cross-over clinical trial

    Article • SLEEP, February 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tomohide Kubo

  18. Examining the association between work-life factors and health disorders/excessive fatigue among Japanese truck drivers

    Article • SANGYO EISEIGAKU ZASSHI, January 2022, Japan Society for Occupational Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  19. Conversation time and mental health during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A web‐based cross‐sectional survey of Japanese employees

    Article • Journal of Occupational Health, January 2022, Wiley

    Tomohide Kubo

  20. Effects of work conditions and organisational strategies on nurses' mental health during the COVID‐19 pandemic

    Article • Journal of Nursing Management, October 2021, Wiley

    Tomohide Kubo

  21. Prospective changes in sleep problems in response to the daily rest period among Japanese daytime workers: A longitudinal web survey

    Article • Journal of Sleep Research, July 2021, Wiley

    Tomohide Kubo

  22. Relationship between sleep problems and dangerous driving behaviors in Japanese short-haul commercial truck drivers: a cross-sectional survey using digital tachograph data

    Article • Sleep and Biological Rhythms, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tomohide Kubo

  23. Shorter sleep duration is associated with potential risks for overwork-related death among Japanese truck drivers: use of the Karoshi prodromes from worker’s compensation cases

    Article • International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tomohide Kubo

  24. Work e-mail after hours and off-job duration and their association with psychological detachment, actigraphic sleep, and saliva cortisol: A 1-month observational study for information technology employees

    Article • Journal of Occupational Health, January 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tomohide Kubo

  25. Trends in Work Conditions and Associations with Workers’ Health in Recent 15 Years: The Role of Job Automation Probability

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Tomohide Kubo

  26. Characteristics of working hours and the risk of occupational injuries among hospital employees: a case-crossover study

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health, June 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  27. Daytime Workers with Longer Daily Rest Periods Have Smaller Sleep Debt and Social Jetlag: A Cross-Sectional Web Survey

    Article • Behavioral Sleep Medicine, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Tomohide Kubo

  28. Effect of work-related events on depressive symptoms in Japanese employees: a web-based longitudinal study

    Article • Industrial Health, January 2020, National Institute of Industrial Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  29. Effects of Occupational Stressors on Depressive Symptoms: Longitudinal Study Among Medical Services and Welfare Workers

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tomohide Kubo

  30. Working Time Society consensus statements: Regulatory approaches to reduce risks associated with shift work—a global comparison

    Article • Industrial Health, January 2019, National Institute of Industrial Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  31. Day‐to‐day variations in daily rest periods between working days and recovery from fatigue among information technology workers: One‐month observational study using a fatigue app

    Article • Journal of Occupational Health, September 2018, Wiley

    Tomohide Kubo

  32. Cross‐sectional Internet‐based survey of Japanese permanent daytime workers’ sleep and daily rest periods

    Article • Journal of Occupational Health, May 2018, Wiley

    Tomohide Kubo

  33. Impact of Daily Rest Period on Resting Blood Pressure and Fatigue

    Article • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, April 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  34. Cross-sectional associations between daily rest periods during weekdays and psychological distress, non-restorative sleep, fatigue, and work performance among information technology workers

    Article • Industrial Health, January 2017, National Institute of Industrial Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  35. Fatigue and Sleep Among Employees With Prospective Increase in Work Time Control

    Article • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, November 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  36. Development of the Career Anchors Scale among Occupational Health Nurses in Japan

    Article • Journal of Occupational Health, November 2016, Wiley

    Tomohide Kubo

  37. Exploring career anchors among occupational health nurses in Japan: A qualitative study

    Article • Japan Journal of Nursing Science, July 2016, Wiley

    Yoshiko Kubo, Tomohide Kubo

  38. Self-awakening improves alertness in the morning and during the day after partial sleep deprivation

    Article • Journal of Sleep Research, August 2014, Wiley

    Tomohide Kubo

  39. Effects on employees of controlling working hours and working schedules

    Article • Occupational Medicine, January 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tomohide Kubo

  40. How are Leisure Activity and Shiftwork Schedule Associated with Recovery from Fatigue in Shiftwork Nurses?

    Article • SANGYO EISEIGAKU ZASSHI, January 2013, Japan Society for Occupational Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  41. Effects of cumulative sleep restriction on self‐perceptions while multitasking

    Article • Journal of Sleep Research, November 2012, Wiley

    Tomohide Kubo

  42. Sleep, Fatigue, Recovery, and Depression After Change in Work Time Control

    Article • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, September 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  43. Weekend sleep intervention for workers with habitually short sleep periods

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health, April 2011, Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  44. Worktime control-dependent reductions in fatigue, sleep problems, and depression

    Article • Applied Ergonomics, January 2011, Elsevier

    Tomohide Kubo

  45. HOW DO THE TIMING AND LENGTH OF A NIGHT-SHIFT NAP AFFECT SLEEP INERTIA?

    Article • Chronobiology International, June 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Takeshi Ebara, Tomohide Kubo

  46. Brief Hourly Exercise during Night Work can Help Maintain Workers' Performance

    Article • Industrial Health, January 2010, National Institute of Industrial Health

    Prof Takeshi Ebara, Tomohide Kubo

  47. Interactive Model of Subsidiary Behaviors, Work Performance and Autonomic Nerve Activity during Visual Display Terminal Work

    Article • Journal of Occupational Health, January 2010, Wiley

    Prof Takeshi Ebara, Tomohide Kubo

  48. Characterizing Recovery of Sleep after Four Successive Night Shifts

    Article • Industrial Health, January 2009, National Institute of Industrial Health

    Prof Takeshi Ebara, Tomohide Kubo

  49. Effects of Adjustable Sit-stand VDT Workstations on Workers' Musculoskeletal Discomfort, Alertness and Performance

    Article • Industrial Health, January 2008, National Institute of Industrial Health

    Prof Takeshi Ebara, Tomohide Kubo

  50. Characteristic Patterns of Fatigue Feelings on Four Simulated Consecutive Night Shifts by “Jikaku-sho Shirabe”

    Article • SANGYO EISEIGAKU ZASSHI, January 2008, Japan Society for Occupational Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  51. Impact of Nap Length, Nap Timing and Sleep Quality on Sustaining Early Morning Performance

    Article • Industrial Health, January 2007, National Institute of Industrial Health

    Prof Takeshi Ebara, Tomohide Kubo

  52. The Nighttime Nap Strategies for Improving Night Shift Work in Workplace

    Article • Industrial Health, January 2005, National Institute of Industrial Health

    Tomohide Kubo

  53. Effects of the length and timing of nighttime naps on task performance and physiological function

    Article • Revista de Saúde Pública, December 2004, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Tomohide Kubo