2026 Levent Ozturk: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	43	3177	2958	8	8	97	8427

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Internal medicine
Gene
Agronomy

Levent Öztürk mainly investigates Agronomy, Shoot, Plant breeding, Cultivar and Human fertilization. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Aleurone, Biofortification, Animal science and Horticulture. His Shoot study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Chlorosis, Glyphosate, Chlorophyll and Calcareous.

He has included themes like Quantitative trait locus, Plant nutrition, Genetic variation and Gene–environment interaction in his Plant breeding study. His biological study deals with issues like Grain quality, which deal with fields such as Germplasm, Irrigation, Crop yield, Soil classification and Genetic diversity. The study incorporates disciplines such as Urea and Plant physiology in addition to Human fertilization.

His most cited work include:

Biofortification and localization of zinc in wheat grain. (268 citations)
Concentration and localization of zinc during seed development and germination in wheat (227 citations)
Iron and zinc grain density in common wheat grown in Central Asia (205 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Levent Öztürk spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Shoot, Horticulture, Cultivar and Internal medicine. His studies in Agronomy integrate themes in fields like Biofortification, Plant nutrition and Plant physiology. His Biofortification research integrates issues from Staple food and Human fertilization.

The Shoot study combines topics in areas such as Zinc deficiency, Dry matter, Calcareous and Poaceae. His work on Cultivar is being expanded to include thematically relevant topics such as Genetic variation. His Internal medicine research includes themes of Endocrinology, Polysomnography and Cardiology.

He most often published in these fields:

Agronomy (37.86%)
Shoot (24.29%)
Horticulture (19.29%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

Agronomy (37.86%)
Horticulture (19.29%)
Biofortification (9.29%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Horticulture, Biofortification, Shoot and Cultivar. His studies link Biomass with Agronomy. His work on Seedling as part of general Horticulture study is frequently linked to Boron, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Levent Öztürk usually deals with Biofortification and limits it to topics linked to Staple food and Cropping, Calcareous and Malnutrition. His research integrates issues of Photosynthesis, Carbohydrate metabolism, Animal science and Plant physiology in his study of Shoot. His studies deal with areas such as Quantitative trait locus, Transgressive segregation, Heritability and Inbred strain as well as Cultivar.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

Zinc nutrition in wheat-based cropping systems (49 citations)
Mapping QTLs conferring salt tolerance and micronutrient concentrations at seedling stagein wheat. (37 citations)
Pseudomonas-aided zinc application improves the productivity and biofortification of bread wheat (34 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

Internal medicine
Gene
Botany

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Biofortification, Horticulture, Cultivar and Shoot. Levent Öztürk has included themes like Heritability, Inbred strain and Plant physiology in his Agronomy study. He has researched Biofortification in several fields, including Endosperm, Staple food, Biofertilizer and Malnutrition.

His Horticulture research includes elements of Zinc deficiency and Dry matter. The concepts of his Cultivar study are interwoven with issues in Quantitative trait locus, Chlorophyll, Drought tolerance and APX. In Shoot, Levent Öztürk works on issues like Photosynthesis, which are connected to Animal science.

Best Publications

Biofortification and localization of zinc in wheat grain.

İsmail Çakmak;M. Kalaycı;Y. Kaya;A. A. Torun

691
Citations
Concentration and localization of zinc during seed development and germination in wheat

Levent Ozturk;Mustafa Atilla Yazici;Cemal Yucel;Ayfer Torun

517
Citations
Iron and zinc grain density in common wheat grown in Central Asia

Alexei Morgounov;Hugo Ferney Gómez-Becerra;Aigul Abugalieva;Mira Dzhunusova

390
Citations
Biofortification of Durum Wheat with Zinc Through Soil and Foliar Applications of Nitrogen

U. Baris Kutman;Bahar Yildiz;Levent Ozturk;Ismail Cakmak

390
Citations
Multiple QTL‐effects of wheat Gpc‐B1 locus on grain protein and micronutrient concentrations

Assaf Distelfeld;Ismail Cakmak;Zvi Peleg;Zvi Peleg;Levent Ozturk

341
Citations
Quantitative trait loci conferring grain mineral nutrient concentrations in durum wheat × wild emmer wheat RIL population

