Gülgün Tezel

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Gülgün Tezel is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gülgün Tezel has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Ophthalmology, 36 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Gülgün Tezel's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (69 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (23 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (14 papers). Gülgün Tezel is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (69 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (23 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (14 papers). Gülgün Tezel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and China. Gülgün Tezel's co-authors include Martin B. Wax, Xiangjun Yang, Junjie Yang, Cheng Luo, Markus H. Kuehn, Jian Cai, David W. Powell, Michael A. Kass, Allan E. Kolker and David W. Powell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Gülgün Tezel

79 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Oxidative stress in glaucomatous neurodegeneration: Mecha... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Oxidative stress in glaucomatous neurodegeneration: Mechanisms and consequences
    2006 581 citations Gülgün Tezel Progress in Retinal and Eye Research profile →

Peers

Gülgün Tezel
Martin B. Wax United States
Markus H. Kuehn United States
Norbert Kociok Germany
Craig E. Crosson United States
Tim T. Lam United States
Miriam Kolko Denmark
Margrit Hollborn Germany
Kazuhiko Namekata Japan
Ernesto Barrón United States
Sarah K. Bronson United States
Martin B. Wax United States
Gülgün Tezel
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gülgün Tezel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gülgün Tezel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gülgün Tezel based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gülgün Tezel. Gülgün Tezel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Park, James K., et al.. (2025). Obesity‐related early structural alterations in the retina detected by optical coherence tomography. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 27(6). 3262–3273. 2 indexed citations
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Silverman, Ronald H., Raksha Urs, Mark Burgess, Jeffrey A. Ketterling, & Gülgün Tezel. (2022). High-Frequency Ultrasound Activation of Perfluorocarbon Nanodroplets for Treatment of Glaucoma. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 69(6). 1910–1916. 5 indexed citations
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Tezel, Gülgün. (2021). Molecular regulation of neuroinflammation in glaucoma: Current knowledge and the ongoing search for new treatment targets. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 87. 100998–100998. 96 indexed citations
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Al‐Aswad, Lama A., Dana M. Blumberg, George A. Cioffi, et al.. (2021). Early localized alterations of the retinal inner plexiform layer in association with visual field worsening in glaucoma patients. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0247401–e0247401. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiangjun, et al.. (2020). Transgenic inhibition of astroglial NF-κB restrains the neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative outcomes of experimental mouse glaucoma. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 17(1). 252–252. 41 indexed citations
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Oglesby, Ericka, Gülgün Tezel, Matthew R. Steinhart, et al.. (2016). Scleral fibroblast response to experimental glaucoma in mice.. PubMed. 22. 82–99. 38 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiangjun, et al.. (2014). Up-regulation of sirtuins in the glaucomatous human retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(13). 2398–2398. 3 indexed citations
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Luo, Cheng, et al.. (2010). Immunoproteomic Analysis of Glaucomatous Patient Serum and Aqueous Humor Antibodies: Differential Immunoreactivity Against Glaucomatous versus Non-Glaucomatous Retinal Proteins. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 2673–2673. 1 indexed citations
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Tezel, Gülgün, et al.. (2010). Proteomic Analysis of Human Retina: Ocular Hypertension versus Glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 2186–2186. 2 indexed citations
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Luo, Cheng, et al.. (2009). Stress Proteins and Immunostimulatory Signaling Through Toll-Like Receptors in Glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 4048–4048. 2 indexed citations
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Luo, Chaochao, et al.. (2008). A Proteomic Approach to Understand Signaling of Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration: Phosphorylation-Dependent Interaction With 14-3-3 Regulates Bad Trafficking in Retinal Ganglion Cells (RGCs). Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 3700–3700. 1 indexed citations
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Tezel, Gülgün, et al.. (2008). T Cell-Mediated Autoimmune Component of Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration in a Chronic Pressure-Induced Rat Model of Glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 3699–3699. 4 indexed citations
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Atmaca-Sönmez, Pelin, et al.. (2006). Proteomic Identification of Glycated Proteins Shared by Ocular Hypertensive and Diabetic Rat Retinas. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 197–197. 3 indexed citations
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Luo, Cheng-Feng, et al.. (2006). Proteomic Identification of Phosphorylated Proteins in a Chronic Pressure–Induced Rat Model of Glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 198–198. 3 indexed citations
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Tezel, Gülgün, et al.. (2006). Induced Autoimmunity to Heat Shock Proteins Elicits Glaucomatous Loss of Retinal Ganglion Cells via a FAS/FAS–Ligand Pathway. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 1828–1828. 6 indexed citations
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Tezel, Gülgün, et al.. (2005). Proteomic Analysis of Retinal Ganglion Cells: Toward Retinal Ganglion Cell Protein Mapping. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 3771–3771. 2 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Kushal K., et al.. (2005). Upregulation of TNF–A in Hypertensive Rat Eyes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 3772–3772. 1 indexed citations
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Tezel, Gülgün & Xiangjun Yang. (2005). Comparative gene array analysis of TNF-α-induced MAPK and NF--κB signaling pathways between retinal ganglion cells and glial cells. Experimental Eye Research. 81(2). 207–217. 25 indexed citations
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Tezel, Gülgün, David A. Dorr, Allan E. Kolker, Martin B. Wax, & Michael A. Kass. (2000). Concordance of parapapillary chorioretinal atrophy in ocular hypertension with visual field defects that accompany glaucoma development11The authors have no proprietary interest in any of the materials used in this study.. Ophthalmology. 107(6). 1194–1199. 28 indexed citations
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Fellman, Ronald L., Gülgün Tezel, & Martin B. Wax. (1999). Effects of methotrexate treatment on serum immunoreactivity of a patient with normal-pressure glaucoma. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 127(6). 724–725. 10 indexed citations

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