Asst. Prof. Yusuf Can GERÇEK


Faculty of Science, Depertment of Biology

Botany Division


WoS Research Areas: Agriculture & Environment Sciences (Age), Natural Sciences (Sci), Life Sciences (Life), Plant & Animal Science, Agricultural Sciences, Chemistry, Biology & Biochemistry, Plant Sciences, Food Science & Technology


Avesis Research Areas: Agricultural Sciences, Food Science, Food Chemistry, Food Technology, Food Biotechnology, Plant Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Natural Sciences


Names in Publications: Gercek, Yusuf Can, Gercek Yusuf C, Gercek YC, Gercek Yusuf Can

Email: yusuf.gercek@istanbul.edu.tr
Office Phone: +90 212 440 0000 Extension: 20343
Web: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yusuf-can-gercek-b3228366/
Office: Botanik Anabilim Dalı
Address: Kalenderhane Mah. İstanbul Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü Botanik Anabilim Dalı 34134 Fatih/İstanbul

Metrics

Publication

93

Publication (WoS)

39

Publication (Scopus)

38

Citation (WoS)

562

H-Index (WoS)

13

Citation (Scopus)

617

H-Index (Scopus)

13

Citation (Scholar)

978

H-Index (Scholar)

16

Citation (Sobiad)

57

H-Index (Sobiad)

3

Citation (Sum Other)

4

Total Citation Count

623

Project

43

Thesis Advisory

1

Open Access

2
UN Sustainable Development Goals

Education

2015 - 2021

2015 - 2021

Doctorate

Istanbul University, Institute of Graduate Studies In Sciences, Fen Fakültesi Bölümü, Turkey

2011 - 2014

2011 - 2014

Postgraduate

Istanbul University, Fen Bilimleri, Botanik, Turkey

2007 - 2011

2007 - 2011

Undergraduate

Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Biyoloji, Turkey

Dissertations

2021

2021

Doctorate

Türkiyede Yayılış Gösteren Cerasus L Rosaceae Cinsi Taksonları Üzerinde Filogenetik ve Fitokimyasal Analizler

Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Depertment of Biology

2014

2014

Postgraduate

Mercimek (Lens culinaris Medik.)Bitkisinde Nişasta Sentaz Enziminin Farklı Fotoperiyotlardaki Ekspresyon Analizi

Istanbul University, Botanik

Certificates, Courses and Trainings

2023

2023

Liquid Chromatography Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) Kullanıcı Eğitimi

R&D Management

Redoks Analitik Sistemler

2015

2015

İndüktif Eşleşmiş Plazma-Optik Emisyon Spektrometresi Kullanıcı Eğitim Sertifikası

Vocational Training

Perkin Elmer

2014

2014

Ultra Yüksek Basınçlı Sıvı Kromatografisi Fotodiyot array-Floresan-UV Kullanıcı Eğitim Sertifikası

Vocational Training

Perkin Elmer

2014

2014

Gaz Kromatografisi Kütle Spektrometrisi Kullanıcı Eğitim Sertifikası

Vocational Training

Agilent Technologies

Research Areas

Agricultural Sciences

Food Science

Food Chemistry

Food Technology

Food Biotechnology

Plant Biology

Analytical Chemistry

Natural Sciences

Academic Positions

2023 - Present

2023 - Present

Assistant Professor

Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Depertment of Biology

2015 - 2023

2015 - 2023

Lecturer PhD

Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Depertment of Biology

Managerial Experience

2021 - 2024

2021 - 2024

Applied Research Center Board Member

Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Depertment of Biology

Non Academic Experience

2015 - 2015

2015 - 2015

Business Establishment Private, Sbt Bitkisel Ürün Araştırma Ve Geliştirme Ltd. Şti.

2011 - 2014

2011 - 2014

Other Public Institution, İ.Ü. Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi

2007 - 2011

2007 - 2011

Other Public Institution, Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi

Courses

Undergraduate

Undergraduate

Fitokimya Sustainable Development

Research Infrastructure Information

December 2020

December 2020

Bitki ve Bitkisel Ürünler Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi

Advanced Research Laboratories - Directorate

Gerçek Y. C., Morgil Gerçek H., Öz G.

Articles

All (45)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (38)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (38)
Scopus (38)
TRDizin (5)
Other Publications (2)

Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences

2025

2025

2. The Effect of the Kocasu River on Microplastic Pollution in the Core Sediment of the Marmara Sea

Çetin Z., Arslan Kaya T. N., Sarı E., Sezer N., Gül M., Gerçek Y. C.

