David Nečas

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

David Nečas is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David Nečas has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 42 papers in Materials Chemistry and 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in David Nečas's work include Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (26 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (20 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (19 papers). David Nečas is often cited by papers focused on Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (26 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (20 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (19 papers). David Nečas collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, Germany and United Kingdom. David Nečas's co-authors include Petr Klapetek, Lenka Zajı́čková, Daniel Franta, Ivan Ohlı́dal, Anton Manakhov, Miroslav Valtr, Marek Eliáš, Vilma Buršı́ková, Miloslav Ohlídal and Miroslav Michlíček and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Carbon and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

In The Last Decade

David Nečas

106 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Gwyddion: an open-source software for SPM data analysis 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Gwyddion: an open-source software for SPM data analysis
    2011 3.6k citations David Nečas, Petr Klapetek Open Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Nečas Czechia 26 2.0k 1.7k 1.4k 968 634 109 5.2k
Petr Klapetek Czechia 21 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 402 0.6× 136 5.0k
P. Milani Italy 40 2.8k 1.4× 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 368 0.6× 179 5.9k
Bernard Nysten Belgium 37 2.2k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 823 1.3× 152 5.5k
Alexander F. Routh United Kingdom 35 1.6k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 432 0.4× 525 0.8× 127 5.0k
Sigrid Bernstorff Italy 37 2.5k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 873 0.9× 272 0.4× 329 6.2k
Lucille A. Giannuzzi United States 28 2.0k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 635 0.7× 888 1.4× 104 5.1k
Alexander G. Shard United Kingdom 37 2.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 483 0.5× 1.3k 2.0× 166 5.5k
Hans Arwin Sweden 44 2.4k 1.2× 2.7k 1.6× 2.4k 1.7× 1.2k 1.2× 662 1.0× 241 6.6k
Klaus Leifer Sweden 34 2.2k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.6× 332 0.5× 210 4.5k
Mingzhu Li China 45 2.8k 1.4× 2.4k 1.4× 2.7k 2.0× 1.5k 1.5× 1.3k 2.1× 186 7.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Nečas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nečas, David, et al.. (2025). Insight into plasma polymerization with a significant contribution of etching to the deposition process. Surface and Coatings Technology. 503. 131962–131962.
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Klapetek, Petr, et al.. (2024). Stitching accuracy in large area scanning probe microscopy. Measurement Science and Technology. 35(12). 125026–125026. 1 indexed citations
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Roy, Rajarshi, David Holec, Dušan Hemzal, et al.. (2024). Possible charge ordering and anomalous transport in graphene/graphene quantum dot heterostructure. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 36(26). 265601–265601.
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Nečas, David, Andrew Yacoot, Miroslav Valtr, & Petr Klapetek. (2023). Demystifying data evaluation in the measurement of periodic structures. Measurement Science and Technology. 34(5). 55015–55015. 2 indexed citations
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Ryšánek, Petr, et al.. (2023). Enhanced Adhesion of Electrospun Polycaprolactone Nanofibers to Plasma-Modified Polypropylene Fabric. Polymers. 15(7). 1686–1686. 9 indexed citations
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Nečas, David, et al.. (2023). Insight into peculiar adhesion of cells to plasma‐chemically prepared multifunctional “amino‐glue” surfaces. Plasma Processes and Polymers. 20(6). 3 indexed citations
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Valtr, Miroslav, et al.. (2023). Scanning Probe Microscopy controller with advanced sampling support. HardwareX. 15. e00451–e00451. 3 indexed citations
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Nečas, David, et al.. (2022). Self-organization phenomena in cold atmospheric pressure plasma slit jet. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 31(12). 125014–125014. 7 indexed citations
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Klapetek, Petr, et al.. (2020). Multiple-fibre interferometry setup for probe sample interaction measurements in atomic force microscopy. Measurement Science and Technology. 31(9). 94001–94001. 1 indexed citations
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Garnæs, Jørgen, David Nečas, Morten Hannibal Madsen, et al.. (2020). Algorithms for using silicon steps for scanning probe microscope evaluation. Metrologia. 57(6). 64002–64002. 13 indexed citations
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Zukal, Jan, et al.. (2020). Measurement of phagocyte activity in heterotherms. Acta Veterinaria Brno. 89(1). 79–87. 10 indexed citations
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Nečas, David, Miroslav Valtr, & Petr Klapetek. (2020). How levelling and scan line corrections ruin roughness measurement and how to prevent it. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 15294–15294. 25 indexed citations
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Nečas, David, Miroslav Michlíček, Jan Přibyl, et al.. (2020). Cell type specific adhesion to surfaces functionalised by amine plasma polymers. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 9357–9357. 27 indexed citations
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Hefny, Mohamed Mokhtar, David Nečas, Lenka Zajı́čková, & Jan Benedikt. (2019). The transport and surface reactivity of O atoms during the atmospheric plasma etching of hydrogenated amorphous carbon films. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 28(3). 35010–35010. 14 indexed citations
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Manakhov, Anton, David Nečas, Miroslav Michlíček, et al.. (2018). Analysis of epoxy functionalized layers synthesized by plasma polymerization of allyl glycidyl ether. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 20(30). 20070–20077. 13 indexed citations
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Franta, Daniel, David Nečas, Lenka Zajı́čková, & Ivan Ohlı́dal. (2013). Broadening of dielectric response and sum rule conservation. Thin Solid Films. 571. 496–501. 14 indexed citations
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Nečas, David & Petr Klapetek. (2011). Gwyddion: an open-source software for SPM data analysis. Open Physics. 10(1). 181–188. 3565 indexed citations breakdown →
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Klapetek, Petr, et al.. (2011). Atomic force microscopy analysis of nanoparticles in non-ideal conditions. Nanoscale Research Letters. 6(1). 514–514. 96 indexed citations
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Franta, Daniel, David Nečas, Ivan Ohlı́dal, et al.. (2009). Combined method of spectroscopic ellipsometry and photometry as an efficient tool for the optical characterisation of chalcogenide thin films. Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials. 11(12). 1891–1898. 2 indexed citations
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Franta, Daniel, Ivan Ohlı́dal, & David Nečas. (2008). Influence of cross-correlation effects on the optical quantities of rough films. Optics Express. 16(11). 7789–7789. 11 indexed citations

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