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51
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11

Mehmet Ozturk 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 Mehmet Ozturk sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 152 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mehmet Ozturk 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 Mehmet Ozturk sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% 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

  • 1996 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Mehmet Ozturk is affiliated with the Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center in Turkey. Their research primarily belongs to the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Surgery, Oncology, Epidemiology, and Organic Chemistry.

Their work covers a variety of topics, notably:

  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis

Recent notable publications by Mehmet Ozturk include:

  • Species composition of dry-temperate forest as an important habitat for wildlife fauna species, 2020, Journal of Environmental Biology
  • Differential expression of full-length and NH2 terminally truncated FAM134B isoforms in normal physiology and cancer, 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
  • TAp73β Can Promote Hepatocellular Carcinoma Dedifferentiation, 2021, Cancers
  • Preservation and ecology of a living relict shrub in South Caucasus as a eco-genetic heritage from Tertiary: Epigaea gaultherioides (Boiss. & Bal.) Takht, 2020, Journal of Environmental Biology
  • AXL Knock-Out in SNU475 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Provides Evidence for Lethal Effect Associated with G2 Arrest and Polyploidization, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Evin İşcan
  • Gökhan Karakülah
  • Aslı Süner
  • Umut Ekin
  • Umur Keles

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Environmental Biology
  • PubMed
  • Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
  • Cancers

Among their recognitions, Mehmet Ozturk was named a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 1996.

Best Publications

  • Selective G to T mutations of p53 gene in hepatocellular carcinoma from southern Africa

    Brigitte Bressac;Michael Kew;Jack Wands;Mehmet Ozturk

  • p53 functions as a cell cycle control protein in osteosarcomas.

    L Diller;J Kassel;C E Nelson;M A Gryka

  • p53 mutation in hepatocellular carcinoma after aflatoxin exposure

    Brigitte Bressac;Alain Puisieux;Michael Kew;Martin Volkmann

  • Abnormal structure and expression of p53 gene in human hepatocellular carcinoma

    B Bressac;K M Galvin;T J Liang;K J Isselbacher

  • Identification of BTG2, an antiproliferative p53–dependent component of the DNA damage cellular response pathway

    Jean-Pierre Rouault;Nicole Falette;Fabienne Guéhenneux;Céline Guillot

  • Selective targeting of p53 gene mutational hotspots in human cancers by etiologically defined carcinogens.

    Alain Puisieux;Susan Lim;John Groopman;Mehmet Ozturk

  • Systems medicine and integrated care to combat chronic noncommunicable diseases

    Jean Bousquet;Josep M. Anto;Peter J. Sterk;Ian M. Adcock

  • Human MLH1 deficiency predisposes to hematological malignancy and neurofibromatosis type 1.

    Marie D. Ricciardone;Tayfun Özçelik;Birsen Cevher;Hilal Özdağ

  • Canonical Wnt signaling is antagonized by noncanonical Wnt5a in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

    Haluk Yuzugullu;Haluk Yuzugullu;Khemais Benhaj;Nuri Ozturk;Serif Senturk

  • Genetic aspects of hepatocellular carcinogenesis.

    Mehmet Ozturk

  • Transforming growth factor-beta induces senescence in hepatocellular carcinoma cells and inhibits tumor growth.

    Serif Senturk;Mine Mumcuoglu;Ozge Gursoy-Yuzugullu;Ozge Gursoy-Yuzugullu;Burcu Cingoz

  • Smad2 and Smad4 gene mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Mustafa Yakicier;MB Irmak;A Romano;M Kew

  • Genetic heterogeneity of hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Hilal Unsal;Cengiz Yakicier;Christophe Marcais;Michael Kew

  • PATIKA: an integrated visual environment for collaborative construction and analysis of cellular pathways.

    Emek Demir;Ozgun Babur;Ugur Dogrusöz;Attila Gürsoy

  • Redundant expression of canonical Wnt ligands in human breast cancer cell lines.

    Khemais Benhaj;Kamil Can Akcali;Mehmet Ozturk

  • Evaluation of cytotoxicity and oxidative DNA damaging effects of di(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (DEHP) and mono(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (MEHP) on MA-10 Leydig cells and protection by selenium

    Pinar Erkekoglu;Walid Rachidi;Ozge Gursoy Yuzugullu;Ozge Gursoy Yuzugullu;Belma Giray

  • Physiological Studies of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), αhCG, and βhCG as Measured by Specific Monoclonal Immunoradiometric Assays

    Mehmet Ozturk;Dominique Bellet;Luc Manil;George Hennen

  • Retinoblastoma and p53 tumor suppressor genes in human hepatoma cell lines.

    Alain Puisieux;Katherine Galvin;Frederic Troalen;Brigitte Bressac

  • The Exon 13 Duplication in the BRCA1 Gene Is a Founder Mutation Present in Geographically Diverse Populations

    S. Mazoyer;J. Leary;J. Kirk;E. Fleischmann

  • p53 mutation as a source of aberrant β-catenin accumulation in cancer cells

    Tolga Cagatay;Mehmet Ozturk

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack R. Wands
Jack R. Wands Brown University
Alain Puisieux
Alain Puisieux Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Dominique Bellet
Dominique Bellet Institute Curie
Jesper Tegnér
Jesper Tegnér King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Kurt J. Isselbacher
Kurt J. Isselbacher Harvard University
Samir K. Brahmachari
Samir K. Brahmachari Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology
Rudi Balling
Rudi Balling University of Bonn
Doron Lancet
Doron Lancet Weizmann Institute of Science
Giulio Superti-Furga
Giulio Superti-Furga Medical University of Vienna
Charles Auffray
Charles Auffray Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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