77. Uluslararası katılımlı Türkiye Jeoloji Kurultayı, Ankara, Turkey, 14 - 18 April 2025, pp.1, (Summary Text)

2022

2022

5. POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF STRIGOLACTONE HORMONE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MICROALGAE Scenedesmus obliquus

KIRKINCI S., GERÇEK Y. C., BAYÇU KAHYAOĞLU G.

International Marmara Sciences Congress (Imascon 2022 Spring), Kocaeli, Turkey, 13 May 2022, pp.106-107, (Summary Text)

2022

2022

6. INVESTIGATION OF SEED OlL FATTY ACID VARIATIONS in Echium plantagineum L. (Boraginaceae) POPULATIONS

BAŞTÜRK F. N., ÖZCAN T., GERÇEK Y. C.

International Marmara Sciences Congress (Imascon 2022 Spring), Kocaeli, Turkey, 13 May 2022, pp.113-114, (Summary Text)

2021

2021

7. Antioxidant and Thioredoxin Reductase and Trypsin Inhibitor Activities of Honey, Bee Pollen and Bee Bread

Boztaş K., Dağsuyu E., Gerçek Y. C., Bayram N. E., Öz G., Yanardağ R.

3rd Eurasia Biochemical Approaches & Technologies (EBAT), Antalya, Turkey, 4 - 07 November 2021, pp.41, (Summary Text)

2021

2021

8. Analysis Targeted Organic acids in Bee Venom

ÇELİK S., GERÇEK Y. C., Özkök A., ECEM BAYRAM N.

3. Eurosia Biochemical Approaches & Tecnologies Congress (3. EBAT), Turkey, 04 November 2021, pp.99, (Summary Text)

2019

2019

9. Antioxidant activity and polyphenol content of Prunus subgenus Cerasus L. taxa in Turkey

Gerçek Y. C., Özyurt D., Öztürk B., Öz G., Erol O.

2nd Food Chemistry Conference: Shaping the Future of Food Quality, Safety, Nutrition and Health, Sevilla, Spain, 17 - 19 September 2019, pp.1-2, (Summary Text)

2018

2018

10. Phytochemical Analysis of Turkish Prunus L., Subgenus Cerasus (Mill.) Focke Taxa

Gerçek Y. C., Özyurt D., Morgil Gerçek H., Çiftçi A., Erol O., Öz G., et al.

11th Aegean Analytical Chemistry Days (AACD2018),, Hania, Greece, 25 - 29 September 2018, pp.1-2, (Summary Text)

2018

2018

11. A Preliminary Molecular Sysyematic Study on Turkish Prunus L., subgenus Cerasus (Mill.) Focke

ÇİFTÇİ A., GERÇEK Y. C., HARPKE D., MORGİL H., EROL O.

VII Balkan Botanical Congress, Novi-Sad, Serbia, 10 - 14 September 2018, vol.42, (Summary Text)

2018

2018

12. Bioproduction of extracellular melanin pigment by Streptomycesspp. and determination of antioxidant activityvia CUPRAC method

BAYRAM S., GERÇEK Y. C.

7th International Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Congress, Konya, Turkey, 25 - 27 April 2018, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

13. Evaluation of The Effect of Propolis on Food Pathogens

BAYRAM S., ECEM BAYRAM N., TOĞAR B., GERÇEK Y. C.

II. International Conference on Advanced Engineering Technologies, Bayburt, Turkey, 21 - 23 September 2017, pp.1612, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

14. The Biological Activities of Bee Products

ECEM BAYRAM N., BAYRAM S., TOĞAR B., GERÇEK Y. C.

II. International Conference on Advanced Engineering Technologies, Bayburt, Turkey, 21 - 23 September 2017, pp.1391-1392, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

15. Bitkilerin Klasik Türk Şiirine Yansımaları (Poster Bildiri/Poster Presentation)

Gerçek Y. C., Gerçek H., EROL O., GEMİCİOĞLU A., ŞIK L., EROL Ç., et al.

Uluslararası ve Disiplinler Arası Çevre ve Edebiyat Sempozyumu, Manisa, Turkey, 1 - 03 November 2017, pp.55, (Full Text)

2017

2017

16. Phytoremediation: Remove of Toxic Metals from the Environment Using Plants

Gerçek Y. C., MORGİL H., EROL O., GEMİCİOĞLU A., ŞIK L., EROL Ç., et al.

