Mervi Gürsoy

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
77 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Mervi Gürsoy is a scholar working on Periodontics, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mervi Gürsoy has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Periodontics, 21 papers in Physiology and 13 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Mervi Gürsoy's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (54 papers), Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions (20 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (12 papers). Mervi Gürsoy is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (54 papers), Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions (20 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (12 papers). Mervi Gürsoy collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Türkiye and United States. Mervi Gürsoy's co-authors include Eija Könönen, Ulvi Kahraman Gürsoy, Timo Sorsa, Taina Tervahartiala, Yiorgos A. Bobetsis, Phoebus Madianos, Filippo Graziani, Pirkko J. Pussinen, Veli‐Jukka Uitto and Marcela Hernández and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Mervi Gürsoy

76 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Periodontitis: A Multifaceted Disease of Tooth-Supporting Tissues

2019 548 citations Eija Könönen, Mervi Gürsoy et al. Journal of Clinical Medicine profile →
Membrane barriers for guided bone regeneration: An overview of available biomaterials

2023 84 citations Mervi Gürsoy, Ulvi Kahraman Gürsoy et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mervi Gürsoy Finland	21	1.4k	397	361	349	298	77	2.2k
Thomas Beikler Germany	27	1.6k 1.1×	411 1.0×	439 1.2×	434 1.2×	494 1.7×	90	2.6k
Luís Carlos Spolidório Brazil	31	1.1k 0.8×	235 0.6×	748 2.1×	285 0.8×	371 1.2×	151	3.2k
Holger Jentsch Germany	24	1.1k 0.8×	266 0.7×	252 0.7×	249 0.7×	329 1.1×	63	1.7k
Fatiha Chandad Canada	28	1.1k 0.8×	381 1.0×	540 1.5×	156 0.4×	464 1.6×	59	2.5k
Hiroaki Inaba Japan	29	1.6k 1.2×	715 1.8×	627 1.7×	218 0.6×	210 0.7×	64	2.4k
Violet I. Haraszthy United States	18	1.5k 1.1×	682 1.7×	277 0.8×	171 0.5×	434 1.5×	38	2.0k
Yaping Pan China	33	1.6k 1.1×	476 1.2×	925 2.6×	237 0.7×	262 0.9×	127	3.0k
Takao Hirofuji Japan	27	994 0.7×	231 0.6×	418 1.2×	330 0.9×	217 0.7×	77	1.9k
Flavia Teles United States	24	1.4k 1.0×	361 0.9×	317 0.9×	306 0.9×	496 1.7×	55	1.9k
Ulvi Kahraman Gürsoy Finland	31	2.6k 1.9×	568 1.4×	785 2.2×	820 2.3×	620 2.1×	144	4.0k

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Gürsoy, Ulvi Kahraman, et al.. (2025). Advances in periodontal healing biomarkers. Advances in clinical chemistry. 125. 143–167. 2 indexed citations

Figuero, Elena, Mervi Gürsoy, Virginie Monnet‐Corti, et al.. (2024). Domains, competences and learning outcomes for undergraduate education in periodontology. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 51(S27). 38–54. 3 indexed citations

Karaca, Başar, Mervi Gürsoy, Fadime Kıran, et al.. (2023). Postbiotics of the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum EIR/IF-1 Strain Show Antimicrobial Activity against Oral Microorganisms with pH Adaptation Capability. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14(3). 1442–1456. 5 indexed citations

Yılmaz, Mustafa, Timo Sorsa, Mervi Gürsoy, et al.. (2023). Accuracy of aMMP‐8 point‐of‐care test in indicating periodontal treatment outcomes in stage III/IV periodontitis: A 24‐week follow‐up study. Journal of Periodontal Research. 58(2). 325–335. 7 indexed citations

Gürsoy, Mervi, et al.. (2023). Human β-Defensins in Diagnosis of Head and Neck Cancers. Cells. 12(6). 830–830. 5 indexed citations

