Yunus E. Tunçil

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Yunus E. Tunçil is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Yunus E. Tunçil has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Yunus E. Tunçil's work include Food composition and properties (20 papers), Gut microbiota and health (20 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (12 papers). Yunus E. Tunçil is often cited by papers focused on Food composition and properties (20 papers), Gut microbiota and health (20 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (12 papers). Yunus E. Tunçil collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, United States and China. Yunus E. Tunçil's co-authors include Bruce R. Hamaker, Eric C. Martens, Stephen R. Lindemann, Bradley L. Reuhs, Yao Xiao, Nathan T. Porter, Cindy H. Nakatsu, Ali Keshavarzian, Ömer Çelik and Christopher B. Forsyth and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Yunus E. Tunçil

36 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

A Perspective on the Complexity of Dietary Fiber Structures and Their Potential Effect on the Gut Microbiota

2014 447 citations Bruce R. Hamaker, Yunus E. Tunçil profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yunus E. Tunçil Türkiye	18	860	711	497	349	275	45	1.6k
Darrell Cockburn United States	18	832 1.0×	686 1.0×	439 0.9×	172 0.5×	316 1.1×	41	1.6k
Carlos Gómez-Gallego Finland	23	831 1.0×	554 0.8×	545 1.1×	228 0.7×	192 0.7×	58	1.8k
James M Lattimer United States	6	506 0.6×	511 0.7×	316 0.6×	440 1.3×	200 0.7×	20	1.5k
Karina Maria Olbrich dos Santos Brazil	23	813 0.9×	602 0.8×	1.1k 2.3×	233 0.7×	154 0.6×	70	1.7k
Paul O. Sheridan United Kingdom	12	1.1k 1.3×	427 0.6×	391 0.8×	388 1.1×	111 0.4×	20	1.6k
Ruqing Zhong China	27	980 1.1×	276 0.4×	291 0.6×	310 0.9×	179 0.7×	95	2.0k
Dustin Heeney United States	11	1.0k 1.2×	471 0.7×	961 1.9×	245 0.7×	119 0.4×	18	1.8k
Kei Sonoyama Japan	25	990 1.2×	470 0.7×	408 0.8×	404 1.2×	194 0.7×	88	2.0k
Paola Carnevali Italy	18	863 1.0×	399 0.6×	670 1.3×	159 0.5×	141 0.5×	29	1.5k
Sylvie Binda France	7	864 1.0×	462 0.6×	978 2.0×	156 0.4×	102 0.4×	17	1.6k

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Çelik, Ömer, Orhan Baş, Zafer Bulut, et al.. (2025). Gut Microbiome and Tissue Morphology Modulatory Effects of Hazelnut (Natural, Roasted, and Skin) Fibers in Different Colonic Segments of Mice. eFood. 6(1).

Zhao, Xueli, Dirce L. Komura, Elaine R. Carbonero, et al.. (2025). New high-specificity fibers with strong and consistent responses across individuals. Food & Function. 17(1). 190–203.

Yao, Tianming, Yunus E. Tunçil, Manoj Gurung, et al.. (2025). Effect of maternal miRNAs and milk oligosaccharides on regulating the growth behavior of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis. Journal of Functional Foods. 128. 106800–106800. 1 indexed citations

İspirli, Hümeyra, et al.. (2025). Physicochemical characterization of glucan AK7 produced by quinoa sourdough isolate Leuconostoc mesenteroides AK7. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 319(Pt 2). 145442–145442.

Lindemann, Stephen R., et al.. (2025). Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) and Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) Flours Dietary Fibers Differentially Impact Fecal Microbiota Composition and Metabolic Outputs In Vitro. Food Science & Nutrition. 13(1). e4724–e4724. 1 indexed citations

Çeti̇n, Bülent, et al.. (2024). The branching ratio of enzymatically synthesized α-glucans impacts microbiome and metabolic outcomes of in vitro fecal fermentation. Carbohydrate Polymers. 335. 122087–122087. 2 indexed citations

Dertli̇, Enes, et al.. (2024). In vitro fecal microbiota modulation properties of pectin and xyloglucan from hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) skin, an industrial byproduct, and their incorporation into biscuit formula. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 279(Pt 3). 135383–135383. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Haidi, Nicholas A. Pudlo, Thaisa M. Cantu-Jungles, et al.. (2024). When simplicity triumphs: niche specialization of gut bacteria exists even for simple fiber structures. ISME Communications. 4(1). ycae037–ycae037. 2 indexed citations

İspirli, Hümeyra, Selma Kayacan, Osman Sağdıç, et al.. (2024). Physicochemical and structural characterisation of a branched dextran type exopolysaccharide (EPS) from Weissella confusa S6 isolated from fermented sausage (Sucuk). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 264(Pt 1). 130507–130507. 13 indexed citations

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İspirli, Hümeyra, Fatih Bozkurt, Osman Sağdıç, et al.. (2023). Utilisation of an active branching sucrase from Lactobacillus kunkeei AP-37 to produce techno-functional poly-oligosaccharides. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 236. 123967–123967. 10 indexed citations

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Çelik, Ömer, et al.. (2023). Hazelnut ( Corylus avellana L.) skin, a by‐product of hazelnut industry, possesses oil with high oxidative and thermal stabilities. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 58(10). 5471–5477. 3 indexed citations

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Dillon, Stephanie M., Mona Abdo, Jay Liu, et al.. (2021). A Unique Gut Microbiome–Physical Function Axis Exists in Older People with HIV: An Exploratory Study. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 37(7). 542–550. 6 indexed citations

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Tunçil, Yunus E., et al.. (2020). Subtle Variations in Dietary-Fiber Fine Structure Differentially Influence the Composition and Metabolic Function of Gut Microbiota. mSphere. 5(3). 55 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Nguyen K., Edward C. Deehan, Zhengxiao Zhang, et al.. (2020). Gut microbiota modulation with long-chain corn bran arabinoxylan in adults with overweight and obesity is linked to an individualized temporal increase in fecal propionate. Microbiome. 8(1). 118–118. 115 indexed citations

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Zhao, Chunzhao, Omar Zayed, Fansuo Zeng, et al.. (2019). Arabinose biosynthesis is critical for salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist. 224(1). 274–290. 84 indexed citations

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Tunçil, Yunus E., et al.. (2019). Transglutaminase Shows Better Functionality on High Digestible, High Lysine Sorghum-Wheat Composite Dough and Bread, Compared to Normal Sorghum-Wheat Composites. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(6). 877–882. 1 indexed citations

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Glowacki, Robert W. P., Nicholas A. Pudlo, Yunus E. Tunçil, et al.. (2019). A Ribose-Scavenging System Confers Colonization Fitness on the Human Gut Symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron in a Diet-Specific Manner. Cell Host & Microbe. 27(1). 79–92.e9. 32 indexed citations

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Tunçil, Yunus E., et al.. (2018). Fecal Microbiota Responses to Bran Particles Are Specific to Cereal Type and In Vitro Digestion Methods That Mimic Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Passage. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 66(47). 12580–12593. 33 indexed citations

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Bishehsari, Faraz, Phillip A. Engen, Nailliw Z. Preite, et al.. (2018). Dietary Fiber Treatment Corrects the Composition of Gut Microbiota, Promotes SCFA Production, and Suppresses Colon Carcinogenesis. Genes. 9(2). 102–102. 169 indexed citations

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Tunçil, Yunus E., et al.. (2018). Divergent short-chain fatty acid production and succession of colonic microbiota arise in fermentation of variously-sized wheat bran fractions. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 16655–16655. 71 indexed citations

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