Ozlem Equils

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Ozlem Equils is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Ozlem Equils has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Immunology, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Ozlem Equils's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (14 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (6 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (6 papers). Ozlem Equils is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (14 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (6 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (6 papers). Ozlem Equils collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and India. Ozlem Equils's co-authors include Moshe Arditi, Lisa Thomas, Emmanuelle Faure, Yonca Bulut, Kathrin S. Michelsen, Andrei E. Medvedev, Nadia Polentarutti, Xiao Hui Zhang, Carsten J. Kirschning and Peter A. Sieling and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Ozlem Equils

42 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Toll-Like Receptor-4 Is Expressed by Macrophages in Murin... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 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. Toll-Like Receptor-4 Is Expressed by Macrophages in Murine and Human Lipid-Rich Atherosclerotic Plaques and Upregulated by Oxidized LDL
    2001 526 citations Emmanuelle Faure, Ozlem Equils et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ozlem Equils United States 21 1.9k 764 555 364 330 44 3.3k
Markus Ollert Germany 44 1.7k 0.9× 721 0.9× 932 1.7× 229 0.6× 291 0.9× 213 6.4k
Gary Calandra United States 39 1.8k 1.0× 1.0k 1.3× 961 1.7× 171 0.5× 534 1.6× 104 6.2k
Irma Joosten Netherlands 47 5.0k 2.6× 713 0.9× 1.1k 2.0× 216 0.6× 477 1.4× 198 7.6k
Daniela Verthelyi United States 40 3.0k 1.6× 752 1.0× 1.5k 2.7× 283 0.8× 677 2.1× 96 5.4k
Francisco Díaz‐Mitoma Canada 32 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 1.8× 584 1.1× 249 0.7× 197 0.6× 138 3.4k
Ralph Nanan Australia 32 2.9k 1.6× 746 1.0× 602 1.1× 109 0.3× 624 1.9× 143 5.2k
Kent T. HayGlass Canada 39 2.0k 1.1× 513 0.7× 819 1.5× 216 0.6× 255 0.8× 128 4.9k
Mayda Gürsel Türkiye 32 2.5k 1.3× 432 0.6× 1.1k 2.1× 339 0.9× 175 0.5× 64 3.6k
Ilkka Seppälä Finland 35 976 0.5× 729 1.0× 945 1.7× 220 0.6× 501 1.5× 161 4.2k
Douglas A. Drevets United States 29 1.4k 0.8× 686 0.9× 657 1.2× 235 0.6× 263 0.8× 73 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ozlem Equils

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ozlem Equils

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ozlem Equils. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ozlem Equils 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 Ozlem Equils. Ozlem Equils 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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Smith, Davey M., et al.. (2026). Influencing public acceptance of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare delivery. Frontiers in Digital Health. 7. 1664345–1664345.
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Hristidis, Vagelis, et al.. (2024). Use of Generative AI for Improving Health Literacy in Reproductive Health: Case Study. JMIR Formative Research. 8. e59434–e59434. 6 indexed citations
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Equils, Ozlem, et al.. (2023). Restoring Trust: The Need for Precision Medicine in Infectious Diseases, Public Health and Vaccines. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 19(2). 2234787–2234787. 6 indexed citations
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Seu, Michelle, et al.. (2020). Assessing Front Office Staff Awareness on Mental Health Resources at Youth Friendly Clinics in Los Angeles County. Community Mental Health Journal. 56(8). 1544–1548. 1 indexed citations
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Morgan, Margie, et al.. (2017). Foam soap is not as effective as liquid soap in eliminating hand microbial flora. American Journal of Infection Control. 45(7). 813–814. 6 indexed citations
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Simmons, Charles F., Catherine Bresee, Nasif Khoury, et al.. (2009). MyD88 and TRIF mediate the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) induced corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) expression in JEG3 choriocarcinoma cell line. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 7(1). 74–74. 8 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Richard C., et al.. (2008). Lipopolysaccharide stimulation of trophoblasts induces corticotropin-releasing hormone expression through MyD88. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 199(3). 317.e1–317.e6. 21 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Amber, Corine Bertolotto, Calvin J. Hobel, et al.. (2008). Group B streptococcus induces trophoblast death. Microbial Pathogenesis. 45(3). 231–235. 13 indexed citations
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Equils, Ozlem, et al.. (2006). Repeated lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure inhibits HIV replication in primary human macrophages. Microbes and Infection. 8(9-10). 2469–2476. 23 indexed citations
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Doran, Kelly S., Arya Khosravi, Iris Fedtke, et al.. (2005). Blood-brain barrier invasion by group B Streptococcus depends upon proper cell-surface anchoring of lipoteichoic acid. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(9). 2499–2507. 178 indexed citations
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Equils, Ozlem, et al.. (2004). Rac1 and Toll-IL-1 Receptor Domain-Containing Adapter Protein Mediate Toll-Like Receptor 4 Induction of HIV-Long Terminal Repeat. The Journal of Immunology. 172(12). 7642–7646. 20 indexed citations
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Equils, Ozlem, et al.. (2004). Intra‐uterine Growth Restriction Downregulates the Hepatic Toll Like Receptor‐4 Expression and Function. Journal of Immunology Research. 12(1). 59–66. 17 indexed citations
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Bulut, Yonca, Emmanuelle Faure, Lisa Thomas, et al.. (2002). Chlamydial Heat Shock Protein 60 Activates Macrophages and Endothelial Cells Through Toll-Like Receptor 4 and MD2 in a MyD88-Dependent Pathway. The Journal of Immunology. 168(3). 1435–1440. 322 indexed citations
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Equils, Ozlem, Emmanuelle Faure, Lisa Thomas, et al.. (2001). Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide Activates HIV Long Terminal Repeat Through Toll-Like Receptor 4. The Journal of Immunology. 166(4). 2342–2347. 62 indexed citations
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Faure, Emmanuelle, et al.. (2001). Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide and IFN-γ Induce Toll-Like Receptor 2 and Toll-Like Receptor 4 Expression in Human Endothelial Cells: Role of NF-κB Activation. The Journal of Immunology. 166(3). 2018–2024. 388 indexed citations
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Equils, Ozlem, Eileen Garratty, Susan Plaeger, et al.. (2000). Recovery of Replication‐Competent Virus from CD4 T Cell Reservoirs and Change in Coreceptor Use in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1–Infected Children Responding to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 182(3). 751–757. 31 indexed citations
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Faure, Emmanuelle, Ozlem Equils, Peter A. Sieling, et al.. (2000). Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide Activates NF-κB through Toll-like Receptor 4 (TLR-4) in Cultured Human Dermal Endothelial Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(15). 11058–11063. 486 indexed citations
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Equils, Ozlem, et al.. (1999). Penicillium peritonitis in an adolescent receiving chronic peritoneal dialysis. Pediatric Nephrology. 13(9). 771–772. 3 indexed citations

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