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Betül Baykan

Betül Baykan

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
46
Citations
7796
World Ranking
6711
National Ranking
5

Betül Baykan publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Betül Baykan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 352 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Betül Baykan D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Betül Baykan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Betül Baykan is affiliated with Istanbul University in Turkey and has made contributions primarily in the field of Medicine, with notable outputs in Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neurology, Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's research spans several main topics including epilepsy research and treatment, migraine and headache studies, pharmacological effects and toxicity studies, long-term effects of COVID-19, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and COVID-19 and mental health.

Several recent papers highlight their engagement with both neurological and pandemic-related issues. These include:

  • COVID-19 is a Real Headache! (2020) published in Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain
  • GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture (2023) published in Nature Genetics
  • Headache characteristics in COVID-19 pandemic-a survey study (2020) published in The Journal of Headache and Pain
  • Progressive myoclonus epilepsies-Residual unsolved cases have marked genetic heterogeneity including dolichol-dependent protein glycosylation pathway genes (2021) published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • HMGB1, NLRP3, IL-6 and ACE2 levels are elevated in COVID-19 with headache: a window to the infection-related headache mechanism (2021) published in The Journal of Headache and Pain

Betül Baykan has frequently collaborated with a number of researchers, including:

  • Nerses Bebek (36 co-authored works)
  • Aynur Özge (27 co-authored works)
  • Esme Ekizoğlu (21 co-authored works)
  • Nermin Görkem Şırın (19 co-authored works)
  • Arife Çimen Atalar (16 co-authored works)

Their research findings have been published across several prominent venues, which include:

  • Epilepsia (9 publications)
  • Nöro Psikiyatri Arşivi (7 publications)
  • Epilepsy Research (6 publications)
  • Cephalalgia (5 publications)
  • Seizure (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • A recurrent de novo mutation in KCNC1 causes progressive myoclonus epilepsy

    Mikko Muona;Samuel F. Berkovic;Leanne M. Dibbens;Karen L. Oliver

  • Mutations in the Gene PRRT2 Cause Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Dyskinesia with Infantile Convulsions

    Hsien Yang Lee;Yong Huang;Yong Huang;Nadine Bruneau;Patrice Roll

  • One-year prevalence and the impact of migraine and tension-type headache in Turkey: a nationwide home-based study in adults

    Mustafa Ertas;Betul Baykan;Elif Kocasoy Orhan;Mehmet Zarifoglu

  • Diet restriction in migraine, based on IgG against foods: A clinical double-blind, randomised, cross-over trial

    Kadriye Alpay;Mustafa Ertaş;Elif Kocasoy Orhan;Didem Kanca Üstay

  • Consensus on diagnosis and management of JME: From founder's observations to current trends.

    Dorothée G.A. Kasteleijn Nolst Trenité;Bettina Schmitz;Bettina Schmitz;Dieter Janz;Dieter Janz;Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta;Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta

  • Genome-wide association analysis of genetic generalized epilepsies implicates susceptibility loci at 1q43, 2p16.1, 2q22.3 and 17q21.32

    Michael Steffens;Costin Leu

  • Headache characteristics in COVID-19 pandemic-a survey study.

    Özge Uygun;Mustafa Ertaş;Esme Ekizoğlu;Hayrunnisa Bolay

  • Hot Water Epilepsy: Clinical and Electrophysiologic Findings Based on 21 Cases

    Nerses Bebek;Candan Gürses;Aysen Gokyigit;Betul Baykan

  • Impact of sex hormonal changes on tension-type headache and migraine: a cross-sectional population-based survey in 2,600 women

    Necdet Karlı;Betül Baykan;Mustafa Ertaş;Mehmet Zarifoğlu

  • Myoclonic seizures subside in the fourth decade in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

    B. Baykan;E. A. Altindag;N. Bebek;A. Y. Ozturk

  • Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of 36 patients.

    Aylin Öztürk;Candan Gürses;Betül Baykan;Ayşen Gökyiğit

  • Rare coding variants in genes encoding GABAA receptors in genetic generalised epilepsies: an exome-based case-control study

    Patrick May;Simon Girard;Merle Harrer;Dheeraj R Bobbili

  • Investigation of neuronal autoantibodies in two different focal epilepsy syndromes.

    Esme Ekizoglu;Erdem Tuzun;Mark Woodhall;Bethan Lang

  • Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges: association with seizures.

    Betül Baykan;Demet Kinay;Ayşen Gökyigit;Candan Gürses

  • Sub-genic intolerance, ClinVar, and the epilepsies: A whole-exome sequencing study of 29,165 individuals.

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  • Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy as a spectrum disorder: A focused review

    Betül Baykan;Peter Wolf

  • Late-onset and slow-progressing Lafora disease in four siblings with EPM2B mutation

    Betul Baykan;Pasquale Striano;Stefania Gianotti;Nerses Bebek

  • A comparative study of obsessive–compulsive disorder and other psychiatric comorbidities in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and idiopathic generalized epilepsy

    Banu Aslantaş Ertekin;Işın Baral Kulaksızoğlu;Erhan Ertekin;Candan Gürses

  • Are There Any Specific EEG Findings in Autoimmune Epilepsies

    Leyla Baysal-Kirac;Erdem Tuzun;Ebru Altindag;Esme Ekizoglu

  • Epilepsy prevalence in a rural area in Istanbul.

    A.Emel Onal;Yildiz Tumerdem;Mustafa K Ozturk;Candan Gurses

  • HMGB1, NLRP3, IL-6 and ACE2 levels are elevated in COVID-19 with headache: a window to the infection-related headache mechanism.

    Hayrunnisa Bolay;Ömer Karadas;Bilgin Oztürk;Riza Sonkaya

  • Teratogenicity of Antiepileptic Drugs.

    Betül Tekin Güveli;Rasim Özgür Rosti;Alper Güzeltaş;Elif Bahar Tuna

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Sander
Thomas Sander University of Cologne
Pasquale Striano
Pasquale Striano University of Genoa
Anna-Elina Lehesjoki
Anna-Elina Lehesjoki University of Helsinki
Ingrid E. Scheffer
Ingrid E. Scheffer University of Melbourne
Antonio Gambardella
Antonio Gambardella Magna Graecia University
Federico Zara
Federico Zara University of Genoa
Samuel F. Berkovic
Samuel F. Berkovic University of Melbourne
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Ingo Helbig
Ingo Helbig Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Melanie Bahlo
Melanie Bahlo Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

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