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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
61517
World Ranking
3602
National Ranking
2

Boris Turk publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Boris Turk sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 276 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Boris Turk D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Boris Turk sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Slovenia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Slovenia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Slovenia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Slovenia Leader Award
  • 2013 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Boris Turk is affiliated with the Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with significant contributions to specialized subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Oncology, Cell Biology, and Epidemiology.

Their work addresses various topics, notably:

  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Calpain Protease Function and Regulation
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Inflammasome and Immune Disorders
  • Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques
  • Signaling Pathways in Disease

Boris Turk has been involved in publishing research articles in several prominent journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Pharmaceutics
  • Cells
  • Molecular Aspects of Medicine
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cell Chemical Biology

Their recent papers include:

  • Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition as the driver of changing carcinoma and glioblastoma microenvironment, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
  • Cathepsin D-Managing the Delicate Balance, 2021, Pharmaceutics
  • Cysteine cathepsins as therapeutic targets in inflammatory diseases, 2020, Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets
  • Spatiotemporal proteomics uncovers cathepsin-dependent macrophage cell death during Salmonella infection, 2020, Nature Microbiology
  • Multiplexed Probing of Proteolytic Enzymes Using Mass Cytometry-Compatible Activity-Based Probes, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Boris Turk include:

  • Matej Vizovišek
  • Vito Türk
  • Georgy Mikhaylov
  • Nataša Kopitar-Jerala
  • Monika Biasizzo

In addition to journal publications, Boris Turk contributed to book authorship, including:

  • Botanični terminološki slovar, published by Terminologišče in 2023

Awards acknowledging Boris Turk's scientific contributions are:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (2013)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Targeting proteases: successes, failures and future prospects.

    Boris Turk

  • Cysteine cathepsins: From structure, function and regulation to new frontiers

    Vito Turk;Veronika Stoka;Olga Vasiljeva;Miha Renko

  • Lysosomal cysteine proteases: more than scavengers.

    Boris Turk;Dušan Turk;Vito Turk

  • Lysosomal cysteine proteases: facts and opportunities.

    Vito Turk;Boris Turk;Dušan Turk

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Lysosomal Protease Pathways to Apoptosis: CLEAVAGE OF Bid, NOT PRO-CASPASES, IS THE MOST LIKELY ROUTE *

    Veronika Stoka;Veronika Stoka;Boris Turk;Sharon L. Schendel;Tae Hyoung Kim

  • Structural and functional aspects of papain-like cysteine proteinases and their protein inhibitors.

    Turk B;Turk;Turk D

  • Selective disruption of lysosomes in HeLa cells triggers apoptosis mediated by cleavage of Bid by multiple papain-like lysosomal cathepsins.

    Tina Cirman;Kristina Orešić;Gabriela Droga Mazovec;Vito Turk

  • Emerging roles of cysteine cathepsins in disease and their potential as drug targets.

    Olga Vasiljeva;Thomas Reinheckel;Christoph Peters;Dusan Turk

  • Lysosomes and lysosomal cathepsins in cell death.

    Urška Repnik;Veronika Stoka;Vito Turk;Boris Turk

  • Cysteine Cathepsins Trigger Caspase-dependent Cell Death through Cleavage of Bid and Antiapoptotic Bcl-2 Homologues *

    Gabriela Droga-Mazovec;Lea Bojič;Ana Petelin;Saška Ivanova

  • Ferri-liposomes as an MRI-visible drug-delivery system for targeting tumours and their microenvironment

    Georgy Mikhaylov;Ursa Mikac;Anna A. Magaeva;Volya I. Itin

  • Cysteine cathepsins and extracellular matrix degradation

    Marko Fonović;Boris Turk;Boris Turk

  • Regulating Cysteine Protease Activity: Essential Role of Protease Inhibitors as Guardians and Regulators

    Boris Turk;Dusan Turk;Guy S. Salvesen

  • Lysosomal cathepsins and their regulation in aging and neurodegeneration.

    Veronika Stoka;Vito Turk;Boris Turk;Boris Turk

  • Protease signalling: the cutting edge

    Boris Turk;Dus ˘ an Turk;Vito Turk

Frequent Co-Authors

Vito Turk
Vito Turk Jožef Stefan Institute
Dušan Turk
Dušan Turk Jožef Stefan Institute
Guy S. Salvesen
Guy S. Salvesen Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Marcin Drag
Marcin Drag Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Thomas Reinheckel
Thomas Reinheckel University of Freiburg
Janko Kos
Janko Kos University of Ljubljana
Ingemar Björk
Ingemar Björk Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute
Peter Vandenabeele
Peter Vandenabeele Ghent University
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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