Zvi Peleg;İsmail Çakmak;Levent Öztürk;M. Atilla Yazıcı

341
Citations
Glyphosate reduced seed and leaf concentrations of calcium, manganese, magnesium, and iron in non-glyphosate resistant soybean

İsmail Çakmak;M. Atilla Yazıcı;Yusuf Tutuş;Levent Öztürk

324
Citations
Biofortification of wheat with iron through soil and foliar application of nitrogen and iron fertilizers

Seher Bahar Aciksoz;Atilla Yazici;Levent Ozturk;Ismail Cakmak

285
Citations
Morphological and physiological differences in the response of cereals to zinc deficiency

I. Cakmak;B. Torun;B. Erenoğlu;L. Öztürk

278
Citations
Grain zinc, iron and protein concentrations and zinc-efficiency in wild emmer wheat under contrasting irrigation regimes

Zvi Peleg;Zvi Peleg;Yehoshua Saranga;Atilla Yazici;Tzion Fahima

268
Citations
Variation in phosphorus efficiency among 73 bread and durum wheat genotypes grown in a phosphorus-deficient calcareous soil

Levent Ozturk;Selim Eker;Bulent Torun;Ismail Cakmak

262
Citations
Foliar-applied glyphosate substantially reduced uptake and transport of iron and manganese in sunflower (helianthus annuus L.) plants

Selim Eker;Levent Ozturk;Atilla Yazici;Bulent Erenoglu

233
Citations
Zinc nutrition in wheat-based cropping systems

Abdul Rehman;Muhammad Farooq;Muhammad Farooq;Muhammad Farooq;Levent Ozturk;Muhammad Asif

228
Citations
GRAIN YIELD, ZINC EFFICIENCY AND ZINC CONCENTRATION OF WHEAT CULTIVARS GROWN IN A ZINC-DEFICIENT CALCAREOUS SOIL IN FIELD AND GREENHOUSE

M Kalayci;B Torun;S Eker;M Aydin

214
Citations
Grain concentrations of protein and mineral nutrients in a large collection of spelt wheat grown under different environments

H.F. Gomez-Becerra;H. Erdem;A. Yazici;Y. Tutus

190
Citations
Morphological and physiological differences in the response of cereals to zinc deficiency (Reprinted from Wheat: Prospects for global improvement, 1998)

İsmail Cakmak;Mustafa Torun;B Erenoglu;L Ozturk

187
Citations
Genetic diversity for grain nutrients in wild emmer wheat: potential for wheat improvement.

Merav Chatzav;Zvi Peleg;Levent Ozturk;Atilla Yazici

183
Citations
High phosphorus supply reduced zinc concentration of wheat in native soil but not in autoclaved soil or nutrient solution

Emir Ali Ova;Umit Baris Kutman;Levent Ozturk;Ismail Cakmak

164
Citations
Genetic variation and environmental stability of grain mineral nutrient concentrations in Triticum dicoccoides under five environments

Hugo Ferney Gomez-Becerra;Atilla Yazici;Levent Ozturk;Hikmet Budak

157
Citations
Uptake and retranslocation of leaf‐applied cadmium (109Cd) in diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid wheats

I. Cakmak;R.M. Welch;J. Hart;W.A. Norvell

137
Citations
Concentration of zinc and activity of copper/zinc-superoxide dismutase in leaves of rye and wheat cultivars differing in sensitivity to zinc deficiency

I. Cakmak;L.Öztürk;S. Eker;B. Torun

128
Citations
Effect of salinity stress on dry matter production and ion accumulation in hybrid maize varieties

Selim Eker;Gönül Cömertpay;Ömer Konuşkan;Ahmet Can Ülger

127
Citations