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Peter Szatmari

Peter Szatmari

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Psychology
Canada
2026
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Medicine
Canada
2023

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Psychology

D-Index
133
Citations
74377
World Ranking
148
National Ranking
3

Medicine

D-Index
133
Citations
74450
World Ranking
2204
National Ranking
85

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Peter Szatmari is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant work in neuroscience. The scientist's subfields of study include genetics, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, psychiatry, and mental health, as well as molecular biology.

The core topics of their research center around autism spectrum disorder, where they have produced numerous publications. Their work also addresses genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, genetics related to neurodevelopmental disorders, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, genomics linked to rare diseases, family and disability support research, and child nutrition and feeding issues.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter Szatmari include the following:

  • Genome-wide detection of tandem DNA repeats that are expanded in autism, 2020, Nature
  • Genomic architecture of autism from comprehensive whole-genome sequence annotation, 2022, Cell
  • A framework for an evidence-based gene list relevant to autism spectrum disorder, 2020, Nature Reviews Genetics
  • Statistical and functional convergence of common and rare genetic influences on autism at chromosome 16p, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • DNA Methylation of the Oxytocin Receptor Across Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2021, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

The scientist frequently collaborates with others in their field, with notable co-authors including Stelios Georgiades, Isabel M. Smith, Jacob Vorstman, Mayada Elsabbagh, and Stephen W. Scherer.

Peter Szatmari's publications are often found in venues such as Autism, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Nature, and Cell. This range reflects their interdisciplinary approach spanning genetics, developmental psychology, and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Synaptic, transcriptional and chromatin genes disrupted in autism

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

  • Behavioral manifestations of autism in the first year of life

    Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Susan W Bryson;Tracey Rogers;Wendy Roberts

  • 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

  • Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Lambertus Klei;Richard Anney

  • 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

  • Structural variation of chromosomes in autism spectrum disorder.

    Christian R. Marshall;Abdul Noor;John B. Vincent;Anath C. Lionel

  • Mapping autism risk loci using genetic linkage and chromosomal rearrangements

    Peter Szatmari;Andrew D. Paterson;Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Wendy Roberts

  • Prevalence of co-occurring mental health diagnoses in the autism population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Meng-Chuan Lai;Caroline Kassee;Richard Besney;Sarah Bonato

  • Ontario Child Health Study: II. Six-Month Prevalence of Disorder and Rates of Service Utilization

    David R. Offord;Michael H. Boyle;Peter Szatmari;Naomi I. Rae-Grant

  • The Prevalence of Anxiety and Mood Problems among Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome

    Joseph A. Kim;Peter Szatmari;Susan E. Bryson;David L. Streiner

  • Field trial for autistic disorder in DSM-IV.

    Fred R. Volkmar;Ami Klin;Bryna Siegel;Peter Szatmari

  • Convergence of Genes and Cellular Pathways Dysregulated in Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

  • Whole genome sequencing resource identifies 18 new candidate genes for autism spectrum disorder

    Ryan K C Yuen;Daniele Merico;Matt Bookman;Jennifer L. Howe

  • Chronic Illness, Disability, and Mental and Social Well-Being: Findings of the Ontario Child Health Study

    David Cadman;Michael Boyle;Peter Szatmari;David R. Offord

  • Contribution of SHANK3 Mutations to Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Rainald Moessner;Christian R. Marshall;James S. Sutcliffe;Jennifer Skaug

  • Ontario Child Health Study: prevalence of attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity.

    Peter Szatmari;David R. Offord;Michael H. Boyle

  • A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for autism

    Lauren A. Weiss;Lauren A. Weiss;Dan E. Arking;Mark J. Daly;Mark J. Daly;Aravinda Chakravarti

  • Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24.32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

    Richard J.L. Anney;Richard J.L. Anney;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Verneri Anttila;Jakob Grove;Jakob Grove

  • Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism

    Meng-Chuan Lai;Michael V Lombardo;Amber Nv Ruigrok;Bhismadev Chakrabarti;Bhismadev Chakrabarti

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism

    Richard Anney;Lambertus Klei;Dalila Pinto;Regina Regan

  • Convergence of genes and cellular pathways dysregulated in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum University of Alberta
Stephen W. Scherer
Stephen W. Scherer University of Toronto
Susan E. Bryson
Susan E. Bryson Dalhousie University
Wendy Roberts
Wendy Roberts University of Toronto
Isabel M. Smith
Isabel M. Smith Dalhousie University
Tracy Vaillancourt
Tracy Vaillancourt University of Ottawa
Stelios Georgiades
Stelios Georgiades McMaster University
Eric Duku
Eric Duku McMaster University
Jessica Brian
Jessica Brian University of Toronto
Eric Fombonne
Eric Fombonne Oregon Health & Science University

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