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Jason Nagata

associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco

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press citations on 1 topic since 29 Sept 2026 · last quoted 8 Oct 2026

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Jason Nagata: key facts

Kind of voice
Academic
Role
associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco
Quoted on
Mental health
Tracked press citations
2
Most recently quoted
8 Oct 2026
First quoted
29 Sept 2026

03  Profile

04  The signal · where Jason Nagata sits on mental health

Ranked 31= of 100 voices quoted in the press on mental health, level with 60 others on 2 citations.

Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.

  1. 1Professor Peter Fonagy portraitProfessor Peter FonagyAcademicProfessor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Developmental Science; Head of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London (UCL)18
  2. 2Dr Sarah Hughes portraitDr Sarah HughesSector leaderChief Executive, Mind (The National Association for Mental Health)9
  3. 3=Dr Sam JonesClinicianOfficer for Mental Health, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)7
  4. 31=Cynthia BulikAcademicdistinguished professor of eating disorders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2
  5. 31=Laetitia Beaujard-RamooSector leaderChief executive, Bramacare2
  6. 31=Jason NagataAcademicassociate professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco2
  7. 31=Laura CozensSector leaderhead of patient safety at LIO2
  8. 31=Dr David BridleAcademicChief Medical Officer at ELFT2

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05  On the record · press

What Jason Nagata has said

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  • nationalgeographic.com1
  • sciencealert.com1

Where Jason Nagata has been quoted

  1. 01Kids Who Got a Smartphone at 12 Were 49% More Likely to Report Eating Disorder Symptoms by 14sciencealert.com · 8 Oct 2026
  2. 02When Picky Eating is Actually a Psychiatric Disordernationalgeographic.com · 29 Sept 2026

Verbatim

“Eating disorders are serious, potentially life-threatening conditions that are nonetheless often preventable and responsive to early interventions. While major social media platforms enforce a minimum age of 13 years, this threshold can be easily circumvented, raising concerns about the feasibility of age-based protections.”
pediatrician at UCSF · Mental health · sciencealert.com · 8 Oct 2026 · Read the article
“When the body is in a state of malnutrition, all the organs slow down and go into almost hibernation mode. The significantly lower heart rate in males could lead to arrhythmias.”
associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco · Mental health · nationalgeographic.com · 29 Sept 2026 · Read the article

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