Michal Otyepka

32.5k total citations · 12 hit papers
416 papers, 26.0k citations indexed

About

Michal Otyepka is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michal Otyepka has authored 416 papers receiving a total of 26.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 187 papers in Materials Chemistry, 155 papers in Molecular Biology and 90 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michal Otyepka's work include Graphene research and applications (81 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (62 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (54 papers). Michal Otyepka is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (81 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (62 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (54 papers). Michal Otyepka collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, United States and Germany. Michal Otyepka's co-authors include Radek Zbořil, Jiřı́ Šponer, Pavel Banáš, Petr Jurečka, Pavel Hobza, Athanasios B. Bourlinos, Petr Lazar, Marie Zgarbová, František Karlický and Vasilios Georgakilas and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Michal Otyepka

397 papers receiving 25.8k 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.

Functionalization of Graphene: Covalent and Non-Covalent Approaches, Derivatives and Applications

2012 3.3k citations Michal Otyepka, Radek Zbořil et al. profile →
Refinement of the Cornell et al. Nucleic Acids Force Field Based on Reference Quantum Chemical Calculations of Glycosidic Torsion Profiles

2011 872 citations Marie Zgarbová, Michal Otyepka et al. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation profile →
Graphitic Nitrogen Triggers Red Fluorescence in Carbon Dots

2017 680 citations Sergii Kalytchuk, Dana Nachtigallová et al. ACS Nano profile →
Stabilizing and Modulating Color by Copigmentation: Insights from Theory and Experiment

2016 461 citations Patrick Trouillas, Michal Otyepka et al. profile →
Adsorption of Small Organic Molecules on Graphene

2013 429 citations Petr Lazar, Petr Jurečka et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Refinement of the Sugar–Phosphate Backbone Torsion Beta for AMBER Force Fields Improves the Description of Z- and B-DNA

2015 401 citations Marie Zgarbová, Jiřı́ Šponer et al. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation profile →
RNA Structural Dynamics As Captured by Molecular Simulations: A Comprehensive Overview

2018 398 citations Jiřı́ Šponer, Miroslav Krepl et al. profile →
Assessing the Current State of Amber Force Field Modifications for DNA

2016 397 citations Rodrigo Galindo‐Murillo, Marie Zgarbová et al. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation profile →
Biomimetic Superhydrophobic/Superoleophilic Highly Fluorinated Graphene Oxide and ZIF‐8 Composites for Oil–Water Separation

2015 394 citations Kolleboyina Jayaramulu, Michal Otyepka et al. profile →
Graphene-Based Metal–Organic Framework Hybrids for Applications in Catalysis, Environmental, and Energy Technologies

2022 245 citations Kolleboyina Jayaramulu, Deepak P. Dubal et al. profile →
Porous materials as effective chemiresistive gas sensors

2024 136 citations Michal Otyepka, Kolleboyina Jayaramulu et al. profile →
Single Atom Catalysts Based on Earth-Abundant Metals for Energy-Related Applications

2024 110 citations Štěpán Kment, Alberto Naldoni et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michal Otyepka Czechia	77	11.7k	9.3k	5.3k	4.8k	2.4k	416	26.0k
Cheng Zhi Huang China	85	16.1k 1.4×	14.1k 1.5×	4.3k 0.8×	7.5k 1.6×	4.1k 1.7×	812	31.3k
Jonathan S. Lindsey United States	85	22.0k 1.9×	7.4k 0.8×	5.4k 1.0×	4.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	481	28.4k
Raffaele Mezzenga Switzerland	90	7.7k 0.7×	8.4k 0.9×	2.0k 0.4×	4.3k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	486	29.5k
Yi‐Tao Long China	74	5.3k 0.5×	6.8k 0.7×	5.5k 1.0×	8.9k 1.8×	2.4k 1.0×	455	19.3k
Gary A. Baker United States	72	9.6k 0.8×	3.1k 0.3×	3.4k 0.6×	5.5k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	348	24.8k
Lei Wang China	65	8.5k 0.7×	4.7k 0.5×	3.9k 0.7×	5.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	513	17.5k
Erkang Wang China	98	14.0k 1.2×	14.7k 1.6×	10.1k 1.9×	8.4k 1.7×	6.0k 2.5×	574	33.8k
Youyong Li China	91	14.0k 1.2×	7.1k 0.8×	12.1k 2.3×	3.2k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	717	34.5k
Igor L. Medintz United States	85	20.8k 1.8×	19.4k 2.1×	7.6k 1.4×	10.0k 2.1×	3.7k 1.6×	384	35.6k
T. Alan Hatton United States	94	8.5k 0.7×	3.8k 0.4×	4.5k 0.8×	9.5k 2.0×	2.1k 0.9×	463	31.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michal Otyepka

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Kalytchuk, Sergii, Tomáš Malina, Filip Mravec, et al.. (2025). pH sensing and imaging in living cells based on fluorescence lifetime of carbon dot nanosensors. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 291. 118022–118022.

