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Tayfun Ozcelik

Tayfun Ozcelik

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
48
Citations
9960
World Ranking
4054
National Ranking
3

Tayfun Ozcelik publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 101 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Tayfun Ozcelik D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tayfun Ozcelik is affiliated with Bilkent University in Turkey and has extensively contributed to research in medicine, particularly focusing on immunology and infectious diseases. Their work encompasses a range of topics including SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders, and the interplay of interferon and immune responses.

Their research publications cover various aspects of immune system function and genetic susceptibility to infectious diseases. Frequent publication venues for their work include The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Science Immunology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Genome Medicine.

Ozcelik's research spans several subfields, notably immunology, infectious diseases, genetics, epidemiology, and surgery. The main topics addressed in their publications are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Respiratory viral infections research

Some of the recent papers include:

  • Inborn errors of type I IFN immunity in patients with life-threatening COVID-19, 2020, Science
  • Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~20% of COVID-19 deaths, 2021, Science Immunology
  • X-linked recessive TLR7 deficiency in ~1% of men under 60 years old with life-threatening COVID-19, 2021, Science Immunology
  • A Global Effort to Define the Human Genetics of Protective Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 Infection, 2020, Cell
  • The risk of COVID-19 death is much greater and age dependent with type I IFN autoantibodies, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Paul Bastard
  • Filomeen Haerynck
  • Giuseppe Novelli
  • Qiang Pan-Hammarström
  • Jean-Laurent Casanova

Best Publications

  • Inborn errors of type I IFN immunity in patients with life-threatening COVID-19

    Qian Zhang;Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Zhiyong Liu;Jérémie Le Pen

  • Trembler mouse carries a point mutation in a myelin gene.

    U Suter;A A Welcher;A A Welcher;T Ozcelik;G J Snipes

  • X-linked recessive TLR7 deficiency in ~1% of men under 60 years old with life-threatening COVID-19.

    Takaki Asano;Bertrand Boisson;Bertrand Boisson;Bertrand Boisson;Fanny Onodi;Daniela Matuozzo;Daniela Matuozzo

  • Mutation of the Human Circadian Clock Gene CRY1 in Familial Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder

    Alina Patke;Patricia J. Murphy;Onur Emre Onat;Ana C. Krieger

  • Small nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide N (SNRPN), an expressed gene in the Prader–Willi syndrome critical region

    Tayfun Özçelik;Stuart Leff;Wendy Robinson;Tim Donlon

  • Maternal imprinting of the mouse SnRPN gene and conserved linkage homology with the human Prader-Willi syndrome region

    Stuart E. Leff;Camilynn I. Brannan;Martha L. Reed;Tayfun Özçelik

  • Human dystroglycan: skeletal muscle cDNA, genomic structure, origin of tissue specific isoforms and chromosomal localization

    Oxana Ibraghimov-Beskrovnaya;Athena Milatovich;Tayfun Ozcelik;Bin Yang

  • Structural and functional conservation of synaptotagmin (p65) in Drosophila and humans.

    M S Perin;P A Johnston;T Ozcelik;R Jahn

  • A structural homologue of the N-formyl peptide receptor. Characterization and chromosome mapping of a peptide chemoattractant receptor family.

    P M Murphy;T Ozçelik;R T Kenney;H L Tiffany

  • Tuberculosis and impaired IL-23–dependent IFN-γ immunity in humans homozygous for a common TYK2 missense variant

    Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis;Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis;Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis;Noe Ramirez-Alejo;Zhi Li;Zhi Li;Etienne Patin;Etienne Patin

  • Structures and chromosomal localizations of two human genes encoding synaptobrevins 1 and 2.

    B T Archer rd;T Ozçelik;R Jahn;U Francke

  • Mitochondrial serine protease HTRA2 p.G399S in a kindred with essential tremor and Parkinson disease

    Hilal Unal Gulsuner;Hilal Unal Gulsuner;Suleyman Gulsuner;Fatma Nazli Mercan;Onur Emre Onat

  • Structure and chromosomal localization of the mammalian agrin gene

    F Rupp;T Ozcelik;M Linial;K Peterson

  • 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

  • Missense mutation in the ATPase, aminophospholipid transporter protein ATP8A2 is associated with cerebellar atrophy and quadrupedal locomotion.

    Onur Emre Onat;Suleyman Gulsuner;Kaya Bilguvar;Ayse Nazli Basak

  • Molecular evolution of the human interleukin-8 receptor gene cluster.

    Sunil K. Ahuja;Tayfun Özçelik;Athena Milatovitch;Uta Francke

  • Recessive LAMC3 mutations cause malformations of occipital cortical development

    Tanyeri Barak;Kenneth Y Kwan;Angeliki Louvi;Veysi Demirbilek

  • Mutations in the very low-density lipoprotein receptor VLDLR cause cerebellar hypoplasia and quadrupedal locomotion in humans

    Tayfun Ozcelik;Nurten Akarsu;Elif Uz;Safak Caglayan

  • Somatic mosaicism for a MECP2 mutation associated with classic Rett syndrome in a boy.

    M Topcu;Cemaliye Akyerli;A Sayi;GA Toruner

  • Concomitant inactivation of p53 and Chk2 in breast cancer.

    Alexandra Sullivan;Martin Yuille;Claire Repellin;Archana Reddy

Frequent Co-Authors

Uta Francke
Uta Francke Stanford University
Bertrand Boisson
Bertrand Boisson Rockefeller University
Kaya Bilguvar
Kaya Bilguvar Yale University
Jean-Laurent Casanova
Jean-Laurent Casanova The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Laurent Abel
Laurent Abel Université Paris Cité
Stuart G. Tangye
Stuart G. Tangye Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Murat Gunel
Murat Gunel Yale University
Trine H. Mogensen
Trine H. Mogensen Aarhus University

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