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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Nicholas G. Martin is affiliated with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia, with a research focus spanning medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their extensive publication record demonstrates engagement with a range of interdisciplinary topics in genetics and mental health.

Their recent research includes the following papers:

  • Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Genome-wide association study identifies 143 loci associated with 25 hydroxyvitamin D concentration, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder, 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Minimal phenotyping yields genome-wide association signals of low specificity for major depression, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Multitrait analysis of glaucoma identifies new risk loci and enables polygenic prediction of disease susceptibility and progression, 2020, Nature Genetics

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Sarah E. Medland
  • Ian B. Hickie
  • Scott D. Gordon
  • Enda M. Byrne
  • Dorret I. Boomsma

Most publications appear in venues that include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Twin Research and Human Genetics
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Psychological Medicine

The primary fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, the principal subfields covered are:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

The main research topics addressed by this scientist encompass:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

The scientist has received the following distinctions:

  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science, 2015
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2014

Best Publications

  • Common SNPs explain a large proportion of the heritability for human height

    Jian Yang;Beben Benyamin;Brian P. McEvoy;Scott Gordon

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

    Naomi R. Wray;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Manuel Mattheisen;MacIej Trzaskowski

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

    Ditte Demontis;Ditte Demontis;Raymond K Walters;Raymond K Walters;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Manuel Mattheisen

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Conditional and joint multiple-SNP analysis of GWAS summary statistics identifies additional variants influencing complex traits

    Jian Yang;Teresa Ferreira;Andrew P Morris;Sarah E Medland

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Common schizophrenia alleles are enriched in mutation-intolerant genes and in regions under strong background selection

    Antonio F. Pardiñas;Peter Holmans;Andrew J. Pocklington;Valentina Escott-Price

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 30 loci associated with bipolar disorder

    Eli A. Stahl;Eli A. Stahl;Gerome Breen;Andreas J. Forstner;Andrew McQuillin

  • Large-scale genome-wide association analysis of bipolar disorder identifies a new susceptibility locus near ODZ4

    Pamela Sklar;Pamela Sklar;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Laura J. Scott;Ole A. Andreassen

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • A mega-analysis of genome-wide association studies for major depressive disorder

    Stephan Ripke;Naomi R Wray;Cathryn M Lewis;Steven P Hamilton

  • Genes, culture, and personality : an empirical approach

    L. J. Eaves;Hans J. Eysenck;N. G. Martin

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Margaret J. Wright
Margaret J. Wright University of Queensland
Sarah E. Medland
Sarah E. Medland QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pamela A. F. Madden
Pamela A. F. Madden Washington University in St. Louis
Andrew C. Heath
Andrew C. Heath Washington University in St. Louis
Jouke-Jan Hottenga
Jouke-Jan Hottenga Hamad bin Khalifa University
Dale R. Nyholt
Dale R. Nyholt Queensland University of Technology
John Whitfield
John Whitfield QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London

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