Yavuz Gürkan

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Yavuz Gürkan is a scholar working on Surgery, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yavuz Gürkan has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Surgery, 35 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 18 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yavuz Gürkan's work include Anesthesia and Pain Management (69 papers), Nausea and vomiting management (29 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (16 papers). Yavuz Gürkan is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Pain Management (69 papers), Nausea and vomiting management (29 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (16 papers). Yavuz Gürkan collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, United States and Italy. Yavuz Gürkan's co-authors include Kamíl Toker, Alparslan Kuş, Can Aksu, Mine Solak, Serkan Tulgar, Alessandro De Cassai, Ali Ahişkalıoğlu, Tülay Hoşten, Gözen Öksüz and Aykut Urfalıoğlu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Anesthesia & Analgesia and Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Yavuz Gürkan

86 papers receiving 1.6k 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. Ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block reduces postoperative opioid consumption following breast surgery: A randomized controlled study
    2018 221 citations Yavuz Gürkan, Can Aksu et al. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yavuz Gürkan Türkiye 23 1.4k 663 384 273 194 97 1.7k
Himat Vaghadia Canada 25 1.1k 0.8× 535 0.8× 229 0.6× 216 0.8× 70 0.4× 69 1.4k
Stephan Kapral Austria 26 2.6k 1.8× 522 0.8× 916 2.4× 470 1.7× 249 1.3× 38 2.8k
Zbigniew J. Koscielniak-Nielsen Denmark 25 1.6k 1.1× 748 1.1× 374 1.0× 288 1.1× 109 0.6× 51 2.0k
Josh Rubenovitch France 11 1.3k 0.9× 356 0.5× 393 1.0× 364 1.3× 69 0.4× 13 1.5k
S. Kapral Austria 24 2.6k 1.9× 730 1.1× 632 1.6× 424 1.6× 505 2.6× 47 2.8k
De Q.H. Tran Canada 35 2.6k 1.8× 618 0.9× 735 1.9× 492 1.8× 115 0.6× 97 2.8k
Xavier Sala‐Blanch Spain 24 1.6k 1.1× 307 0.5× 460 1.2× 195 0.7× 78 0.4× 137 1.8k
Edna Zohar Israel 24 1.2k 0.8× 517 0.8× 260 0.7× 236 0.9× 106 0.5× 46 1.6k
Stephen M. Klein United States 27 2.2k 1.5× 671 1.0× 600 1.6× 439 1.6× 168 0.9× 64 2.5k
Monique Ruel Canada 21 1.0k 0.7× 515 0.8× 165 0.4× 250 0.9× 71 0.4× 48 1.4k

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All Works

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Gürkan, Yavuz, et al.. (2025). Current Trends in Anaesthesia Monitoring: A Survey Study. Türk anesteziyoloji ve reanimasyon derneği dergisi. 54(1). 49–54.
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Deveci, Mehmet, et al.. (2024). Combined Lumbar-Sacral Plexus Block in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy for Hip Fracture Surgery: A Case Report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 52(1). 36–38. 1 indexed citations
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Vatansever, Doğan, et al.. (2024). The analgesic benefit of rectus sheath block in robotic gynecologic surgery: A retrospective study. Medicine. 103(43). e40176–e40176. 2 indexed citations
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Gürkan, Yavuz, et al.. (2024). The Ventilatory Changes of Pediatric Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy Patients. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 52(3). 101–106.
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Gürkan, Yavuz, et al.. (2023). Erector Spinae Plane Block for Scapulothoracic Arthrodesis for Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy Patients: A Case Series. A&A Practice. 17(2). e01662–e01662. 1 indexed citations
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Kanmaz, Turan, et al.. (2023). Anesthesia Management in Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy: The First Report from Turkey. Transplantation Proceedings. 55(5). 1166–1170.
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Gürkan, Yavuz, et al.. (2020). Rhomboid block contributes to relieving postoperative thoracotomy pain. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 68. 110075–110075. 3 indexed citations
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Kuş, Alparslan, et al.. (2017). Analgesia nociception index (ani) monitoring in patients with thoracic paravertebral block: a randomized controlled study. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 32(3). 481–486. 38 indexed citations
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Gürkan, Yavuz, et al.. (2014). Changing trends and regional anesthesia practices in Turkey. Ağrı - The Journal of The Turkish Society of Algology. 26(3). 131–137. 7 indexed citations
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Gürkan, Yavuz. (2011). Geriatrik Hastalarda Rejyonel Anestezi. 4(1). 44–51.
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Şahi̇n, Levent & Yavuz Gürkan. (2010). "Figure of four" position and long-axis sciatic nerve scan with ultrasound facilitates sciatic perineural catheter placement.. PubMed. 22(4). 175–7. 3 indexed citations
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Tekïn, Murat, et al.. (2010). Ultrason rehberliğinde bilateral infraklavikuler blok: Olgu sunumu. Ağrı - The Journal of The Turkish Society of Algology. 22(1). 41–43. 1 indexed citations
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Gürkan, Yavuz, et al.. (2008). Lateral sagittal infraklavikular blok sonras› geliflen Horner Sendromu olgusu. Ağrı - The Journal of The Turkish Society of Algology. 20(4). 45–48. 1 indexed citations
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Gürkan, Yavuz, et al.. (2005). [Comparison of bupivacaine-fentanyl versus bupivacaine-morphine for patient controlled epidural analgesia].. PubMed. 17(2). 40–3. 2 indexed citations
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Gürkan, Yavuz, et al.. (1999). Effects of diclofenac and intra-articular morphine/bupivacaine on postarthroscopic pain control.. PubMed. 65(10). 741–5. 12 indexed citations

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