Uluslararası ve Disiplinler Arası Çevre ve Edebiyat Sempozyumu, Manisa, Turkey, 1 - 03 November 2017, pp.56, (Full Text)

2017

2017

17. Fatty Acid Composition of Chlorella vulgaris Byheterotrophic Growth In Fermenters

GERÇEK Y. C., Ünlü Y. S., MORGİL H., ECEM BAYRAM N., ÇALIŞKAN M., ÖZ G.

The Second Japan – Turkey International Symposium on Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Trabzon, Turkey, 11 - 12 September 2017, pp.84, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

19. Salinity Impact On Fatty Acid Composition of Coriandrum Sativum L. Leaves

GERÇEK Y. C., MORGİL H., ECEM BAYRAM N., ÇALIŞKAN M., ÖZ G.

The Second Japan – Turkey International Symposium on Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Trabzon, Turkey, 11 - 12 September 2017, pp.85, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

21. Determining The Germin Gene Expression in Auxin Induced Wheat Coleoptile Growth

Alanei Y., MORGİL H., GERÇEK Y. C., ÇALIŞKAN M., ÖZ G.

II. International Conference on Advanced Engineering Technologies, 21 - 23 September 2017, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

22. Antimicrobial Effects of propolis Against Some Pathogenic Microorganisms.

Bayram S., Ecem Bayram N., Aydoğan M. N., Gerçek Y. C., ÖZ G.

45th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress, İstanbul, Turkey, 29 September - 04 October 2017, pp.118, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

23. The Main Active Ingredients of Propolis

Ecem Bayram ., Bayram S., GERÇEK Y. C., MORGİL H., ÖZ G.

2nd International Conference on Advanced Engineering Technologies (ICADET), Bayburt, Turkey, 21 - 23 September 2017, pp.1563-1564, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

24. SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE EXTRACTION OF SEA BUCKTHORN (HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES L.) SEEDAND FATTY ACID COMPOSITION

ARAS PERK A., GERÇEK Y. C., Ceylan F. D., Gülşen Ş., Yanar O., Yazgan M., et al.

I. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS on MEDICINAL and AROMATICPLANTS: “NATURAL and HEALTHY LIFE”, 10 - 12 April 2017, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

25. THE EFFECTS OF OZONATION ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ESSENTIAL OILS FROM CITRUS BERGAMIARISSO

TURHAN K., TUĞCU F. T., GERÇEK Y. C., ÖZ G.

I. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS on MEDICINAL and AROMATICPLANTS: “NATURAL and HEALTHY LIFE”, 10 - 12 April 2017, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

26. GC-MS ANALYSIS OF THE GRAPEFRUIT (CITRUS PARADISI L.) PEEL ESSENTIAL OILS OBTAINED BYHYDRODISTILLATION

TURHAN K., TUĞCU F. T., GERÇEK Y. C., ÖZ G.

I. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS on MEDICINAL and AROMATICPLANTS: “NATURAL and HEALTHY LIFE”, 10 - 12 December 2017, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

27. FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF CHLORELLA VULGARIS GROWN IN OPEN POND

GERÇEK Y. C., Ünlü Y. S., Sarayloo E., Şimşek S., MORGİL H., ÇALIŞKAN M., et al.

I. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS on MEDICINAL and AROMATICPLANTS: “NATURAL and HEALTHY LIFE”, 10 - 12 April 2017, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

28. EFFECTS OF OZONE ON THE FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF COMMERCIAL HAZELNUT

TURHAN K., TUĞCU F. T., GERÇEK Y. C., ÖZ G.

I. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS on MEDICINAL and AROMATICPLANTS: “NATURAL and HEALTHY LIFE”, 10 - 12 April 2017, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

29. THE EFFECTS OF OZONATION ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF PECAN NUT OIL

TURHAN K., TUĞCU F. T., GERÇEK Y. C., ÖZ G.

I. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS on MEDICINAL and AROMATICPLANTS: “NATURAL and HEALTHY LIFE” BOOK of ABSTRACTS, 10 - 12 April 2017, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

30. FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF SEA BUCKTHORN (HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES L.) PULP/PEEL OIL EXTRACTED BY SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE

ARAS PERK A., GERÇEK Y. C., CEYLAN F. D., GÜLŞEN Ş., YANAR O., YAZGAN M., et al.

