M. Nikl

30.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
1.0k papers, 25.7k citations indexed

About

M. Nikl is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Radiation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Nikl has authored 1.0k papers receiving a total of 25.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 740 papers in Materials Chemistry, 709 papers in Radiation and 472 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in M. Nikl's work include Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (708 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (682 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (367 papers). M. Nikl is often cited by papers focused on Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (708 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (682 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (367 papers). M. Nikl collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, Japan and Italy. M. Nikl's co-authors include Akira Yoshikawa, E. Mihóková, A. Vedda, Kei Kamada, J. Mareš, Alena Beitlerová, Jan Pejchal, Vladimír Babin, K. Nitsch and S. Zazubovich and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

M. Nikl

991 papers receiving 25.2k citations

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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.

Scintillation detectors for x-rays

2006 691 citations M. Nikl profile →
Recent R&D Trends in Inorganic Single‐Crystal Scintillator Materials for Radiation Detection

2015 682 citations M. Nikl, Akira Yoshikawa profile →
Composition Engineering in Cerium-Doped (Lu,Gd)₃(Ga,Al)₅O₁₂ Single-Crystal Scintillators

2011 464 citations Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa et al. profile →
Needs, Trends, and Advances in Inorganic Scintillators

2018 380 citations E. Auffray, M. Nikl et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Nikl Czechia	69	19.4k	16.4k	9.9k	8.7k	2.5k	1.0k	25.7k
P. Dorenbos Netherlands	82	22.4k 1.2×	13.7k 0.8×	6.4k 0.7×	9.5k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	464	28.2k
Akira Yoshikawa Japan	55	10.4k 0.5×	10.2k 0.6×	6.4k 0.6×	4.7k 0.5×	2.2k 0.9×	917	16.3k
C.W.E. van Eijk Netherlands	53	5.9k 0.3×	8.6k 0.5×	4.2k 0.4×	2.2k 0.3×	2.1k 0.8×	345	11.6k
Karl W. Krämer Switzerland	57	9.1k 0.5×	3.9k 0.2×	3.6k 0.4×	4.6k 0.5×	765 0.3×	318	13.8k
A. Vedda Italy	43	5.8k 0.3×	4.6k 0.3×	2.4k 0.2×	2.4k 0.3×	608 0.2×	261	7.8k
Kei Kamada Japan	43	5.1k 0.3×	7.5k 0.5×	4.0k 0.4×	1.8k 0.2×	2.1k 0.8×	527	9.3k
G. Blasse Netherlands	77	31.7k 1.6×	6.2k 0.4×	3.6k 0.4×	14.2k 1.6×	232 0.1×	702	34.6k
Christophe Dujardin France	44	5.1k 0.3×	2.7k 0.2×	1.6k 0.2×	2.4k 0.3×	582 0.2×	274	7.4k
Hans U. Güdel Switzerland	57	11.9k 0.6×	2.0k 0.1×	2.5k 0.2×	5.4k 0.6×	275 0.1×	347	14.9k
E. Mihóková Czechia	40	4.9k 0.3×	3.5k 0.2×	2.3k 0.2×	2.4k 0.3×	401 0.2×	217	6.3k

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Nikl, M., Jan Pejchal, David Sedmidubský, et al.. (2025). GSAG:Ce scintillator: material optimization and intrinsic bottlenecks. Materials Advances. 6(11). 3596–3604. 1 indexed citations

Martinazzoli, L., N. Kratochwil, I.M. Frank, et al.. (2025). Exploring scintillators and Cherenkov radiators for MIP timing detectors. Journal of Instrumentation. 20(4). P04004–P04004. 1 indexed citations

Babin, Vladimír, et al.. (2024). Photoluminescence optical and thermal quenching in heavily doped Gd3(Ga,Al)5O12:Ce, Mg single crystals: Dependence on the Ga3+, Ce3+, and Mg2+ concentration. Journal of Luminescence. 277. 120945–120945. 3 indexed citations

Chewpraditkul, Warut, Romana Kučerková, Alena Beitlerová, et al.. (2024). Luminescence and scintillation properties of fast Ce,Mg:Lu2YGaxAl5-xO12 ceramic scintillators fabricated from co-precipitated powders. Optical Materials. 152. 115418–115418. 2 indexed citations