Gürsoy, Mervi, et al.. (2023). Anti‐Apoptotic and Pro‐Apoptotic Bcl‐2 Family Proteins in Peri‐Implant Diseases. Clinical Oral Implants Research. 34(6). 582–590. 6 indexed citations

Gürsoy, Ulvi Kahraman, et al.. (2023). Salivary Human β-Defensin 1-3 and Human α-Defensin-1 Levels in Relation to the Extent of Periodontal Disease and Tooth Loss in the Elderly. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(3). 976–976. 7 indexed citations

Gürsoy, Mervi, et al.. (2022). Toll‐like receptor‐1, ‐2, and ‐6 genotypes in relation to salivary human beta‐defensin‐1, ‐2, ‐3 and human neutrophilic peptide‐1. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 49(11). 1185–1191. 8 indexed citations

Gürsoy, Mervi, et al.. (2020). Salivary and serum markers of angiogenesis in periodontitis in relation to smoking. Clinical Oral Investigations. 25(3). 1117–1126. 27 indexed citations

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Rautava, Jaana, Ulvi Kahraman Gürsoy, Eija Könönen, et al.. (2020). An Oral Rinse Active Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 Point-of-Care Immunotest May Be Less Accurate in Patients with Crohn’s Disease. Biomolecules. 10(3). 395–395. 21 indexed citations

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Belstrøm, Daniel, Christian Damgaard, Palle Holmstrup, et al.. (2019). Salivary concentrations of macrophage activation-related chemokines are influenced by non-surgical periodontal treatment: a 12-week follow-up study. Journal of Oral Microbiology. 12(1). 1694383–1694383. 16 indexed citations

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Gürsoy, Ulvi Kahraman, Eija Könönen, Taina Tervahartiala, et al.. (2018). Molecular forms and fragments of salivary MMP‐8 in relation to periodontitis. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 45(12). 1421–1428. 29 indexed citations

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Könönen, Eija, et al.. (2018). Quorum sensing molecules regulate epithelial cytokine response and biofilm-related virulence of three Prevotella species. Anaerobe. 54. 128–135. 19 indexed citations

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Gürsoy, Mervi, Asaf Wilensky, Noel Claffey, et al.. (2018). Periodontal education and assessment in the undergraduate dental curriculum—A questionnaire‐based survey in European countries. European Journal Of Dental Education. 22(3). e488–e499. 12 indexed citations

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Belstrøm, Daniel, Christian Damgaard, Eija Könönen, et al.. (2017). Salivary cytokine levels in early gingival inflammation. Journal of Oral Microbiology. 9(1). 1364101–1364101. 38 indexed citations

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Könönen, Eija, et al.. (2015). Does estradiol have an impact on the dipeptidyl peptidase IV enzyme activity of the Prevotella intermedia group bacteria?. Anaerobe. 36. 14–18. 18 indexed citations

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Zeidán‐Chuliá, Fares, Mervi Gürsoy, Daniel Pens Gelain, et al.. (2014). Focussed microarray analysis of apoptosis in periodontitis and its potential pharmacological targeting by carvacrol. Archives of Oral Biology. 59(5). 461–469. 25 indexed citations

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Zeidán‐Chuliá, Fares, José Luiz Rybarczyk-Filho, Mervi Gürsoy, et al.. (2012). Bioinformatical andin vitroapproaches to essential oil-induced matrix metalloproteinase inhibition. Pharmaceutical Biology. 50(6). 675–686. 22 indexed citations

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Gürsoy, Mervi, et al.. (2010). Longitudinal study of salivary proteinases during pregnancy and postpartum. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 3 indexed citations

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Gürsoy, Mervi, et al.. (2010). Periodontal Status and Neutrophilic Enzyme Levels in Gingival Crevicular Fluid During Pregnancy and Postpartum. Journal of Periodontology. 81(12). 1790–1796. 28 indexed citations

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