Belgin Ünal

14.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Belgin Ünal is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Belgin Ünal has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 22 papers in General Health Professions and 17 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Belgin Ünal's work include Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention (17 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (17 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (13 papers). Belgin Ünal is often cited by papers focused on Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention (17 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (17 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (13 papers). Belgin Ünal collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, United Kingdom and United States. Belgin Ünal's co-authors include Julia Critchley, Simon Capewell, Kaan Sözmen, Yücel Demıral, Semih Şemin, Gül Ergör, Simon Capewell, Yıldız Akvardar, Köksal Alptekın and B. Kivircik and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Belgin Ünal

105 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Explaining the Decline in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in England and Wales Between 1981 and 2000

2004 531 citations Belgin Ünal, Julia Critchley et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Belgin Ünal Türkiye	26	763	625	590	304	302	115	2.6k
Pedro Ordúñez United States	30	1.0k 1.4×	438 0.7×	542 0.9×	262 0.9×	522 1.7×	104	2.5k
Vilma Irazola Argentina	28	639 0.8×	600 1.0×	640 1.1×	144 0.5×	371 1.2×	116	2.4k
Adolfo Rubinstein Argentina	29	598 0.8×	660 1.1×	842 1.4×	163 0.5×	400 1.3×	88	2.6k
Rohina Joshi Australia	28	469 0.6×	512 0.8×	782 1.3×	239 0.8×	557 1.8×	143	2.8k
Juliet Addo United Kingdom	27	801 1.0×	617 1.0×	438 0.7×	263 0.9×	603 2.0×	74	2.7k
Rodrigo M. Carrillo‐Larco Peru	25	427 0.6×	655 1.0×	496 0.8×	212 0.7×	343 1.1×	159	2.3k
Ulrich Laaser Germany	19	729 1.0×	945 1.5×	555 0.9×	161 0.5×	127 0.4×	174	2.7k
Simon Capewell United Kingdom	30	844 1.1×	510 0.8×	390 0.7×	182 0.6×	161 0.5×	93	2.8k
Susan E. Sutherland United States	27	857 1.1×	516 0.8×	461 0.8×	186 0.6×	67 0.2×	89	3.2k
Michel Joffres Canada	25	724 0.9×	566 0.9×	438 0.7×	93 0.3×	105 0.3×	44	2.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ünal, Belgin, et al.. (2025). Validation of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score and development of a country-specific diabetes prediction model for Turkey. Primary Health Care Research & Development. 26. e18–e18.

Aydın, Adem, et al.. (2024). Simethicone Medication Should Be Avoided in Infants Receiving Oral Lactase Treatment. Children. 11(8). 1009–1009.

Kılıç, Bülent, et al.. (2024). Healthcare workers’ compliance with COVID-19 prevention and control measures at De Martino Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 24(1). 1046–1046. 2 indexed citations

Akdal, Gülden, et al.. (2023). One simple question detects motion sickness susceptibility in migraine patients. Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology. 90(2). 101382–101382. 3 indexed citations

Ünal, Belgin, et al.. (2023). Investigation of all-cause mortality and associated factors in patients diagnosed with COVID-19: A Cohort Study. Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Dergisi. 1 indexed citations

Sözmen, Kaan, Gül Ergör, Sibel Sakarya, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of Blood Pressure Status and Mortality in Turkey: Findings from Chronic Diseases and Risk Factors Cohort Study. Medicina. 59(8). 1366–1366.

Kılınç, Oğuz, et al.. (2022). The presence of symptoms within 6 months after COVID-19: a single-center longitudinal study. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 192(2). 741–750. 35 indexed citations

Şimşek, Hatice, et al.. (2021). Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Cases in A University Hospital in Turkey. Klimik Dergisi/Klimik Journal. 34(1). 61–68. 3 indexed citations

Ünal, Belgin. (2018). Eşitsizlik Kavramı ve Bulaşıcı Olmayan Hastalıklar. 4(3). 61–67. 1 indexed citations

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Çetinkaya, Caner, et al.. (2017). RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF A NOVEL SOCCER SPECIFIC FIELD TEST. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 4(1). 2 indexed citations

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Şahan, Ceyda, Kaan Sözmen, Belgin Ünal, Martín O’Flaherty, & Julia Critchley. (2016). Potential benefits of healthy food and lifestyle policies for reducing coronary heart disease mortality in Turkish adults by 2025: a modelling study. BMJ Open. 6(7). e011217–e011217. 9 indexed citations

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Gözalan, Ayşegül, Yavuz Uyar, Belgin Ünal, et al.. (2013). Human Puumala and Dobrava Hantavirus Infections in the Black Sea Region of Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 13(2). 111–118. 17 indexed citations

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Maziak, Wasim, Julia Critchley, Shahaduz Zaman, et al.. (2012). Mediterranean studies of cardiovascular disease and hyperglycemia: analytical modeling of population socio-economic transitions (MedCHAMPS)—rationale and methods. International Journal of Public Health. 58(4). 547–553. 17 indexed citations

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Demıral, Yücel, et al.. (2009). Basic Communication Skills Program for First-Year Medical Students: Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Program. Turkiye Klinikleri Tip Bilimleri Dergisi. 29(3). 618–624. 4 indexed citations

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Demıral, Yücel, et al.. (2007). İzmir Konak ilçesinde 20 yaş ve üzeri nüfusta sosyoekonomik göstergeler ve koroner kalp hastalığı ilişkisi. TSK Koruyucu Hekimlik Bülteni. 6(1). 27–40. 1 indexed citations

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Demircan, Ahmet, Özgür Karcıoğlu, Sedat Yanturalı, et al.. (2006). Role of Chest Radiography in the Management of Patients with Chest Pain and Dyspnea in the Emergency Department. Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine. 6(2). 60–65. 1 indexed citations

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Taylor, R., Belgin Ünal, Julia Critchley, & Simon Capewell. (2006). Mortality reductions in patients receiving exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: how much can be attributed to cardiovascular risk factor improvements?. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation. 13(3). 369–374. 93 indexed citations

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Ünal, Belgin, Julia Critchley, & Simon Capewell. (2005). Modelling the decline in coronary heart disease deaths in England and Wales, 1981-2000: comparing contributions from primary prevention and secondary prevention. BMJ. 331(7517). 614–614. 209 indexed citations

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Akvardar, Yıldız, et al.. (2002). Empati öğrenilebilir mi? Tıp Fakültesi dönem 1 öğrencilerinde iletişim becerileri kursunun empatik yanıt verme becerisi üzerine etkisi. 16(3). 167–172. 2 indexed citations

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Arat, Anıl, et al.. (1997). Urethro-vaso-cutaneous fistula in a 5-year-old child. Pediatric Radiology. 27(1). 11–13.

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