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Gokhan Zengin

Gokhan Zengin

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Biology and Biochemistry
Turkey
2026
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Chemistry
Turkey
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
26816
World Ranking
3947
National Ranking
11

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
26953
World Ranking
4479
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Turkey Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Turkey Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Turkey Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Turkey Leader Award

Overview

Gokhan Zengin is affiliated with Selçuk University in Turkey. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, with a significant focus on Plant Science, Biochemistry, Food Science, Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology.

Their main research topics cover areas such as:

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis

Gokhan Zengin's publication record includes numerous papers in well-regarded journals with a concentration in several frequent publication venues. These venues include:

  • Molecules
  • Antioxidants
  • Plants
  • Chemistry & Biodiversity
  • Food Bioscience

Among their recent papers are:

  • Essential Oils as Natural Sources of Fragrance Compounds for Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals, 2021, published in Molecules
  • The Versatility of Antioxidant Assays in Food Science and Safety-Chemistry, Applications, Strengths, and Limitations, 2020, published in Antioxidants
  • Conventional versus green extraction techniques - a comparative perspective, 2021, published in Current Opinion in Food Science
  • Health beneficial and pharmacological properties of p-cymene, 2021, published in Food and Chemical Toxicology
  • Pleotropic Effects of Polyphenols in Cardiovascular System, 2020, published in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

Frequent co-authors of Gokhan Zengin include:

  • Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally
  • Kouadio Ibrahime Sinan
  • Güneş Ak
  • Abdelhakim Bouyahya
  • Claudio Ferrante

Best Publications

  • Essential Oils as Natural Sources of Fragrance Compounds for Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals.

    Jugreet B. Sharmeen;Fawzi M. Mahomoodally;Gokhan Zengin;Filippo Maggi

  • The Versatility of Antioxidant Assays in Food Science and Safety-Chemistry, Applications, Strengths, and Limitations.

    Nabeelah Bibi Sadeer;Domenico Montesano;Stefania Albrizio;Gokhan Zengin

  • Phytol: A review of biomedical activities

    Muhammad Torequl Islam;Eunüs S. Ali;Shaikh J. Uddin;Subrata Shaw

  • In vitro enzyme inhibitory properties, antioxidant activities, and phytochemical profile of Potentilla thuringiaca

    Daniel M. Grochowski;Sengul Uysal;Abdurrahman Aktumsek;Sebastian Granica

  • Conventional versus green extraction techniques — a comparative perspective

    Carene Picot-Allain;Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally;Gunes Ak;Gokhan Zengin

  • Cytotoxic and Enzyme Inhibitory Potential of Two Potentilla species (P. speciosa L. and P. reptans Willd.) and Their Chemical Composition

    Sengul Uysal;Gokhan Zengin;Marcello Locatelli;Mir B. Bahadori

  • Berberine in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics

    Xiaojun Feng;Antoni Sureda;Samineh Jafari;Zahra Memariani

  • Antioxidant potentials and anticholinesterase activities of methanolic and aqueous extracts of three endemic Centaurea L. species

    Abdurrahman Aktumsek;Gokhan Zengin;Gokalp Ozmen Guler;Yavuz Selim Cakmak

  • A comprehensive study on phytochemical characterization of Haplophyllum myrtifolium Boiss. endemic to Turkey and its inhibitory potential against key enzymes involved in Alzheimer, skin diseases and type II diabetes

    Gokhan Zengin;Cengiz Sarikurkcu;Abdurrahman Aktumsek;Ramazan Ceylan

  • Composition, antioxidant, antimicrobial and enzyme inhibition activities of two Origanum vulgare subspecies (subsp. vulgare and subsp. hirtum) essential oils

    Cengiz Sarikurkcu;Gokhan Zengin;Mustafa Oskay;Sengul Uysal

  • A systematic review on black pepper (Piper nigrum L.): from folk uses to pharmacological applications.

