K. Kniec

720 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 596 citations indexed

About

K. Kniec is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Kniec has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 596 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Materials Chemistry, 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in K. Kniec's work include Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (16 papers), Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials (10 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (7 papers). K. Kniec is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (16 papers), Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials (10 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (7 papers). K. Kniec collaborates with scholars based in Poland, Portugal and Germany. K. Kniec's co-authors include Ł. Marciniak, K. Ledwa, K. Elżbieciak-Piecka, J. Stefanska, K. Trejgis, Miroslav D. Dramićanin, Wojciech Piotrowski, Luís D. Carlos, K. Maciejewska and Artur Bednarkiewicz and has published in prestigious journals such as Coordination Chemistry Reviews, Chemical Engineering Journal and Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

K. Kniec

17 papers receiving 589 citations

Hit Papers

Luminescence thermometry with transition metal ions. A re... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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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. Luminescence thermometry with transition metal ions. A review
    2022 172 citations Ł. Marciniak, K. Kniec et al. Coordination Chemistry Reviews profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. Kniec Poland 12 551 356 175 52 51 17 596
Wojciech Piotrowski Poland 18 744 1.4× 464 1.3× 216 1.2× 50 1.0× 77 1.5× 42 804
K. Elżbieciak-Piecka Poland 13 739 1.3× 462 1.3× 265 1.5× 61 1.2× 81 1.6× 20 777
Evgenii Yu. Kolesnikov Russia 13 494 0.9× 310 0.9× 135 0.8× 48 0.9× 53 1.0× 23 503
Joanna Drabik Poland 11 559 1.0× 327 0.9× 221 1.3× 53 1.0× 67 1.3× 11 590
Jiashan Mao China 13 608 1.1× 476 1.3× 140 0.8× 43 0.8× 43 0.8× 19 632
K. Maciejewska Poland 14 542 1.0× 361 1.0× 200 1.1× 46 0.9× 56 1.1× 22 558
E.V. Golyeva Russia 13 672 1.2× 382 1.1× 180 1.0× 112 2.2× 89 1.7× 19 695
Natalia Stopikowska Poland 12 743 1.3× 486 1.4× 219 1.3× 48 0.9× 113 2.2× 15 811
Thomas P. van Swieten Netherlands 11 441 0.8× 256 0.7× 150 0.9× 24 0.5× 57 1.1× 21 488
Qiuming Lin China 8 688 1.2× 503 1.4× 117 0.7× 57 1.1× 41 0.8× 11 723

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Kniec

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Piotrowski, Wojciech, et al.. (2023). Positive luminescence thermal coefficient of Mn2+ ions for highly sensitive luminescence thermometry. Chemical Engineering Journal. 464. 142492–142492. 17 indexed citations
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Marciniak, Ł., K. Kniec, K. Elżbieciak-Piecka, et al.. (2022). Luminescence thermometry with transition metal ions. A review. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 469. 214671–214671. 172 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kniec, K., K. Ledwa, & Ł. Marciniak. (2022). Role of SiO2 Coating on YAG:V3+,Nd3+ Nanoparticles in Luminescence Thermometry. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 5(6). 8271–8278. 7 indexed citations
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Kniec, K. & Ł. Marciniak. (2022). A ratiometric luminescence pH sensor based on YAG:V3+,V5+ nanoparticles. New Journal of Chemistry. 46(24). 11562–11569. 7 indexed citations
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Kniec, K., et al.. (2022). A ratiometric and lifetime-based luminescent thermometer exploiting the Co3+ luminescence in CaAl2O4:Co3+ and CaAl2O4:Co3+,Nd3+. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 10(24). 9278–9286. 10 indexed citations
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Kniec, K., Wojciech Piotrowski, K. Ledwa, et al.. (2021). From quencher to potent activator – Multimodal luminescence thermometry with Fe3+ in the oxides MAl4O7 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba). Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 9(19). 6268–6276. 39 indexed citations
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Piotrowski, Wojciech, K. Kniec, & Ł. Marciniak. (2021). Enhancement of the Ln3+ ratiometric nanothermometers by sensitization with transition metal ions. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 870. 159386–159386. 15 indexed citations
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Marciniak, Ł., K. Elżbieciak-Piecka, K. Kniec, & Artur Bednarkiewicz. (2020). Assessing thermometric performance of Sr2CeO4 and Sr2CeO4:Ln3+ (Ln3+ = Sm3+, Ho3+, Nd3+, Yb3+) nanocrystals in spectral and temporal domain. Chemical Engineering Journal. 388. 124347–124347. 49 indexed citations
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Duszová, Annamária, et al.. (2020). ZrB2 matrix composites with Cr3+/Nd3+ doped Al2O3 luminescent nanoparticles for non-contact temperature sensing. Processing and Application of Ceramics. 14(3). 181–187. 1 indexed citations
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Kniec, K., Wojciech Piotrowski, K. Ledwa, Luís D. Carlos, & Ł. Marciniak. (2020). Spectral and thermometric properties altering through crystal field strength modification and host material composition in luminescence thermometers based on Fe3+doped AB2O4type nanocrystals (A = Mg, Ca; B = Al, Ga). Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 9(2). 517–527. 51 indexed citations
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Kniec, K., et al.. (2020). LiAl5O8:Fe3+ and LiAl5O8:Fe3+, Nd3+ as a New Luminescent Nanothermometer Operating in 1st Biological Optical Window. Nanomaterials. 10(2). 189–189. 41 indexed citations
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Kniec, K., K. Ledwa, K. Maciejewska, & Ł. Marciniak. (2020). Intentional modification of the optical spectral response and relative sensitivity of luminescent thermometers based on Fe3+,Cr3+,Nd3+ co-doped garnet nanocrystals by crystal field strength optimization. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 4(6). 1697–1705. 32 indexed citations
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Kniec, K. & Ł. Marciniak. (2019). Different Strategies of Stabilization of Vanadium Oxidation States in Lagao3 Nanocrystals. Frontiers in Chemistry. 7. 520–520. 10 indexed citations
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Kniec, K. & Ł. Marciniak. (2018). Spectroscopic properties of LaGaO3:V,Nd3+ nanocrystals as a potential luminescent thermometer. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 20(33). 21598–21606. 33 indexed citations

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