Zhu, Danyang, Alena Beitlerová, Romana Kučerková, et al.. (2024). Stoichiometric modulation and scintillation property characterization of Ce,Ca:LuAG ceramics. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 107(10). 6844–6852. 2 indexed citations

Pejchal, Jan, Romana Kučerková, Alena Beitlerová, et al.. (2023). The Ga-admixed GSAG:Ce single crystal scintillator: Composition tuning. Journal of Luminescence. 263. 119984–119984. 6 indexed citations

Šulc, Jan, P. Boháček, Michal Němeć, et al.. (2023). Influence of Er3+ concentration in Er:GGAG crystal on spectroscopic and laser properties. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 941. 168964–168964. 8 indexed citations

Chewpraditkul, Warut, Nakarin Pattanaboonmee, Romana Kučerková, et al.. (2023). Effects of Sc3+ admixture on luminescence and scintillation properties of Ce3+-doped Lu2Y(Al5-xScx)O12 (x = 1, 1.5, 2) garnet single-crystalline films. Optical Materials. 145. 114417–114417. 5 indexed citations

Villa, Irène, Lenka Procházková, E. Mihóková, et al.. (2023). First investigation of the morphological and luminescence properties of HfO₂ nanoparticles synthesized by photochemical synthesis. CrystEngComm. 25(30). 4345–4354. 5 indexed citations

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Martinazzoli, L., Saulius Nargelas, P. Boháček, et al.. (2022). Compositional engineering of multicomponent garnet scintillators: towards an ultra-accelerated scintillation response. Materials Advances. 3(17). 6842–6852. 30 indexed citations

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Chewpraditkul, Warut, Nakarin Pattanaboonmee, Akihiro Yamaji, et al.. (2021). Scintillation characteristics and temperature quenching of radio- and photoluminescence of Mg2+-codoped (Lu,Gd)3Al2.4Ga2.6O12:Ce garnet crystals. Optical Materials. 121. 111595–111595. 6 indexed citations

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Gorbenko, V., Sandra Witkiewicz-Łukaszek, T. Zorenko, et al.. (2021). Development of Composite Scintillators Based on the LuAG: Pr Single Crystalline Films and LuAG:Sc Single Crystals. Crystals. 11(8). 846–846. 5 indexed citations

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Chewpraditkul, Warut, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, et al.. (2021). Scintillation yield and temperature dependence of radioluminescence of (Lu,Gd)3Al5O12:Ce garnet crystals. Optical Materials. 120. 111471–111471. 5 indexed citations

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Němeć, Michal, P. Boháček, Jan Šulc, et al.. (2021). Tunable resonantly pumped Er:GGAG laser. Laser Physics. 32(1). 15802–15802. 4 indexed citations

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Chewpraditkul, Warut, Nakarin Pattanaboonmee, T. Szczęśniak, et al.. (2016). Optical and scintillation characteristics of Gd2YAl2Ga3O12:Ce and Lu2YAl2Ga3O12:Ce single crystals. Journal of Crystal Growth. 468. 395–398. 6 indexed citations

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Chewpraditkul, Warut, et al.. (2015). Luminescence and scintillation response of YGd2Al2Ga3O12:Ce and LuGd2Al2Ga3O12:Ce scintillators. Radiation Measurements. 90. 153–156. 7 indexed citations

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Kamada, Kei, M. Nikl, Jan Pejchal, et al.. (2015). Improvement of scintillation properties on Ce doped Y. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 54(4). 3 indexed citations

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Nikl, M., N. Solovieva, E. Mihóková, et al.. (2001). Scintillation Decay of LiCaAlF 6 :Ce 3+ Single Crystals. 187(1). 1 indexed citations

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Nikl, M., P. Boháček, A. Vedda, et al.. (2000). Efficient Medium-Speed PbWO 4 :Mo,Y Scintillator. 182(2). 1 indexed citations

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Somma, F., M. Nikl, K. Nitsch, et al.. (1999). The growth, structure and optical properties of CsI-PbI2 co-evaporated thin films. Superficies y Vacío. 62–64. 5 indexed citations

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