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Kentaro Fujita

Psychology · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1966Rising activity
Behavioral Health and InterventionsCultural Differences and ValuesSocial and Intergroup PsychologyVirus-based gene therapy researchMental Health Research Topics

Publications

200

Citations

8,457

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
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Kentaro Fujita's work focuses on how people regulate their own motivation and self-control, including how they understand and manage psychological distance, abstract versus concrete thinking (construal level), and goals over time. Recent work develops the concept of 'metamotivation'—people's beliefs and knowledge about what strategies help them stay motivated—and how this affects academic performance, persuasion, and goal pursuit. Note that the publication list provided also contains several unrelated titles on sports medicine and orthopaedics, which appear to be mismatched records rather than this researcher's work.

Self-control and motivation regulationMetamotivation and motivational beliefsPsychological distance and construal level theoryGoal pursuit and goal disengagementPersuasion and social/personality psychology

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade but shows a recent uptick, with higher yearly counts in 2024 and 2025 compared to a mid-decade dip around 2019–2021.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.6/year recently
2017: 13 publications13172018: 7 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 9 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 10 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 11 publications242025: 12 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology×5
  • Motivation Science×5
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin×3
  • Social Psychological and Personality Science×2
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology General×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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