3rd Mediterranean Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MESMAP-3), 2017 Cyprus, 13 - 16 April 2017, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

31. Oil content and fatty acid composition of Turkishhazelnuts (Corylus avellana L.)

GERÇEK Y. C., MORGİL H., ÇALIŞKAN M., ÖZ G.

The Third International MediterraneanSymposium onMedicinal and Aromatic Plants, 13 - 16 April 2017, (Summary Text)

2016

2016

32. Comparison of Antibacterial Activities of Water and Ethanol Extracts of Propolis

Bayram S., Ecem Bayram N., GERÇEK Y. C.

5th International Muğla Beekeeping and Pine Honey Congress, Muğla, Turkey, 1 - 05 November 2016, pp.545, (Summary Text) Creative Commons License

2016

2016

33. A Review on the Antibacterial Activities of Honey and Propolis

Ecem Bayram N., GERÇEK Y. C.

5th International Muğla Beekeeping and Pine Honey Congress, Muğla, Turkey, 1 - 05 November 2016, pp.427, (Summary Text) Creative Commons License Sustainable Development

2016

2016

34. Effect of Propolis Extraction Time on Antibacterial Effects and Chemical Composition

Bayram S., Ecem Bayram N., GERÇEK Y. C.

5th International Muğla Beekeeping and Pine Honey Congress, Muğla, Turkey, 1 - 05 November 2016, pp.545, (Summary Text) Creative Commons License

2016

2016

35. DETERMINATION of ESSENTIAL OIL CONTENT of Thuja orientalis L. MATURE CONES BY GC-MS

GERÇEK Y. C., Tuğcu F. T., MORGİL H., ÖZ G.

“29th International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Products and the 9th International Conference on Biodiversity” (ISCNP-29 & ICOB-9), İzmir, Turkey, 24 - 27 September 2016, pp.6, (Full Text) Creative Commons License Sustainable Development

2016

2016

36. ANALYSIS of ORGANOSULFUR COMPOUNDS of Allium tuncelianum (KOLLMANN) ÖZHATAY, B.MATHEW & SIRANECİ EXTRACTS with SPME-GC-MS and INVESTIGATION of THEIR CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS ON HELA CELLS

GERÇEK Y. C., MORGİL H., ÖZ G.

“29th International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Products and the 9th International Conference on Biodiversity” (ISCNP-29 & ICOB-9), İzmir, Turkey, 24 - 27 September 2016, pp.6, (Full Text) Creative Commons License

2015

2015

37. Thuja orientalis L. Bitkisinin Uçucu Yağ İçeriklerinin GC-MS ile Belirlenmesi

ÖZ G., ÇALIŞKAN M., GERÇEK Y. C., Tuğcu T.

2. Ulusal botanik Kongresi, Afyon, Turkey, 25 - 28 August 2015, vol.1, no.1, pp.64, (Full Text)

2015

2015

38. Türkiye’de Üretilen Nigella sativa Tohum Yağının Farmakolojik Özellikleri

ÖZ G., GERÇEK Y. C., Turhan K., Tuğcu T.

2. Ulusal Botanik Kongresi, Afyon, Turkey, 25 - 28 August 2015, vol.1, no.1, pp.92, (Full Text)

2015

2015

39. Türkiye’de Üretilen Nigella sativa Tohum Yağının Kimyasal Araştırması

ÖZ G., Turhan K., Tuğcu T., GERÇEK Y. C.

2.Ulusal Botanik Kongresi, Afyon, Turkey, 25 - 28 August 2015, vol.1, no.1, pp.109, (Full Text)

2014

2014

40. Antıoxıdant Propertıes Of Seabuckthorn (Hıppophae Rhamnoıdes L.) Leaves And Branches

Ceylan F. D., Çapanoğlu E., ARAS PERK A., GERÇEK Y. C., Boztaş K., Yanar O.

IUPAC 2014 International Workshop on Determining Antioxidants as Reactive Species Scavengers, İstanbul, Turkey, 27 - 29 October 2014, pp.43, (Full Text)

2014

2014

41. Ozonlamanın Citrus aurantium Bitkisinin Uçucu Yağlarının Kimyasal İçeriklerine Etkisi

GERÇEK Y. C., ÖZ G., Tuğcu T.

