Michal Borkovec

24.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
241 papers, 19.8k citations indexed

About

Michal Borkovec is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michal Borkovec has authored 241 papers receiving a total of 19.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 87 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 66 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michal Borkovec's work include Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (115 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (50 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (48 papers). Michal Borkovec is often cited by papers focused on Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (115 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (50 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (48 papers). Michal Borkovec collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Netherlands. Michal Borkovec's co-authors include Peter Talkner, Peter Hänggi, Sven H. Behrens, Gregor Trefalt, H. Sticher, Plinio Maroni, Ger J. M. Koper, István Szilágyi, B. J. Berne and Georg Papastavrou and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Michal Borkovec

241 papers receiving 19.3k citations

Hit Papers

Reaction-rate theory: fifty years after Kramers 1988 2026 2000 2013 1990 1999 1988 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Reaction-rate theory: fifty years after Kramers
    1990 4.7k citations Michal Borkovec et al. profile →
  2. Ion binding to natural organic matter: competition, heterogeneity, stoichiometry and thermodynamic consistency
    1999 693 citations Michal Borkovec et al. profile →
  3. Classical and modern methods in reaction rate theory
    1988 348 citations Michal Borkovec et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michal Borkovec Switzerland 70 5.2k 4.4k 3.8k 3.1k 3.0k 241 19.8k
Roland R. Netz Germany 68 6.5k 1.2× 4.8k 1.1× 3.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.4× 942 0.3× 402 18.3k
Barry W. Ninham Australia 83 10.7k 2.1× 6.6k 1.5× 6.1k 1.6× 9.7k 3.1× 1.4k 0.5× 440 29.9k
Thomas A. Witten United States 49 4.1k 0.8× 1.9k 0.4× 11.5k 3.0× 3.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.5× 157 32.5k
Paul Meakin United States 82 1.9k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 6.8k 1.8× 2.7k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 440 25.2k
Steve Granick United States 82 5.1k 1.0× 1.4k 0.3× 10.2k 2.7× 4.0k 1.3× 931 0.3× 340 23.2k
Eli Ruckenstein United States 82 2.6k 0.5× 2.4k 0.6× 12.5k 3.3× 6.0k 1.9× 543 0.2× 931 29.0k
Tjerk P. Straatsma United States 31 7.0k 1.3× 2.2k 0.5× 4.8k 1.3× 1.9k 0.6× 455 0.2× 61 18.2k
Richard M. Pashley Australia 45 4.6k 0.9× 3.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 244 0.1× 134 12.6k
L. E. Scriven United States 79 2.2k 0.4× 1.0k 0.2× 5.7k 1.5× 3.6k 1.1× 890 0.3× 404 24.5k
William B. Russel United States 63 1.9k 0.4× 2.4k 0.5× 6.9k 1.8× 2.8k 0.9× 440 0.1× 182 14.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gudarzi, Mohsen Moazzami, Plinio Maroni, Michal Borkovec, & Gregor Trefalt. (2017). Depletion and double layer forces acting between charged particles in solutions of like-charged polyelectrolytes and monovalent salts. Soft Matter. 13(18). 3284–3295. 17 indexed citations
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Borkovec, Michal. (2016). Size and mass distributions of particles and polymers. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 1 indexed citations
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Herman, David J., et al.. (2016). Forces between silica particles in the presence of multivalent cations. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 472. 108–115. 32 indexed citations
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Besnard, Céline, et al.. (2016). Dispersion forces acting between silica particles across water: influence of nanoscale roughness. Nanoscale Horizons. 1(4). 325–330. 58 indexed citations
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Ruiz‐Cabello, F. Javier Montes, Gregor Trefalt, Tamas Oncsik, et al.. (2015). Interaction Forces and Aggregation Rates of Colloidal Latex Particles in the Presence of Monovalent Counterions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 119(25). 8184–8193. 34 indexed citations
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Tiraferri, Alberto & Michal Borkovec. (2014). Probing effects of polymer adsorption in colloidal particle suspensions by light scattering as relevant for the aquatic environment: An overview. The Science of The Total Environment. 535. 131–140. 24 indexed citations
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Szilágyi, István, Gregor Trefalt, Alberto Tiraferri, Plinio Maroni, & Michal Borkovec. (2014). Polyelectrolyte adsorption, interparticle forces, and colloidal aggregation. Soft Matter. 10(15). 2479–2479. 295 indexed citations
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Trefalt, Gregor, István Szilágyi, & Michal Borkovec. (2013). Measuring particle aggregation rates by light scattering. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 5 indexed citations
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Trefalt, Gregor, István Szilágyi, & Michal Borkovec. (2013). Poisson–Boltzmann description of interaction forces and aggregation rates involving charged colloidal particles in asymmetric electrolytes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 406. 111–120. 97 indexed citations
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Trefalt, Gregor, István Szilágyi, Tamas Oncsik, Amin Sadeghpour, & Michal Borkovec. (2013). Probing Colloidal Particle Aggregation by Light Scattering. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 67(11). 772–772. 27 indexed citations
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Sadeghpour, Amin, Emek Seyrek, István Szilágyi, José Manuel Hierrezuelo Osorio, & Michal Borkovec. (2011). Influence of the Degree of Ionization and Molecular Mass of Weak Polyelectrolytes on Charging and Stability Behavior of Oppositely Charged Colloidal Particles. Langmuir. 27(15). 9270–9276. 29 indexed citations
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Popa, Ionel, et al.. (2010). Importance of Charge Regulation in Attractive Double-Layer Forces between Dissimilar Surfaces. Physical Review Letters. 104(22). 228301–228301. 89 indexed citations
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Popa, Ionel, Baozhong Zhang, Plinio Maroni, A. Dieter Schlüter, & Michal Borkovec. (2010). Large Mechanical Response of Single Dendronized Polymers Induced by Ionic Strength. Angewandte Chemie. 122(25). 4346–4349. 1 indexed citations
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Bhosale, Rajesh S., Alejandro Perez‐Velasco, Velayutham Ravikumar, et al.. (2009). Topologically Matching Supramolecular n/p‐Heterojunction Architectures. Angewandte Chemie. 121(35). 6583–6586. 10 indexed citations
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Pericet-Cámara, Ramón, Georg Papastavrou, & Michal Borkovec. (2009). Effective Charge of Adsorbed Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimers from Direct Force Measurements. Macromolecules. 42(5). 1749–1758. 27 indexed citations
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Borkovec, Michal & Georg Papastavrou. (2008). Interactions between solid surfaces with adsorbed polyelectrolytes of opposite charge. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 13(6). 429–437. 128 indexed citations
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Čakara, Duško & Michal Borkovec. (2007). Microscopic Protonation Mechanism of Branched Polyamines: Poly(amidoamine) versus Poly(propyleneimine) Dendrimers. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 21 indexed citations
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Pericet-Cámara, Ramón, Georg Papastavrou, Sven H. Behrens, & Michal Borkovec. (2004). Interaction between Charged Surfaces on the Poisson−Boltzmann Level:  The Constant Regulation Approximation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 108(50). 19467–19475. 83 indexed citations
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Lin, Wei, Paolo Galletto, & Michal Borkovec. (2004). Charging and Aggregation of Latex Particles by Oppositely Charged Dendrimers. Langmuir. 20(18). 7465–7473. 100 indexed citations
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Bhattacharjee, Subir, Menachem Elimelech, & Michal Borkovec. (1998). DLVO Interaction between Colloidal Particles: Beyond Derjaguin’s Approximation. Croatica Chemica Acta. 71(4). 883–903. 118 indexed citations

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