    Heerasing Takooree;Muhammad Z. Aumeeruddy;Kannan R.R. Rengasamy;Katharigatta N. Venugopala

  • Traditional and modern uses of onion bulb (Allium cepa L.): a systematic review

    Joaheer D. Teshika;Aumeeruddy M. Zakariyyah;Toorabally Zaynab;Gokhan Zengin

  • Health beneficial and pharmacological properties of p-cymene.

    Abdelaali Balahbib;Nasreddine El Omari;Naoufal El. Hachlafi;Fatima Lakhdar

  • Pleotropic Effects of Polyphenols in Cardiovascular System.

    Tapan Behl;Simona Bungau;Keshav Kumar;Gokhan Zengin

  • Pharmacological insights into the multifaceted biological properties of quinic acid.

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  • Bioactive compounds in seaweeds: An overview of their biological properties and safety.

    Kannan Rr. Rengasamy;Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally;Muhammad Zakariyyah Aumeeruddy;Gokhan Zengin

  • Investigation Of Antioxidant Potentials Of Solvent Extracts From Different Anatomical Parts Of Asphodeline Anatolica E. Tuzlaci: An Endemic Plant To Turkey

    Gokhan Zengin;Abdurrahman Aktumsek

  • Role of Monoamine Oxidase Activity in Alzheimer's Disease: An Insight into the Therapeutic Potential of Inhibitors.

    Tapan Behl;Dapinder Kaur;Aayush Sehgal;Sukhbir Singh

  • Exploring the multifocal role of phytochemicals as immunomodulators.

    Tapan Behl;Keshav Kumar;Ciprian Brisc;Marius Rus

  • Functional constituents of wild and cultivated Goji (L. barbarum L.) leaves: phytochemical characterization, biological profile, and computational studies

    Andrei Mocan;Gökhan Zengin;Mario Simirgiotis;Michaela Schafberg

  • Antioxidant Properties of Methanolic Extract and Fatty Acid Composition of Centaurea urvillei DC. subsp. hayekiana Wagenitz

    Gokhan Zengin;Abdurrahman Aktumsek;Gokalp Ozmen Guler;Evren Yildiztugay

  • Pecan nuts: A review of reported bioactivities and health effects

    Atanas G. Atanasov;Atanas G. Atanasov;Shefali M. Sabharanjak;Gokhan Zengin;Adriano Mollica

  • Myricetin: A comprehensive review on its biological potentials.

    Muhammad Imran;Farhan Saeed;Ghulam Hussain;Ali Imran

  • Nutritional and functional roles of millets—A review

    Srinivasan Nithiyanantham;Palanisamy Kalaiselvi;Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally;Gokhan Zengin

  • Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Global Distribution of Mangroves-A Comprehensive Review.

    Sadeer Nabeelah Bibi;Mahomoodally Mohamad Fawzi;Zengin Gokhan;Jeewon Rajesh

  • The role of flavonoids in autoimmune diseases: Therapeutic updates

    Kannan R.R. Rengasamy;Haroon Khan;Shanmugaraj Gowrishankar;Ricardo J.L. Lagoa

  • Survey of phytochemical composition and biological effects of three extracts from a wild plant (Cotoneaster nummularia Fisch. et Mey.): a potential source for functional food ingredients and drug formulations.

    Gokhan Zengin;Ahmet Uysal;Erdogan Gunes;Abdurrahman Aktumsek

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcello Locatelli
Marcello Locatelli University of Chieti-Pescara
Simone Carradori
Simone Carradori University of Chieti-Pescara
Cengiz Sarikurkcu
Cengiz Sarikurkcu Health Science University
Luísa Custódio
Luísa Custódio University of Algarve
Luigi Lucini
Luigi Lucini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Stefano Dall’Acqua
Stefano Dall’Acqua University of Padua
Marina Soković
Marina Soković University of Belgrade
Ettore Novellino
Ettore Novellino University of Naples Federico II
Atanas G. Atanasov
Atanas G. Atanasov Medical University of Vienna
Filippo Maggi
Filippo Maggi University of Camerino

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