Norbert Schmitz

14.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
324 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Norbert Schmitz is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Norbert Schmitz has authored 324 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Clinical Psychology, 87 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 63 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Norbert Schmitz's work include Diabetes Management and Education (62 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (51 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (50 papers). Norbert Schmitz is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Management and Education (62 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (51 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (50 papers). Norbert Schmitz collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Germany and United Kingdom. Norbert Schmitz's co-authors include Geneviève Gariépy, Sonya S. Deschênes, Ashok Malla, Kimberley J. Smith, Danit Nitka, Johannes Kruse, JianLi Wang, Ridha Joober, Rachel J. Burns and Joachim Kügler and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Norbert Schmitz

311 papers receiving 9.6k citations

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The association between obesity and anxiety disorders in the population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Norbert Schmitz Canada	54	2.8k	2.3k	1.7k	1.5k	1.1k	324	10.0k
Ronan E. O’Carroll United Kingdom	58	3.0k 1.1×	2.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	432 0.4×	265	11.2k
Matthias Rose Germany	47	2.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	479 0.4×	326	11.3k
Bedirhan Üstün Switzerland	24	2.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	302 0.3×	42	8.7k
Rosa M. Crum United States	51	1.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	394 0.4×	133	9.5k
Marcus Richards United Kingdom	65	2.0k 0.7×	3.2k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	990 0.7×	757 0.7×	421	15.1k
David Osborn United Kingdom	54	3.7k 1.3×	3.2k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	2.8k 1.8×	426 0.4×	270	10.9k
Patrick O. Monahan United States	52	3.4k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	2.1k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	375 0.3×	294	12.0k
William B. Malarkey United States	61	2.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	3.0k 2.0×	1.5k 1.3×	218	14.1k
Erik Lykke Mortensen Denmark	68	3.7k 1.3×	2.9k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	401 0.4×	556	18.2k
Peter Allebeck Sweden	64	3.9k 1.4×	3.6k 1.6×	3.1k 1.9×	1.5k 1.0×	615 0.6×	281	14.0k

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Schmitz, Norbert, et al.. (2025). Cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between COVID-19 stressors and depressive symptoms across sex and age groups: findings from the Canadian longitudinal study on aging. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 34. e53–e53.

Gajewska, Katarzyna Anna, Belinda Hernández, Rose Anne Kenny, et al.. (2025). Prospective associations between diabetes and depressive symptoms across European regions: a secondary analysis of ELSA, TILDA, and SHARE datasets. European Journal of Public Health. 35(6). 1264–1270.

Thibaudeau, Élisabeth, Christopher R. Bowie, Tina Montreuil, et al.. (2024). Acceptability, engagement, and efficacy of cognitive remediation for cognitive outcomes in young adults with first-episode psychosis and social anxiety: A randomized-controlled trial. Psychiatry Research. 342. 116243–116243.

Montaño, Diego, et al.. (2024). Digital Health Interventions and Patient Safety in Abdominal Surgery. JAMA Network Open. 7(4). e248555–e248555. 7 indexed citations

Nair, N.P.V., Daniel Rabouin, R. Thara, et al.. (2024). Patient-reported outcome measures in early psychosis: A cross-cultural, longitudinal examination of the self-reported health and self-reported mental health measures in Chennai, India and Montreal, Canada. Schizophrenia Research. 267. 75–83. 2 indexed citations

Mustafa, Sally, Ashok Malla, Padmavati Ramachandran, et al.. (2023). Subjective quality of life among first-episode psychosis patients in Chennai, India and Montreal, Canada. Schizophrenia Research. 257. 41–49. 2 indexed citations

Malla, Ashok, Sally Mustafa, Padmavati Ramachandran, et al.. (2023). Trust of patients and families in mental healthcare providers and institutions: a cross-cultural study in Chennai, India, and Montreal, Canada. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 59(5). 813–825. 1 indexed citations

Bowie, Christopher R., Tina Montreuil, Tania Lecomte, et al.. (2023). Predictors of treatment attrition of cognitive health interventions in first episode psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 17(10). 984–991. 1 indexed citations

Paquin, Vincent, Guillaume Elgbeili, Norbert Schmitz, et al.. (2022). Conditional associations between childhood cat ownership and psychotic experiences in adulthood: A retrospective study. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 148. 197–203. 3 indexed citations

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Malla, Ashok, Srividya N. Iyer, Ridha Joober, et al.. (2022). An observational study of antipsychotic medication discontinuation in first-episode psychosis: clinical and functional outcomes. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 57(7). 1329–1340. 7 indexed citations

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Rohde, Christopher, Nanna Brix Finnerup, Norbert Schmitz, et al.. (2022). Is diabetic neuropathy associated with increased risk of developing mental disorders?. European Journal of Endocrinology. 186(5). K39–K43. 3 indexed citations

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Mustafa, Sally, Ashok Malla, Ridha Joober, et al.. (2021). Unfinished business: Functional outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of a three‐year extension of early intervention versus regular care following two years of early intervention for psychosis. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 145(1). 86–99. 7 indexed citations

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Veru, Franz, Stéphane Guay, Jai Shah, et al.. (2020). Adipose tissue dysregulation at the onset of psychosis: Adipokines and social determinants of health. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 123. 104915–104915. 10 indexed citations

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Grizenko, Natalie, et al.. (2020). COMT by DRD3 Epistatic Interaction in Modulating Behaviors in Children with ADHD: A Pharmaco-Dynamic Behavioral Approach. Journal of Attention Disorders. 25(12). 1720–1730. 4 indexed citations

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Malla, Ashok, Srividya N. Iyer, R. Thara, et al.. (2020). Comparison of clinical outcomes following 2 years of treatment of first-episode psychosis in urban early intervention services in Canada and India. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 217(3). 514–520. 35 indexed citations

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Graham, Eva, Sonya S. Deschênes, Laura C. Rosella, & Norbert Schmitz. (2020). Measures of depression and incident type 2 diabetes in a community sample. Annals of Epidemiology. 55. 4–9. 11 indexed citations

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Rohde, Christopher, Jakob S. Knudsen, Norbert Schmitz, Søren Dinesen Østergaard, & Reimar W. Thomsen. (2020). The impact of hospital-diagnosed depression or use of antidepressants on treatment initiation, adherence and HbA1c/LDL target achievement in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia. 64(2). 361–374. 16 indexed citations

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Richardson, Robin, Norbert Schmitz, Sam Harper, & Arijit Nandi. (2018). Development of a Tool to Measure Women’s Agency in India. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. 20(1). 26–53. 17 indexed citations

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Richardson, Robin, Sam Harper, Norbert Schmitz, & Arijit Nandi. (2018). The effect of affordable daycare on women's mental health: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial in rural India. Social Science & Medicine. 217. 32–41. 5 indexed citations

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Didjurgeit, Ulrike, et al.. (2002). A time‐limited, problem‐orientated psychotherapeutic intervention in Type 1 diabetic patients with complications: a randomized controlled trial. Diabetic Medicine. 19(10). 814–821. 34 indexed citations

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