Jan Vávra

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
92 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Jan Vávra is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Vávra has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Organic Chemistry, 14 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Jan Vávra's work include Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (11 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (10 papers) and Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (10 papers). Jan Vávra is often cited by papers focused on Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (11 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (10 papers) and Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (10 papers). Jan Vávra collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, Switzerland and Germany. Jan Vávra's co-authors include Raffaella Buonsanti, Nejc Hodnik, Primož Jovanovič, Milutin Smiljanić, Stefan Popović, Tzu‐Hsien Shen, Vasiliki Tileli, Dana Stoian, Filip Teplý and Petr Cígler and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jan Vávra

89 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Stability and Degradation Mechanisms of Copper‐Based Catalysts for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction

2020 431 citations Jan Vávra, Raffaella Buonsanti et al. profile →
Solution-based Cu+ transient species mediate the reconstruction of copper electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction

2024 141 citations Jan Vávra, Anna Loiudice et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan Vávra Czechia	30	1.4k	975	793	411	410	92	3.0k
Donna A. Chen United States	33	973 0.7×	2.0k 2.0×	476 0.6×	251 0.6×	715 1.7×	96	3.0k
Sarah C. Larsen United States	38	371 0.3×	2.5k 2.6×	773 1.0×	486 1.2×	219 0.5×	92	4.1k
Silvia González Spain	24	416 0.3×	1.2k 1.2×	451 0.6×	833 2.0×	215 0.5×	71	2.2k
Yiwei Zhang China	37	1.2k 0.8×	3.5k 3.6×	1.7k 2.1×	746 1.8×	598 1.5×	221	4.8k
Yang Zhao China	43	2.7k 2.0×	2.2k 2.2×	497 0.6×	1.2k 2.9×	2.4k 6.0×	236	6.6k
Hongli Liu China	25	770 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	128 0.2×	573 1.4×	576 1.4×	118	2.9k
Yi Yuan China	34	948 0.7×	1.8k 1.9×	295 0.4×	447 1.1×	921 2.2×	84	4.0k
Jin-Yun Wang China	30	790 0.6×	2.4k 2.4×	157 0.2×	847 2.1×	751 1.8×	88	3.5k
Xingxing Wu China	36	710 0.5×	1.0k 1.1×	204 0.3×	1.6k 3.8×	947 2.3×	159	4.2k
Sylvie Lacombe France	32	790 0.6×	1.7k 1.8×	574 0.7×	667 1.6×	230 0.6×	115	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Jan Vávra

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan Vávra

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Vávra, Jan, et al.. (2025). Seeded Poisson Factorization: leveraging domain knowledge to fit topic models. Knowledge-Based Systems. 327. 114116–114116.

Vávra, Jan, et al.. (2023). The effectiveness of resistance exercises performed on stable and unstable surfaces in relation to torso activation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(4). Article8–Article8. 2 indexed citations

Cudlínová, Eva, et al.. (2023). Energy literacy in Czechia and its influence on citizens’ perception of energy consumption behaviour. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 84(1). 306–327.

Shen, Tzu‐Hsien, et al.. (2023). Considerations of Liquid-Phase Transmission Electron Microscopy Applied to Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 170(5). 56502–56502. 14 indexed citations

Mastria, Rosanna, Anna Loiudice, Jan Vávra, et al.. (2021). Photoluminescence emission induced by localized states in halide-passivated colloidal two-dimensional WS ₂ nanoflakes. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 9(7). 2398–2407. 3 indexed citations

Varandili, Seyedeh Behnaz, Dana Stoian, Jan Vávra, et al.. (2021). Elucidating the structure-dependent selectivity of CuZn towards methane and ethanol in CO₂ electroreduction using tailored Cu/ZnO precatalysts. Chemical Science. 12(43). 14484–14493. 59 indexed citations

Shen, Tzu‐Hsien, Liam Spillane, Jan Vávra, et al.. (2020). Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Ba_0.5Sr_0.5Co_0.8Fe_0.2O_3-δ Aided by Intrinsic Co/Fe Spinel-Like Surface. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(37). 15876–15883. 112 indexed citations

Varandili, Seyedeh Behnaz, Dana Stoian, Jan Vávra, James R. Pankhurst, & Raffaella Buonsanti. (2020). Ligand-mediated formation of Cu/metal oxide hybrid nanocrystals with tunable number of interfaces. Chemical Science. 11(48). 13094–13101. 11 indexed citations

Artmann, Martina, et al.. (2020). The role of edible cities supporting sustainability transformation – A conceptual multi-dimensional framework tested on a case study in Germany. Journal of Cleaner Production. 255. 120220–120220. 27 indexed citations

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Vávra, Jan, Ivan Řehoř, Torsten Rendler, et al.. (2018). Supported Lipid Bilayers on Fluorescent Nanodiamonds: A Structurally Defined and Versatile Coating for Bioapplications. Advanced Functional Materials. 28(45). 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bokai, Xi Feng, Hang Yin, et al.. (2017). Anchored but not internalized: shape dependent endocytosis of nanodiamond. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 46462–46462. 37 indexed citations

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Růžička, Martin, Dušan Koval, Jan Vávra, et al.. (2016). Interactions of helquats with chiral acidic aromatic analytes investigated by partial-filling affinity capillary electrophoresis. Journal of Chromatography A. 1467. 417–426. 25 indexed citations

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Hájek, Roman, et al.. (2015). Threats to Mutual Trust: Czech Local Politicians and Local Journalists in the Era of Professional Political Communication. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Vávra, Jan, et al.. (2012). Cultural ecology: Contemporary understanding of the relationship between humans and the environment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 12–24. 14 indexed citations

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Koval, Dušan, Lukáš Severa, Louis Adriaenssens, et al.. (2011). Chiral analysis of helquats by capillary electrophoresis: Resolution of helical N‐heteroaromatic dications using randomly sulfated cyclodextrins. Electrophoresis. 32(19). 2683–2692. 40 indexed citations

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Vávra, Jan, Petr Vodička, Ludvı́k Streinz, et al.. (2004). Chiral derivatives of 2‐(1‐naphthyl)‐2‐phenylacetic acid. Chirality. 16(9). 652–660. 2 indexed citations

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Rutenfranz, J., et al.. (1990). The relationship between changing body height and growth related changes in maximal aerobic power. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 60(4). 282–287. 16 indexed citations

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Bell, D. G., J. Rutenfranz, Jan Vávra, et al.. (1989). A comparison of coronary risk factors in groups of trained and untrained adolescents. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 58(6). 577–582. 15 indexed citations

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Vávra, Jan, et al.. (1989). The pattern of breathing and the ventilatory response to breathing through a tube and to physical exercise in sport divers. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 59(1-2). 55–58. 5 indexed citations

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Vávra, Jan, et al.. (1974). Prolonged exercise in children.. PubMed. 28 suppl. 13–8. 5 indexed citations

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