Shinya Uryu

I'm a researcher in Statistics and Environmental Data Science at Tokushima University currently working on epidemiological modeling and environmental conservation. My research applies statistical methods and data science techniques to understand complex environmental and public health challenges. Much of my recent work has focused on analyzing COVID-19 impacts in Japan through innovative data sources and methods. I've collaborated with researchers from multiple institutions to study excess mortality, healthcare access patterns, and mental health effects during the pandemic using social networking data and interrupted time-series approaches. I'm also passionate about environmental conservation and have worked on projects examining coastal tourism economics using mobile phone network data, and developing tools to analyze Japanese geographic and administrative data. My expertise spans statistical modeling, spatial analysis, and the development of R packages to support environmental and epidemiological research. I aim to bridge the gap between complex data analysis and practical applications that can inform public health and environmental policy decisions.

Publications

Banning wildlife trade can boost demand for unregulated threatened species

Takahiro Kubo, Saeko Terada, Shinya Uryu, T. Mieno, Diogo Veríssimo

The Unjournal 2023

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Public transportation network scan for rapid surveillance

Y. Tanoue, D. Yoneoka, T. Kawashima, Shinya Uryu, S. Nomura, A. Eguchi, K. Makiyama, K. Matsuura

Biostatistics & Epidemiology 2022

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Reduced mortality during the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan, 2020: a two-stage interrupted time-series design

Reduced mortality during the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan, 2020: a two-stage interrupted time-series design

D. Onozuka, Y. Tanoue, S. Nomura, T. Kawashima, D. Yoneoka, A. Eguchi, Chris Fook Sheng Ng, K. Matsuura, Shoi Shi, K. Makiyama, Shinya Uryu, Yumi Kawamura, Shin'ichi Takayanagi, S. Gilmour, Takehiko I. Hayashi, H. Miyata, F. Sera, T. Sunagawa, Takuri Takahashi, Yuuki Tsuchihashi, Yusuke Kobayashi, Y. Arima, Kazuhiko Kanou, Motoi Suzuki, M. Hashizume

International Journal of Epidemiology 2021

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Effect of emergency declaration on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: A social network service-based difference-in-differences approach

A. Eguchi, D. Yoneoka, Shoi Shi, Y. Tanoue, T. Kawashima, S. Nomura, K. Makiyama, Shinya Uryu, Masayuki Sawada, Yumi Kawamura, Shin'ichi Takayanagi, S. Gilmour, H. Miyata

Science in progress 2021

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What determines the success and failure of environmental crowdfunding?

T. Kubo, D. Veríssimo, Shinya Uryu, T. Mieno, D. Macmillan

Ambio 2021

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Excess All-Cause Deaths during Coronavirus Disease Pandemic, Japan, January–May 2020

T. Kawashima, S. Nomura, Y. Tanoue, D. Yoneoka, A. Eguchi, Chris Fook Sheng Ng, K. Matsuura, Shoi Shi, K. Makiyama, Shinya Uryu, Yumi Kawamura, Shin'ichi Takayanagi, S. Gilmour, H. Miyata, T. Sunagawa, Takuri Takahashi, Yuuki Tsuchihashi, Yusuke Kobayashi, Y. Arima, Kazuhiko Kanou, Motoi Suzuki, M. Hashizume

Emerging Infectious Diseases 2021

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Trends in Healthcare Access in Japan during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic, up to June 2020

Trends in Healthcare Access in Japan during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic, up to June 2020

K. Makiyama, T. Kawashima, S. Nomura, A. Eguchi, D. Yoneoka, Y. Tanoue, Yumi Kawamura, Haruka Sakamoto, S. Gilmour, Shoi Shi, K. Matsuura, Shinya Uryu, M. Hashizume

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021

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Assessing the regional impact of Japan’s COVID-19 state of emergency declaration: a population-level observational study using social networking services

Assessing the regional impact of Japan’s COVID-19 state of emergency declaration: a population-level observational study using social networking services

D. Yoneoka, Shoi Shi, S. Nomura, Y. Tanoue, T. Kawashima, A. Eguchi, K. Matsuura, K. Makiyama, Shinya Uryu, K. Ejima, Haruka Sakamoto, T. Taniguchi, H. Kunishima, S. Gilmour, H. Nishiura, H. Miyata

BMJ Open 2021

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Trends in emergency transportation due to heat illness under the new normal lifestyle in the COVID-19 era, in Japan and 47 prefectures

Trends in emergency transportation due to heat illness under the new normal lifestyle in the COVID-19 era, in Japan and 47 prefectures

Shinya Uryu, Y. Tanoue, S. Nomura, K. Matsuura, K. Makiyama, T. Kawashima, D. Yoneoka, A. Eguchi, Yumi Kawamura, S. Gilmour, Haruka Sakamoto, Kazuki Shimizu, Chris Fook Sheng Ng, M. Hashizume

Science of the Total Environment 2021

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Create Japanese Administration Area and Office Maps [R package jpndistrict version 0.3.7]

Shinya Uryu

Assistance on the National Geography of Japan [R package kuniezu version 0.1.1]

Shinya Uryu

Mobile phone network data reveal nationwide economic value of coastal tourism under climate change

Mobile phone network data reveal nationwide economic value of coastal tourism under climate change

T. Kubo, Shinya Uryu, H. Yamano, T. Tsuge, Takehisa Yamakita, Y. Shirayama

ABS

Understanding spatial-temporal changes in ecosystem services using mobile phone network data

T. Kubo, Shinya Uryu, H. Oguma, H. Yamano

ABS