Zhao, Yu, Yu Zhao, Zhiguo Qu, et al.. (2025). Spatial Conformation of Ionizable Lipids Regulates Endosomal Membrane Disruption. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(42). 38265–38274.

Panáček, David, et al.. (2025). Recent advances in graphene-based electrochemical biosensors for major non-communicable diseases. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. 53. 101737–101737. 3 indexed citations

Paloncýová, Markéta, Ricardo Nascimento dos Santos, Petra Kührová, et al.. (2025). Computational Methods for Modeling Lipid-Mediated Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Delivery. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 22(3). 1110–1141. 13 indexed citations

Stadlbauer, Petr, et al.. (2025). Atomistic Insights Into Interaction of Doxorubicin With DNA: From Duplex to Nucleosome. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 46(3). e70035–e70035. 3 indexed citations

Yakimansky, Alexander V., Aleksandra V. Koroleva, Evgeniy V. Zhizhin, et al.. (2025). Functionalization of Hydrophilic and Amphiphilic Carbon Dots with Polyethylene Glycol for Electroluminescent Devices. Small Structures. 6(3). 1 indexed citations

Šedajová, Veronika, et al.. (2025). High-performance carbon-based supercapacitors. 2D Materials. 12(4). 43004–43004.

Ahmad, Razi, Yu Zhang, Piotr Błoński, et al.. (2024). Band engineering in iron and silver co-doped double perovskite nanocrystals for selective photocatalytic CO₂ reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(34). 23035–23048. 4 indexed citations

Mosconi, Dario, Matı́as Blanco, Luca Nodari, et al.. (2024). Enhanced selective oxidation of ethylarenes using iron single atom catalysts embedded in Nitrogen-Rich graphene. Chemical Engineering Journal. 499. 156299–156299. 2 indexed citations

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Mlýnský, Vojtěch, Martin Pykal, Jiřı́ Šponer, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive Assessment of Force-Field Performance in Molecular Dynamics Simulations of DNA/RNA Hybrid Duplexes. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 20(15). 6917–6929. 13 indexed citations

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Majumder, Mandira, Haneesh Saini, Andreas Schneemann, et al.. (2021). Rational Design of Graphene Derivatives for Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrogen to Ammonia. ACS Nano. 15(11). 17275–17298. 58 indexed citations

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Malina, Lukáš, Mario Salmona, Luisa Diomede, et al.. (2021). Antitumour drugs targeting tau R3 VQIVYK and Cys322 prevent seeding of endogenous tau aggregates by exogenous seeds. FEBS Journal. 289(7). 1929–1949. 11 indexed citations

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Langer, Michal, Markéta Paloncýová, Miroslav Medveď, et al.. (2020). Progress and challenges in understanding of photoluminescence properties of carbon dots based on theoretical computations. Applied Materials Today. 22. 100924–100924. 105 indexed citations

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Mohammadi, Elmira, Homa Saeidfirozeh, Antonín Knížek, et al.. (2020). Formic Acid, a Ubiquitous but Overlooked Component of the Early Earth Atmosphere. Chemistry - A European Journal. 26(52). 12075–12080. 14 indexed citations

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Meo, Florent Di, Karel Berka, Nicolas Picard, et al.. (2018). Structural patterns of the human ABCC4/MRP4 exporter in lipid bilayers rationalize clinically observed polymorphisms. Pharmacological Research. 133. 318–327. 19 indexed citations

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Otyepková, Eva, Petr Lazar, Klára Čépe, Ondřej Tomanec, & Michal Otyepka. (2016). Organic adsorbates have higher affinities to fluorographene than to graphene. Applied Materials Today. 5. 142–149. 45 indexed citations

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Saint‐Marcoux, Franck, Marie Essig, Jean-Philippe Rérolle, et al.. (2016). Multidrug resistance-associated protein 4 (MRP4) controls ganciclovir intracellular accumulation and contributes to ganciclovir-induced neutropenia in renal transplant patients. Pharmacological Research. 111. 501–508. 20 indexed citations

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Zgarbová, Marie, Jiřı́ Šponer, Michal Otyepka, et al.. (2015). Refinement of the Sugar–Phosphate Backbone Torsion Beta for AMBER Force Fields Improves the Description of Z- and B-DNA. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 11(12). 5723–5736. 401 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lapčík, Lubomir, Barbora Lapčíková, Eva Otyepková, et al.. (2014). Surface energy analysis (SEA) and rheology of powder milk dairy products. Food Chemistry. 174. 25–30. 24 indexed citations

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Šponer, Jiřı́, Jiřı́ Šponer, Judit E. Šponer, et al.. (2013). Nature and magnitude of aromatic base stacking in DNA and RNA: Quantum chemistry, molecular mechanics, and experiment. Biopolymers. 99(12). 978–988. 105 indexed citations

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