Zafer Erbay

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Zafer Erbay is a scholar working on Food Science, Mechanical Engineering and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zafer Erbay has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Food Science, 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 14 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Zafer Erbay's work include Microencapsulation and Drying Processes (23 papers), Food Drying and Modeling (21 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (16 papers). Zafer Erbay is often cited by papers focused on Microencapsulation and Drying Processes (23 papers), Food Drying and Modeling (21 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (16 papers). Zafer Erbay collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and United States. Zafer Erbay's co-authors include Fılız İçıer, Arif Hepbaşlı, Nurcan Koca, Neslihan Çolak, Pelin Salum, Ebru Hancioğlu, Figen Kaymak‐Ertekin, Deniz Baş, Perihan Kendirci and Mustafa Çam and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Cleaner Production and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Zafer Erbay

70 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

A Review of Thin Layer Drying of Foods: Theory, Modeling,... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400
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. A Review of Thin Layer Drying of Foods: Theory, Modeling, and Experimental Results
    2010 449 citations Zafer Erbay, Fılız İçıer profile →

Peers

Zafer Erbay
Germán Mazza Argentina
Ali Idlimam Morocco
Mohammad Hadi Khoshtaghaza Iran
José Teixeira Freire Brazil
Mohammad U. H. Joardder Bangladesh
Soleiman Hosseinpour Iran
A. Reyes Chile
Mohammad Kaveh Iran
Akbar Arabhosseini Iran
Yvan Gariépy Canada
Germán Mazza Argentina
Zafer Erbay
Citations per year, relative to Zafer Erbay Zafer Erbay (= 1×) peers Germán Mazza

Countries citing papers authored by Zafer Erbay

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zafer Erbay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zafer Erbay

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zafer Erbay. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zafer Erbay 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 Zafer Erbay. Zafer Erbay 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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Aydemir, Levent Yurdaer, et al.. (2025). Production of Vegan Ice Cream: Enrichment with Fermented Hazelnut Cake. Fermentation. 11(8). 454–454. 1 indexed citations
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Erbay, Zafer, et al.. (2025). Environmental life cycle assessment of fruit and vegetable processing industry products. Food and Bioproducts Processing. 153. 234–251.
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Salum, Pelin, et al.. (2024). Design and process optimisation of double emulsions loaded with casein hydrolysate. International Dairy Journal. 157. 106026–106026. 2 indexed citations
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Aksel, Mehran, et al.. (2024). Lactobacillus acidophilus LA‐5 Postbiotic Induces Apoptosis by Activating the Mitochondrial Apoptotic Pathway in Prostate Cancer. Journal of Food Biochemistry. 2024(1). 2 indexed citations
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Demi̇r, Hande, Esra Koca, Pelin Salum, et al.. (2024). Upgrading the Bioactive Potential of Hazelnut Oil Cake by Aspergillus oryzae under Solid-State Fermentation. Molecules. 29(17). 4237–4237. 5 indexed citations
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Çam, Mustafa, et al.. (2023). Microwave drying of quince coated with seed gum and pectin: A Taguchi optimization, techno‐functional properties, and aromatic compounds. Journal of Food Science. 88(7). 2919–2932. 5 indexed citations
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Erkin, Özgür Cem, et al.. (2023). Bioactive potential of ripened white cheeses manufactured in different geographical regions of Turkey. Journal of Food Science. 88(11). 4731–4744. 1 indexed citations
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Yıldızhan, Hasan, et al.. (2023). Assessment of Whole Milk Powder Production by a Cumulative Exergy Consumption Approach. Sustainability. 15(4). 3475–3475. 6 indexed citations
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Erkin, Özgür Cem, et al.. (2023). Variation of bioactive potentials during the production of enzyme-modified cheese. International Dairy Journal. 147. 105788–105788. 5 indexed citations
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Salum, Pelin & Zafer Erbay. (2021). Variation of volatile composition during the production of microencapsulated cream powder. International Dairy Journal. 118. 105047–105047. 4 indexed citations
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Çam, Mustafa, et al.. (2020). Optimisation of spray drying process in microencapsulated cream powder production. Journal of Dairy Research. 87(3). 375–378. 5 indexed citations
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Erbay, Zafer, Deniz Baş, Perihan Kendirci, et al.. (2016). Lezzet Katkısı Olarak Peynir ve Enzim Modifiye Peynir Tekniğinde Güncel Durum. Akademik Gıda. 14(2). 209–217.
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Koca, Nurcan, Zafer Erbay, & Figen Kaymak‐Ertekin. (2015). Effects of spray-drying conditions on the chemical, physical, and sensory properties of cheese powder. Journal of Dairy Science. 98(5). 2934–2943. 63 indexed citations
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Erbay, Zafer & Nurcan Koca. (2015). Effects of whey or maltodextrin addition during production on physical quality of white cheese powder during storage. Journal of Dairy Science. 98(12). 8391–8404. 36 indexed citations
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Erbay, Zafer, et al.. (2010). Exergetic analysis and evaluation of a new application of gas engine heat pumps (GEHPs) for food drying processes. Applied Energy. 88(3). 882–891. 55 indexed citations
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Erbay, Zafer, et al.. (2010). Hellim peynirinin bileşimi ile renk ve dokusal özellikleri arasındaki ilişkiler. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 35(5). 347–353. 4 indexed citations
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İçıer, Fılız, Neslihan Çolak, Zafer Erbay, Ebru Hancioğlu, & Arif Hepbaşlı. (2008). A Comparative Study on Exergetic Efficiencies of Two Different Drying Processes. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 4(3). 279–284. 6 indexed citations

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