Research

Research & publications

Alongside clinical practice, I work on the methodology of how medical evidence is synthesized.

I develop reproducible workflows for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, aiming to make existing literature aggregation more transparent, traceable and resilient to error — adding structural due diligence to the scientific process in metabolic medicine.

Focus areas

  • Metabolic medicine
  • Evidence synthesis
  • Reproducible research

Publications

For the most current list, see the ORCID and Google Scholar profiles.

  1. Preprint 2026

    DXA-Measured Body Composition Effects of GLP-1 and Dual GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Adults with Obesity or Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Phase 3 Randomized Trials

    Birkan Alaycı, Öykü Zeynep Gerçek

    Research Square (preprint)

  2. Article 2025

    When Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Turns Pernicious: Type 4 Renal Tubular Acidosis in a Diabetic Patient With Sjögren’s Syndrome

    Öykü Zeynep Gerçek, Birkan Alaycı, Fatih Borlu

    Cureus · doi:10.7759/cureus.91588

  3. Article 2022

    Frequency of Metabolic Syndrome in Paget’s Disease of Bone

    Rumeysa Selvinaz Erol, Esra Çil Şen, Feyza Yener Öztürk, Birkan Alaycı, Yüksel Altuntaş

    Med Bull Sisli Etfal Hosp 2022;56(3):360–364 · doi:10.14744/SEMB.2021.78861

  4. Article 2014

    İnciraltı Yerleşkesinde Biyoistatistik ve Biyoinformatik Program Kullanım Sıklığı ve Farkındalığı

    Çalıbaşı G, Kaçar G, Doğan Y, Tarı M, Sarı B, Tonç S, Başaran B, Alizade N, Alaycı B, Engin OT, Canbeldek M, Alashqar A, Amırfalla A, Dağdeviren K, Akbarpour M, Uysal T, Çakıroğlu E, Baskın Y, Ellidokuz H

    Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 2014;28(2):45–50

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