Nuran Erçal

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Nuran Erçal is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Nuran Erçal has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Biochemistry and 27 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Nuran Erçal's work include Sulfur Compounds in Biology (28 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (19 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (15 papers). Nuran Erçal is often cited by papers focused on Sulfur Compounds in Biology (28 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (19 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (15 papers). Nuran Erçal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and Germany. Nuran Erçal's co-authors include Hande Gürer-Orhan, William A. Banks, Tulin O. Price, Douglas R. Spitz, Omca Demirkol, Richard H. Matthews, Daniel W. Armstrong, Hilâl Özgüneş, Rachel Neal and Shakila Tobwala and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Blood and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Nuran Erçal

119 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Can antioxidants be beneficial in the treatment of lead p... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. Can antioxidants be beneficial in the treatment of lead poisoning?
    2000 504 citations Hande Gürer-Orhan, Nuran Erçal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nuran Erçal United States 45 1.5k 1.4k 1.0k 854 600 121 5.8k
Howard G. Shertzer United States 46 3.5k 2.2× 1.6k 1.1× 628 0.6× 1.2k 1.4× 888 1.5× 128 8.1k
José M. Matés Spain 35 3.9k 2.5× 807 0.6× 942 0.9× 757 0.9× 713 1.2× 69 8.5k
Hongqiao Zhang United States 33 3.6k 2.3× 558 0.4× 614 0.6× 951 1.1× 857 1.4× 79 7.5k
Yasukazu Yoshida Japan 52 2.7k 1.8× 715 0.5× 1.3k 1.3× 588 0.7× 791 1.3× 200 9.1k
Rodrigo Franco United States 45 4.2k 2.7× 662 0.5× 518 0.5× 552 0.6× 891 1.5× 112 8.3k
Mordechai Chevion Israel 39 2.1k 1.4× 585 0.4× 1.3k 1.3× 293 0.3× 1.1k 1.9× 142 6.7k
Masayasu Inoue Japan 48 2.9k 1.9× 594 0.4× 762 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 1.3k 2.2× 268 8.6k
Solange Cristina García Brazil 42 1.2k 0.8× 1.8k 1.3× 964 0.9× 235 0.3× 465 0.8× 212 6.3k
Roberto Colombo Italy 29 3.4k 2.2× 502 0.4× 730 0.7× 1.2k 1.4× 1.5k 2.5× 61 7.7k
Adolfo Amici Italy 33 2.9k 1.9× 540 0.4× 875 0.9× 361 0.4× 1.4k 2.3× 89 8.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Nuran Erçal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nuran Erçal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nuran Erçal

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nuran Erçal. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nuran Erçal 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 Nuran Erçal. Nuran Erçal is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Williams, Brent J., et al.. (2021). Continuous measurement of reactive oxygen species inside and outside of a residential house during summer. Indoor Air. 31(4). 1199–1216. 13 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Nicklas Raun, Tobias Stoeger, Sybille van den Brûle, et al.. (2015). Acute and subacute pulmonary toxicity and mortality in mice after intratracheal instillation of ZnO nanoparticles in three laboratories. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 85. 84–95. 94 indexed citations
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Khayyat, Ahdab N., Shakila Tobwala, Marcia L. Hart, & Nuran Erçal. (2015). N -acetylcysteine amide, a promising antidote for acetaminophen toxicity. Toxicology Letters. 241. 133–142. 49 indexed citations
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Tobwala, Shakila, et al.. (2014). Antioxidant potential of Sutherlandia frutescens and its protective effects against oxidative stress in various cell cultures. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 14(1). 271–271. 27 indexed citations
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Tian, Furong, Renfu Yin, Stephanie Hirn, et al.. (2013). Pulmonary DWCNT exposure causes sustained local and low-level systemic inflammatory changes in mice. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 84(2). 412–420. 10 indexed citations
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Banks, William A., John E. Morley, Susan A. Farr, et al.. (2010). Effects of a growth hormone-releasing hormone antagonist on telomerase activity, oxidative stress, longevity, and aging in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(51). 22272–22277. 43 indexed citations
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Schimel, Andrew M., Linu Abraham, Courtney L. Kraus, Nuran Erçal, & Rajendra S. Apte. (2010). A Novel Thiol Antioxidant, N-Acetylcysteine Amide, Prevents Retinal Degeneration in Rd10 Mice. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 2940–2940. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xinsheng, Atrayee Banerjee, William A. Banks, & Nuran Erçal. (2009). N-Acetylcysteine amide protects against methamphetamine-induced oxidative stress and neurotoxicity in immortalized human brain endothelial cells. Brain Research. 1275. 87–95. 93 indexed citations
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Ateş, Burhan, Barış Erçal, Kalyan Reddy Manda, Linu Abraham, & Nuran Erçal. (2008). Determination of glutathione disulfide levels in biological samples using thiol–disulfide exchanging agent, dithiothreitol. Biomedical Chromatography. 23(2). 119–123. 44 indexed citations
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Ogony, Joshua, Richard H. Matthews, Helen Anni, Katie B. Shannon, & Nuran Erçal. (2007). The mechanism of elevated toxicity in HepG2 cells due to combined exposure to ethanol and ionizing radiation. Journal of Applied Toxicology. 28(3). 345–355. 11 indexed citations
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Erçal, Nuran, et al.. (2006). The Blood-Brain Barrier in NeuroAIDS. Current HIV Research. 4(3). 259–266. 72 indexed citations
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Aykin‐Burns, Nükhet & Nuran Erçal. (2006). Effects of selenocystine on lead-exposed Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) and PC-12 cells. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 214(2). 136–143. 16 indexed citations
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Wu, Wei, et al.. (2005). Separation and quantification of N‐acetyl‐l‐cysteine and N‐acetyl‐cysteine‐amide by HPLC with fluorescence detection. Biomedical Chromatography. 20(5). 415–422. 42 indexed citations
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Erçal, Nuran, et al.. (2001). Determination of biological thiols by high-performance liquid chromatography following derivatization by ThioGlo maleimide reagents. Journal of Chromatography B Biomedical Sciences and Applications. 753(2). 287–292. 74 indexed citations
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Erçal, Nuran, et al.. (2000). A Role for Oxidative Stress in Suppressing Serum Immunoglobulin Levels in Lead-Exposed Fisher 344 Rats. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 39(2). 251–256. 99 indexed citations
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Gürer-Orhan, Hande, Hilâl Özgüneş, Rachel Neal, Douglas R. Spitz, & Nuran Erçal. (1998). Antioxidant effects of N-acetylcysteine and succimer in red blood cells from lead-exposed rats. Toxicology. 128(3). 181–189. 209 indexed citations
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Erçal, Nuran, et al.. (1996). N-acetylcysteine protects Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells from lead-induced oxidative stress. Toxicology. 108(1-2). 57–64. 47 indexed citations
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Gasper, Mary P., et al.. (1993). D‐amino acid levels in human physiological fluids. Chirality. 5(5). 375–378. 100 indexed citations

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