# Aziz Sancar

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/aziz-sancar/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 48,942 |
| Field | DNA Repair Mechanisms |
| h-index | 122 |
| i10-index | 386 |
| Last Known Institution | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5016678671 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6469-4900 |
| Works | 596 |

## Researcher papers

- [A role for cryptochromesin sleep regulation](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-role-for-cryptochromesin-sleep-regulation/)

## Researcher topics

- [DNA Repair Mechanisms](https://scholariq.org/topics/dna-repair-mechanisms/)
- [Light effects on plants](https://scholariq.org/topics/light-effects-on-plants/)
- [Photoreceptor and optogenetics research](https://scholariq.org/topics/photoreceptor-and-optogenetics-research/)
- [DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry](https://scholariq.org/topics/dna-and-nucleic-acid-chemistry/)
- [Circadian rhythm and melatonin](https://scholariq.org/topics/circadian-rhythm-and-melatonin/)

## Researcher university

- [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](https://scholariq.org/institutions/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/)

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