Ayfer Alkan Torun

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Ayfer Alkan Torun is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ayfer Alkan Torun has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Soil Science and 6 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Ayfer Alkan Torun's work include Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (22 papers), Agricultural Science and Fertilization (10 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (9 papers). Ayfer Alkan Torun is often cited by papers focused on Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (22 papers), Agricultural Science and Fertilization (10 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (9 papers). Ayfer Alkan Torun collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, Australia and Canada. Ayfer Alkan Torun's co-authors include İsmail Çakmak, Levent Öztürk, Hakan Özkan, Hans‐Joachim Braun, M. Kalaycı, Halil Erdem, Oya Gökmen, Yuhao Wang, A. Yazıcı and Nizamettin Aydın and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ayfer Alkan Torun

33 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Biofortification and Localization of Zinc in Wheat Grain

2010 441 citations İsmail Çakmak, M. Kalaycı et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ayfer Alkan Torun Türkiye	12	1.4k	583	239	194	137	37	1.6k
Mustafa Atilla Yazıcı Türkiye	11	652 0.5×	221 0.4×	130 0.5×	73 0.4×	77 0.6×	19	764
José Alberto Noldin Brazil	16	673 0.5×	112 0.2×	63 0.3×	59 0.3×	303 2.2×	73	887
William M. Randle United States	27	1.5k 1.0×	298 0.5×	259 1.1×	51 0.3×	20 0.1×	79	1.7k
Bahman Kholdebarin Iran	18	868 0.6×	86 0.1×	69 0.3×	73 0.4×	53 0.4×	48	1.0k
Ali Majrashi Saudi Arabia	17	541 0.4×	126 0.2×	91 0.4×	71 0.4×	94 0.7×	60	826
Figen Eraslan Türkiye	12	1.3k 0.9×	158 0.3×	34 0.1×	145 0.7×	55 0.4×	30	1.5k
Bing Xia China	18	857 0.6×	192 0.3×	28 0.1×	277 1.4×	71 0.5×	55	1.1k
Franca Nigro Italy	12	697 0.5×	67 0.1×	158 0.7×	247 1.3×	15 0.1×	18	940
Parviz Ehsanzadeh Iran	21	1.0k 0.7×	137 0.2×	19 0.1×	143 0.7×	52 0.4×	68	1.1k
Thiago Corrêa de Souza Brazil	21	978 0.7×	134 0.2×	21 0.1×	127 0.7×	79 0.6×	66	1.2k

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Tangolar, Serpil, et al.. (2025). Impact of organic and non-organic mulching on grape yield, quality and ecophysiological traits under irrigated and nonirrigated conditions. OENO One. 59(1).

Tangolar, Serpil, et al.. (2021). Organik ve organomineral gübrelerin Prima üzüm çeşidinde verim, kalite ve bitki besleme üzerine etkileri. Mediterranean Agricultural Sciences. 34(1). 9–16. 1 indexed citations

Solmaz, I., et al.. (2021). Nitrogen and boron nutrition in grafted watermelon II: Impact on nutrient accumulation in fruit rind and flesh. PLoS ONE. 16(5). e0252437–e0252437. 1 indexed citations

Torun, Ayfer Alkan, et al.. (2019). Çinko Noksanlığına Sahip İki Farklı Bölge Toprağına Zn Uygulamalarının Mısır ve Buğday Bitkilerinin Kuru Madde Verimine ve Mineral Besin Elementi Alımına Etkileri. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(9). 1382–1386. 1 indexed citations

Tangolar, Semih, et al.. (2019). Bağ toprağına uygulanan organik materyallerin verim, kalite ve besin elementleri alımına etkisi. Mediterranean Agricultural Sciences. 32. 135–140. 5 indexed citations

Tangolar, Serpil, et al.. (2018). The Effects of Different Growing Media and Root Pruning Applications on Trakya Ilkeren Grape Variety Grown in Soilless Culture. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi. 28(5). 321–328.

Torun, Ayfer Alkan, et al.. (2018). Ayçiçeğinde Tuz Zararı Üzerine Bor Uygulamalarının Etkisinin Belirlenmesi. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(12). 1781–1788. 2 indexed citations

Torun, Ayfer Alkan, et al.. (2017). Ayçiçeği Genotiplerinin Demir Noksanlığına Karşı Tolerans Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(11). 1323–1329. 1 indexed citations

Torun, Ayfer Alkan, et al.. (2016). Tohuma Çinko Uygulama Metodunun Su Kültürü Koşullarında Mısırın Kuru Madde Verimi ve Çinko Konsantrasyonu Üzerine Etkisinin Belirlenmesi. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 42–51. 1 indexed citations

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Ajiboye, Babasola, İsmail Çakmak, David Paterson, et al.. (2015). X-ray fluorescence microscopy of zinc localization in wheat grains biofortified through foliar zinc applications at different growth stages under field conditions. Plant and Soil. 392(1-2). 357–370. 49 indexed citations

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Torun, Ayfer Alkan, et al.. (2013). Shoot cadmium concentration and accumulation of different canola (Brassica napus ssp. oleifera L.) genotypes under different zinc, nitrogen and sulfur treatments.. Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment. 11. 689–695. 2 indexed citations

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Torun, Ayfer Alkan, et al.. (2013). Determination of factors affecting sensitivity of two strawberry species to iron deficiency. Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment. 11. 785–789. 2 indexed citations

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Coskun, Devrim, et al.. (2013). K+ Efflux and Retention in Response to NaCl Stress Do Not Predict Salt Tolerance in Contrasting Genotypes of Rice (Oryza sativa L.). PLoS ONE. 8(2). e57767–e57767. 41 indexed citations

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Serçe, Sedat, Mustafa Özgen, Ayfer Alkan Torun, & Sezai Erċışlı. (2010). Chemical composition, antioxidant activities and total phenolic content of Arbutus andrachne L. (Fam. Ericaceae) (the Greek strawberry tree) fruits from Turkey. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 23(6). 619–623. 72 indexed citations

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Özgen, Mustafa, Ayfer Alkan Torun, Sezai Erċışlı, & Sedat Serçe. (2009). Changes in chemical composition, antioxidant activities and total phenolic content of Arbutus andrachne fruit at different maturation stages.. Italian Journal of Food Science. 21(1). 65–72. 11 indexed citations

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Tangolar, Serpil, Serpil Tangolar, Yeşim Özoğul, et al.. (2008). Evaluation of fatty acid profiles and mineral content of grape seed oil of some grape genotypes. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 60(1). 32–39. 87 indexed citations

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Verbyla, A. P., et al.. (2008). Quantitative trait loci analysis of zinc efficiency and grain zinc concentration in wheat using whole genome average interval mapping. Plant and Soil. 314(1-2). 49–66. 81 indexed citations

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Torun, Ayfer Alkan, Atilla Yazıcı, Halil Erdem, & İsmail Çakmak. (2006). Genotypic Variation in Tolerance to Boron Toxicity in 70 Durum Wheat Genotypes. Sabanci University. 46 indexed citations

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Öztürk, Levent, Mustafa Atilla Yazıcı, Cemal Yücel, et al.. (2006). Concentration and localization of zinc during seed development and germination in wheat. Physiologia Plantarum. 128(1). 144–152. 307 indexed citations

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Torun, B., et al.. (2002). Differences in Shoot Boron Concentrations, Leaf Symptoms, and Yield of Turkish Barley Cultivars Grown on Boron‐Toxic Soil in Field. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 26(9). 1735–1747. 24 indexed citations

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