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Norio Ozaki

Norio Ozaki

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Medicine

D-Index
87
Citations
35017
World Ranking
13480
National Ranking
401

Overview

Norio Ozaki is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and has a substantial body of work in the fields of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their research spans several specialized areas including genetics, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, psychiatry and mental health, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist has focused on a range of main topics within their work:

  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Congenital heart defects research

Norio Ozaki has contributed extensively to the literature, with notable papers including:

  • Rare coding variation provides insight into the genetic architecture and phenotypic context of autism, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Association of polygenic score for major depression with response to lithium in patients with bipolar disorder, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • ARHGAP10, which encodes Rho GTPase-activating protein 10, is a novel gene for schizophrenia risk, 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • Serum Metabolic Profiles of the Tryptophan-Kynurenine Pathway in the high risk subjects of major depressive disorder, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Perinatal depression and anxiety of primipara is higher than that of multipara in Japanese women, 2020, Scientific Reports

The scientist has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Scientific Reports
  • Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  • Neuropsychopharmacology Reports

Collaborations have been a significant part of Norio Ozaki's research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Itaru Kushima
  • Daisuke Mori
  • Branko Aleksić
  • Kunihiro Iwamoto
  • Ryota Hashimoto

The body of work produced by Norio Ozaki reflects an interdisciplinary approach, bridging molecular biology, genetics, and psychiatric research with a focus on neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. Their research contributions cover both fundamental genetic studies and clinical implications for disorders such as autism, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.

Best Publications

  • Synaptic, transcriptional and chromatin genes disrupted in autism

    Silvia De Rubeis;Xin-Xin He;Arthur P Goldberg;Christopher S. Poultney

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

    F. Kyle Satterstrom;F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S. Breen

  • Association of structural polymorphisms in the human period3 gene with delayed sleep phase syndrome

    Takashi Ebisawa;Makoto Uchiyama;Naofumi Kajimura;Kazuo Mishima

  • Assessment of Response to Lithium Maintenance Treatment in Bipolar Disorder: A Consortium on Lithium Genetics (ConLiGen) Report

    Mirko Manchia;Mazda Adli;Nirmala Akula;Raffaella Ardau

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

    F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S Breen;Michael S Breen

  • Linkage of Antisocial Alcoholism to the Serotonin 5-HT1B Receptor Gene in 2 Populations

    Jaakko Lappalainen;Jeffrey C. Long;Monica Eggert;Norio Ozaki

  • Evidence of novel neuronal functions of dysbindin, a susceptibility gene for schizophrenia

    Tadahiro Numakawa;Yuki Yagasaki;Tetsuya Ishimoto;Takeya Okada

  • Genetic variants associated with response to lithium treatment in bipolar disorder: a genome-wide association study

    Liping Hou;Urs Heilbronner;Urs Heilbronner;Franziska Degenhardt;Mazda Adli

  • DNA Methylation Profiles of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Gene as a Potent Diagnostic Biomarker in Major Depression

    Manabu Fuchikami;Shigeru Morinobu;Masahiro Segawa;Yasumasa Okamoto

  • Abnormal asymmetries in subcortical brain volume in schizophrenia.

    N Okada;M Fukunaga;F Yamashita;D Koshiyama

  • Adolescent Stress–Induced Epigenetic Control of Dopaminergic Neurons via Glucocorticoids

    Minae Niwa;Minae Niwa;Minae Niwa;Hanna Jaaro-Peled;Stephanie Tankou;Saurav Seshadri

  • A link between stress and depression: Shifts in the balance between the kynurenine and serotonin pathways of tryptophan metabolism and the etiology and pathophysiology of depression

    Hideki Miura;Norio Ozaki;Makoto Sawada;Kenichi Isobe

  • Impact of the DISC1 Ser704Cys polymorphism on risk for major depression, brain morphology and ERK signaling

    Ryota Hashimoto;Tadahiro Numakawa;Takashi Ohnishi;Emi Kumamaru

  • Serotonin transporter missense mutation associated with a complex neuropsychiatric phenotype

    N Ozaki;D Goldman;W H Kaye;K Plotnicov

  • Alpha-CaMKII deficiency causes immature dentate gyrus, a novel candidate endophenotype of psychiatric disorders.

    Nobuyuki Yamasaki;Motoko Maekawa;Katsunori Kobayashi;Yasushi Kajii

  • Rates, distribution and implications of postzygotic mosaic mutations in autism spectrum disorder

    Elaine T Lim;Mohammed Uddin;Silvia De Rubeis;Yingleong Chan;Yingleong Chan

  • Identification, Expression, and Pharmacology of a Cys23-Ser23 Substitution in the Human 5-HT2C Receptor Gene (HTR2C)

    Jaakko Lappalainen;Li Zhang;Michael Dean;Murat Oz

  • White matter microstructural alterations across four major psychiatric disorders: mega-analysis study in 2937 individuals

    Daisuke Koshiyama;Masaki Fukunaga;Naohiro Okada;Kentaro Morita

  • Role of serotonin transporter promoter repeat length polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) in seasonality and seasonal affective disorder.

    N E Rosenthal;C M Mazzanti;R L Barnett;T A Hardin

  • Aberrant DNA methylation associated with bipolar disorder identified from discordant monozygotic twins

    G Kuratomi;K Iwamoto;M Bundo;I Kusumi

Frequent Co-Authors

Nakao Iwata
Nakao Iwata Fujita Health University
Masashi Ikeda
Masashi Ikeda Nagoya University
Ryota Hashimoto
Ryota Hashimoto National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Masaomi Iyo
Masaomi Iyo Chiba University
Ichiro Sora
Ichiro Sora Kobe University
Yukihiro Noda
Yukihiro Noda Meijo University
Hiroshi Kunugi
Hiroshi Kunugi Teikyo University
Toshitaka Nabeshima
Toshitaka Nabeshima Meijo University
Masatoshi Takeda
Masatoshi Takeda Izumi University
Tadafumi Kato
Tadafumi Kato Juntendo University

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