İftihar Köksal

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

İftihar Köksal is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, İftihar Köksal has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Infectious Diseases, 55 papers in Epidemiology and 33 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in İftihar Köksal's work include Viral Infections and Vectors (35 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (21 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (19 papers). İftihar Köksal is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Vectors (35 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (21 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (19 papers). İftihar Köksal collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, United States and Norway. İftihar Köksal's co-authors include Gürdal Yılmaz, Rahmet Çaylan, Kemalettin Aydın, Firdevs Aksoy, Selçuk Kaya, Süleyman Caner Karahan, Mehmet Sönmez, Elif Akdoğan, Hülya Yılmaz and Murat Topbaş and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

İftihar Köksal

127 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. RESTORE-IMI 1: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind Trial Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Imipenem/Relebactam vs Colistin Plus Imipenem in Patients With Imipenem-nonsusceptible Bacterial Infections
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
İftihar Köksal Türkiye 25 1.3k 820 603 395 382 139 2.5k
Hürrem Bodur Türkiye 33 1.7k 1.4× 533 0.7× 935 1.6× 26 0.1× 630 1.6× 125 2.8k
Sang Taek Heo South Korea 25 951 0.8× 521 0.6× 312 0.5× 26 0.1× 246 0.6× 129 2.0k
Ayşe Erbay Türkiye 23 570 0.5× 479 0.6× 346 0.6× 33 0.1× 171 0.4× 87 1.6k
Esragül Akıncı Türkiye 24 839 0.7× 398 0.5× 472 0.8× 24 0.1× 274 0.7× 78 1.7k
George Panos Greece 23 1.1k 0.9× 497 0.6× 160 0.3× 168 0.4× 84 0.2× 68 2.1k
Ki Tae Kwon South Korea 29 791 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 195 0.3× 68 0.2× 61 0.2× 170 2.9k
Yong Pil Chong South Korea 28 1.5k 1.2× 1.0k 1.2× 432 0.7× 28 0.1× 84 0.2× 200 2.8k
Birger Trollfors Sweden 39 1.3k 1.0× 3.2k 3.9× 804 1.3× 130 0.3× 45 0.1× 200 5.4k
Hee‐Chang Jang South Korea 27 1.5k 1.2× 851 1.0× 287 0.5× 59 0.1× 37 0.1× 119 2.6k
Jukka Ollgren Finland 28 858 0.7× 1.0k 1.3× 464 0.8× 110 0.3× 29 0.1× 116 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by İftihar Köksal

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Fields of papers citing papers by İftihar Köksal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of İftihar Köksal

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All Works

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Topbaş, Murat, et al.. (2024). Trabzon’da 20 Yaş Üstü Erişkinlerde Hepatit B, Hepatit C ve Hepatit D Seroprevalansı ve Risk Faktörleri. Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni. 58(3). 293–308.
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Köksal, İftihar, et al.. (2024). Adult vaccination in three Eastern Mediterranean countries: current status, challenges and the way forward. Expert Review of Vaccines. 23(1). 1068–1084. 1 indexed citations
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Okuturlar, Yıldız, et al.. (2022). Comparison of Clinical Progress of Covid-19 Patients Followed in the Hospital by Vaccination Status. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 12–16. 1 indexed citations
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Akarca, Ulus Salih, Nurcan Baykam, Rahmet Güner, et al.. (2022). Eliminating Viral Hepatitis in Turkey: Achievements and Challenges. Viral Hepatitis Journal. 28(2). 47–54. 4 indexed citations
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Beyhun, Nazım Ercüment, et al.. (2021). Trabzon’da 20 Yaş ve Üzeri Bireylerde Toksoplazmoz Seroprevalansı. Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni. 55(2). 233–247. 1 indexed citations
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Kaya, Selçuk, Gürdal Yılmaz, Murat Aydın, Firdevs Aksoy, & İftihar Köksal. (2019). The “MICE” scoring system in differentiating the identical twins leptospirosis and hantavirus infection. Infection. 48(1). 99–107. 5 indexed citations
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Yılmaz, Gürdal, et al.. (2018). The Importance of Scoring Systems in Patients with Candidemia. 4(1). 1 indexed citations
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Aydın, Murat, Firdevs Aksoy, Selçuk Kaya, et al.. (2016). A Case of Brain Abscess Due to Fusobacterium nucleatum Confused with Intracranial Tumor. Türk Mikrobiyoloji Cemiyeti Dergisi.
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Yılmaz, Gürdal, et al.. (2016). The prognostic significance of serum TGF‐β1 levels in patients with Crimean‐Congo hemorrhagic fever. Journal of Medical Virology. 89(3). 413–416. 3 indexed citations
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Yılmaz, Gürdal, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of clinical and laboratory predictors of fatality in patients with Hantavirus infection. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2(4). 155–159. 3 indexed citations
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Menteşe, Ahmet, et al.. (2013). The diagnostic and prognostic significance of SCUBE1 levels in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 17(11). e1042–e1045. 13 indexed citations
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Aksoy, Firdevs, et al.. (2012). A Case of Rhizobium radiobacter (Agrobacterium tumefaciens)-Related Bacteremia After Percutaneous Biliary Drainage Catheterization. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Korten, Volkan, Güner Söyletir, Dilara Öğünç, et al.. (2011). [Comparative evaluation of in vitro activities of carbapenems against gram-negative pathogens: Turkish data of COMPACT study].. PubMed. 45(2). 197–209. 5 indexed citations
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Kaya, Selçuk, et al.. (2011). HIV/AIDS'li 36 olgunun retrospektif analizi. Klimik Dergisi/Klimik Journal. 24(1). 11–16. 3 indexed citations
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Çaylan, Rahmet, et al.. (2009). Incidence and Risk Factors for Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Köksal, İftihar, et al.. (2007). 442 Mycobacterium tuberculosis suşunda BACTEC yöntemi ile kombine ilaç direncinin araştırılması. 8(3). 174–178. 3 indexed citations
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Çaylan, Rahmet, Neşe Kaklıkkaya, Kemalettin Aydın, et al.. (2004). An Epidemiological Analysis of <i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i> Strains in a University Hospital. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases. 57(2). 37–40. 8 indexed citations
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Kaygusuz, Sedat, et al.. (2001). Investigation of Atypical Agents in Respiratory Tract Infections. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Aydın, Kemalettin, et al.. (2001). Trabzon yöresinde Lyme seropozitifliği. 15(2). 141–144. 2 indexed citations

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