I. Ulusal Botanik Kongresi, İstanbul, Turkey, 25 - 28 October 2014, pp.92-93

2014

2014

42. Evaluation cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of some novel synthesized iminothializodinon derivatives on hela cell line (CCL2)

Tuğcu T., ÇETİN İ., TOPÇUL M. R., Ünlü Y. S., GERÇEK Y. C., ÖZ G.

4th International Meeting on Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey, 18 - 21 September 2014, pp.178, (Full Text)

2014

2014

43. Transcriptional regulation of the starch synthases isoforms in the leaf and the stem under long and short photoperiod in lentil

Gercek Y. C., Baris I., Kavakli H., Oz G. C.

FEBS EMBO 2014 Conference, Paris, France, 30 August - 04 September 2014, vol.281, pp.694-695, (Summary Text) identifier

Books

2024

2024

2. Algal Lipid Metabolism: Recent Advances in Growth and Adaptation

Ünlü Y. S., Morgil Gerçek H., Gerçek Y. C., Kösesakal T.

in: Advances in Biology, Charles D. Grant, Editor, NOVA Science Publishers Inc. , New York, pp.75-102, 2024 Creative Commons License

2024

2024

4. Phenolic acids in pollen

Gerçek Y. C., Bayram N. E., Kostic A.

in: Pollen Chemistry and Biotechnology, n, Editor, Springer, London/Berlin , London, pp.140-152, 2024 Sustainable Development

2020

2020

5. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in Plant Genetics and Breeding

MORGİL H., GERÇEK Y. C., TULUM I.

in: The Recent Topics in Genetic Polymorphisms, Çalışkan, Mahmut, Editor, Intech Open, pp.100-110, 2020

Funded Projects

2023 - Present

2023 - Present

Gemlik Körfezi Kirliliğinin ve Kocasu Deresi'nin Marmara Denizine Olan Güncel ve Paleo-kirlilik Etkisi

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Research Project

ARSLAN KAYA T. N. (Executive), GÜL M., SEZER N., SARI E., GERÇEK Y. C.

2024 - 2025

2024 - 2025

Helianthus annuus L Ayçiçeği arı poleninin bitkisel kökeni ve metabolomik analizler

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP MSc

GERÇEK Y. C. (Executive), YILDIRIM N.

2024 - 2025

2024 - 2025

Bitki ve Bitkisel Kökenli Ürünlerde Hedefli Metabolomiks Çalışmaları

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

GERÇEK Y. C. (Executive)

2021 - 2025

2021 - 2025

Bazı unifloral bal tiplerinin aroma antioksidan aktivite renk ve enzim aktivitesi bakımından karakterize edilmesi

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Research Project

ÖZ G. (Executive), ECEM BAYRAM N., ÖZKÖK A., GERÇEK Y. C.

2022 - 2023

2022 - 2023

Arı poleninden vitamin ekstraksiyonunun optimizasyonu

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Research Project

Kutlu Kantar N., Ecem Bayram N., Bayram S., Gerçek Y. C., Çelik S.(Executive)

2021 - 2022

2021 - 2022

Arı zehri ve arı sütlerinin organik asit profilinin belirlenmesi

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Research Project

GERÇEK Y. C. (Executive), ÖZKÖK A., ECEM BAYRAM N., ÇELİK S.

2019 - 2020

2019 - 2020

Crocus Cinsinde Uluslararası Araştırma ve İşbirliği Çalışmaları

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

EROL O. (Executive), GERÇEK Y. C., GEMİCİOĞLU A.

2017 - 2018

2017 - 2018

Propolis Örneklerinden Naringenin, Pinosembrin ve Galangin Etken Maddelerinin İzolasyonu

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ÖZ G. (Executive), GERÇEK Y. C.

2014 - 2018

2014 - 2018

Hippophae rhamnoides Bitkisinden Yaprak ve Meyve Çayının Üretimi

TAGEM Tarımsal Araştırmalar ve Politikalar Genel Müdürlüğü Projesi

(Project Abstract)
Gerçek Y. C., Aras A. (Executive)

2016 - 2017

2016 - 2017

Crocus L. (Iridaceae) cinsi Crocus Serisi Taksonları Üzerinde Taksonomik Çalışmalar

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

EROL O. (Executive), GERÇEK Y. C., ÇİFTÇİ A.