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Turgay Dalkara

Turgay Dalkara

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Neuroscience
Turkey
2026

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Neuroscience

D-Index
58
Citations
17982
World Ranking
4101
National Ranking
4

Turgay Dalkara publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 201 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Turgay Dalkara D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Turkey Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Turkey Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Neurology
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Neurology
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Neurology
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Turgay Dalkara is affiliated with Hacettepe University in Turkey, working primarily in the fields of Neuroscience, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses a wide range of topics within neural and molecular biology studies.

The scientist has contributed to multiple papers published in various academic venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Overview of extracellular vesicle characterization techniques and introduction to combined reflectance and fluorescence confocal microscopy to distinguish extracellular vesicle subpopulations, 2022, Neurophotonics
  • Parenchymal neuroinflammatory signaling and dural neurogenic inflammation in migraine, 2021, The Journal of Headache and Pain
  • Combination of Paclitaxel and R-flurbiprofen loaded PLGA nanoparticles suppresses glioblastoma growth on systemic administration, 2020, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Brain glycogen metabolism: A possible link between sleep disturbances, headache and depression, 2021, Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • Pericyte morphology and function., 2021, PubMed

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Şefik Evren Erdener (10 collaborations)
  • Buket Dönmez-Demir (10 collaborations)
  • Emine Eren-Koçak (7 collaborations)
  • Müge Yemişçi (7 collaborations)
  • Ζeynep Kaya (6 collaborations)

Common publication venues where Turgay Dalkara has contributed are:

  • The Journal of Headache and Pain (4 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 publications)
  • Nature Medicine (2 publications)
  • Neurophotonics (1 publication)
  • Cardiovascular Research (1 publication)

The primary fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience (30 publications)
  • Medicine (29 publications)
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16 publications)

Specific subfields of study that have been explored in their research include:

  • Molecular Biology (12 publications)
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health (11 publications)
  • Neurology (10 publications)
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (9 publications)
  • Physiology (6 publications)

Turgay Dalkara's main topics of research work are:

  • Migraine and Headache Studies (20 publications)
  • Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep (16 publications)
  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies (10 publications)
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 publications)
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (6 publications)
  • Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (6 publications)
  • Vestibular and Auditory Disorders (4 publications)

The scientist has received recognition from several organizations including being named a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2019. They are also a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and are affiliated with The Science Academy Society of Turkey in the field of Neurology.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms, challenges and opportunities in stroke

    Eng H. Lo;Turgay Dalkara;Michael A. Moskowitz

  • Effects of cerebral ischemia in mice deficient in neuronal nitric oxide synthase

    Zhihong Huang;Paul L. Huang;Nariman Panahian;Turgay Dalkara

  • Pericyte contraction induced by oxidative-nitrative stress impairs capillary reflow despite successful opening of an occluded cerebral artery.

    Muge Yemisci;Yasemin Gursoy-Ozdemir;Atay Vural;Alp Can

  • What is a pericyte

    David Attwell;Anusha Mishra;Catherine N Hall;Fergus M O’Farrell

  • Suppression of cortical spreading depression in migraine prophylaxis

    Cenk Ayata;Hongwei Jin;Chiho Kudo;Turgay Dalkara

  • Spreading Depression Triggers Headache by Activating Neuronal Panx1 Channels

    Hulya Karatas;Sefik Evren Erdener;Yasemin Gursoy-Ozdemir;Sevda Lule

  • Development and brain delivery of chitosan-PEG nanoparticles functionalized with the monoclonal antibody OX26.

    Yeşim Aktas;M Yemisci;K Andrieux;RN Gursoy

  • Reperfusion-Induced Oxidative/Nitrative Injury to Neurovascular Unit after Focal Cerebral Ischemia

    Yasemin Gürsoy-Özdemir;Alp Can;Turgay Dalkara

  • Loss of NeuN immunoreactivity after cerebral ischemia does not indicate neuronal cell loss: a cautionary note.

    Isın Ünal-Çevik;Münire Kılınç;Yasemin Gürsoy-Özdemir;Gunfer Gurer

  • Prolonged therapeutic window for ischemic brain damage caused by delayed caspase activation.

    Klaus Fink;Jinmin Zhu;Shobu Namura;Masao Shimizu-Sasamata

  • Cerebral small vessel disease: Capillary pathways to stroke and cognitive decline

    Leif Østergaard;Leif Østergaard;Thorbjørn S Engedal;Fiona Moreton;Mikkel B Hansen

  • L-arginine infusion promotes nitric oxide-dependent vasodilation, increases regional cerebral blood flow, and reduces infarction volume in the rat.

    E Morikawa;M A Moskowitz;Z Huang;T Yoshida

  • Mitochondrial complex I and IV activities in leukocytes from patients with parkin mutations.

    Meltem Müftüoglu;Bülent Elibol;Özlem Dalmızrak;Ayse Ercan

  • Capillary pericytes express α-smooth muscle actin, which requires prevention of filamentous-actin depolymerization for detection.

    Luis Alarcon-Martinez;Luis Alarcon-Martinez;Sinem Yilmaz-Ozcan;Muge Yemisci;Jesse Schallek

  • Can restoring incomplete microcirculatory reperfusion improve stroke outcome after thrombolysis

    Turgay Dalkara;Ethem Murat Arsava

  • Squalenoyl Adenosine Nanoparticles provide Neuroprotection after Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury

    Alice Gaudin;Müge Yemisci;Hakan Eroglu;Sinda Lepetre-Mouelhi

  • Role of endothelial nitric oxide generation and peroxynitrite formation in reperfusion injury after focal cerebral ischemia.

    Yasemin Gürsoy-Özdemir;Hayrunnisa Bolay;Okay Saribaş;Turgay Dalkara

  • Deciphering migraine mechanisms: Clues from familial hemiplegic migraine genotypes

    Michael A. Moskowitz;Hayrunnisa Bolay;Turgay Dalkara

  • The complex role of nitric oxide in the pathophysiology of focal cerebral ischemia.

    Turgay Dalkara;Michael A. Moskowitz

  • Brain microvascular pericytes in health and disease

    Turgay Dalkara;Yasemin Gursoy-Ozdemir;Muge Yemisci

  • Migraine aura pathophysiology: the role of blood vessels and microembolisation

    Turgay Dalkara;Turgay Dalkara;Ala Nozari;Michael A Moskowitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Moskowitz
Michael A. Moskowitz Harvard University
Paul L. Huang
Paul L. Huang Harvard University
Leif Østergaard
Leif Østergaard Aarhus University
Ricardo Riguera
Ricardo Riguera University of Santiago de Compostela
Patrick Couvreur
Patrick Couvreur University of Paris-Saclay
Eng H. Lo
Eng H. Lo Harvard University
Mark C. Fishman
Mark C. Fishman Harvard University
Cenk Ayata
Cenk Ayata Harvard University
Adriana Di Polo
Adriana Di Polo University of Montreal
Leandro Provinciali
Leandro Provinciali Marche Polytechnic University

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