Aytaç Akbaşak

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Aytaç Akbaşak is a scholar working on Surgery, Genetics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Aytaç Akbaşak has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Aytaç Akbaşak's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers), Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (4 papers) and Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (2 papers). Aytaç Akbaşak is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers), Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (4 papers) and Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (2 papers). Aytaç Akbaşak collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, United States and United Kingdom. Aytaç Akbaşak's co-authors include Douglas W. Laske, Edward H. Oldfield, Paul F. Morrison, Robert L. Dedrick, Edward H. Oldfield, Stephen C. Saris, Richard J. Youle, Seiji Kondo, Gene H. Barnett and Jun Yuan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of neurosurgery and Journal of the Neurological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Aytaç Akbaşak

17 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Convection-enhanced delivery of macromolecules in the brain. 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Convection-enhanced delivery of macromolecules in the brain.
    1994 1.1k citations Douglas W. Laske, Aytaç Akbaşak et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aytaç Akbaşak Türkiye 9 468 464 285 279 272 20 1.5k
Michal T. Krauze United States 20 477 1.0× 603 1.3× 237 0.8× 214 0.8× 530 1.9× 25 1.7k
Christoph Pedain United States 9 540 1.2× 226 0.5× 252 0.9× 326 1.2× 281 1.0× 9 1.2k
Yoji Yamashita Japan 23 832 1.8× 620 1.3× 300 1.1× 279 1.0× 349 1.3× 65 1.9k
John R. Bringas United States 22 440 0.9× 719 1.5× 428 1.5× 211 0.8× 333 1.2× 29 1.9k
Peter McL. Black United States 18 680 1.5× 534 1.2× 228 0.8× 246 0.9× 81 0.3× 23 1.7k
Simon Roman-Goldstein United States 16 453 1.0× 208 0.4× 399 1.4× 207 0.7× 200 0.7× 23 1.2k
Marianne Z. Metz United States 22 496 1.1× 869 1.9× 166 0.6× 82 0.3× 140 0.5× 31 1.7k
Alexander J. Annala United States 22 246 0.5× 680 1.5× 86 0.3× 275 1.0× 209 0.8× 30 1.6k
Sherise D. Ferguson United States 26 653 1.4× 519 1.1× 378 1.3× 253 0.9× 57 0.2× 94 2.0k
Adam M. Sonabend United States 28 1.0k 2.2× 750 1.6× 175 0.6× 221 0.8× 202 0.7× 83 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aytaç Akbaşak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aytaç Akbaşak

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Atıcı, Yunus, et al.. (2014). Scoliosis-Associated Cervical Spine Pathologies. Spine Deformity. 2(2). 131–142. 4 indexed citations
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Hüseyinoğlu, Nergiz, et al.. (2014). Unilateral Cerebellar Agenesis With Minimal Clinical Symptoms. Neurosurgery Quarterly. 26(1). 53–57.
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Bilgin, S. Sinan, et al.. (2013). Association between frontal sinus development and persistent metopic suture. Folia Morphologica. 72(4). 306–310. 24 indexed citations
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Torun, Fuat, et al.. (2013). Pneumocephalus After Traumatic Head Injury. Neurosurgery Quarterly. 25(2). 250–254. 2 indexed citations
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Kösemehmetoğlu, Kemal, et al.. (2012). Alpha-lipoic acid reduces peridural fibrosis after laminectomy of lumbar vertebrae in rabbits. Acta Neurochirurgica. 154(7). 1241–1245. 8 indexed citations
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Mirzai, Hasan, et al.. (2004). [A case of posttraumatic intracranial meningioma].. PubMed. 10(4). 257–9. 1 indexed citations
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Mirzai, Hasan, et al.. (2003). Servikal Disk Hernisinde Spontan Rezorbsiyon(Bir Olgu Sunumu). Turkiye Klinikleri Tip Bilimleri Dergisi. 23(6). 480–482. 1 indexed citations
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Lonser, Russell R., Stuart Walbridge, Alexander O. Vortmeyer, et al.. (2003). Tumor Young Investigator Award: induction of glioblastoma multiforme in primates after fractionated whole-brain irradiation in the therapeutic dose range.. PubMed. 50. 350–73.
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Lonser, Russell R., Stuart Walbridge, Alexander O. Vortmeyer, et al.. (2002). Induction of glioblastoma multiforme in nonhuman primates after therapeutic doses of fractionated whole-brain radiation therapy. Journal of neurosurgery. 97(6). 1378–1389. 32 indexed citations
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Proescholdt, Martin, Marsha J. Merrill, Barbara Ikejiri, et al.. (2001). Site-specific immune response to implanted gliomas. Journal of neurosurgery. 95(6). 1012–1019. 25 indexed citations
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Çolak, Ahmet, et al.. (1998). An Unusual Variant of a Growing Skull Fracture in an Adolescent. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 29(1). 36–39. 8 indexed citations
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Koçak, Ayhan, et al.. (1998). Unusual presentation of a sinonasal carcinoma mimicking an aneurysm rupture. Child s Nervous System. 14(7). 338–342. 2 indexed citations
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Özlüoğlu, Levent N. & Aytaç Akbaşak. (1996). Video Endoscopy-Assisted Vestibular Neurectomy: A New Approach to the Eighth Cranial Nerve. Skull base. 6(4). 215–219. 4 indexed citations
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Akbaşak, Aytaç, et al.. (1996). Reconstituted basement membrane (matrigel) enhances the growth of human glioma cell lines in nude mice. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 27(1). 23–30. 12 indexed citations
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Arısoy, Ayşe Engin, Aytaç Akbaşak, Yasemin Oram, et al.. (1996). Giant congenital nevomelanocytic nevus and intracerebral calcified lesion.. PubMed. 35(12). 877–8. 2 indexed citations
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Kondo, Seiji, Barbara P. Barna, Tatsuo Morimura, et al.. (1995). Interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme mediates cisplatin-induced apoptosis in malignant glioma cells.. PubMed. 55(24). 6166–71. 89 indexed citations
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Laske, Douglas W., et al.. (1994). Efficacy of direct intratumoral therapy with targeted protein toxins for solid human gliomas in nude mice. Journal of neurosurgery. 80(3). 520–526. 92 indexed citations
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Laske, Douglas W., et al.. (1994). Convection-enhanced delivery of macromolecules in the brain.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 91(6). 2076–2080. 1119 indexed citations breakdown →
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Akbaşak, Aytaç, et al.. (1992). Oncogenes: cause or consequence in the development of glial tumors. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 111(2). 119–133. 23 indexed citations
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Akbaşak, Aytaç, Edward H. Oldfield, & Stephen C. Saris. (1991). Expression and modulation of major histocompatibility antigens on murine primary brain tumor in vitro. Journal of neurosurgery. 75(6). 922–929. 53 indexed citations

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