Patrik Španěl

15.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
293 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Patrik Španěl is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Spectroscopy and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrik Španěl has authored 293 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 216 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 166 papers in Spectroscopy and 44 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Patrik Španěl's work include Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (214 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (111 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (92 papers). Patrik Španěl is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (214 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (111 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (92 papers). Patrik Španěl collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, United Kingdom and Austria. Patrik Španěl's co-authors include David Smith, Kseniya Dryahina, Claire Turner, Simon J. Davies, Tianshu Wang, Andriy Pysanenko, Kristýna Sovová, Simon Davies, Warren Lenney and George B. Hanna and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Accounts of Chemical Research and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Patrik Španěl

290 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT‐MS) for on‐line trace gas analysis
    2004 665 citations David Smith, Patrik Španěl profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Patrik Španěl Czechia 63 9.9k 6.3k 2.4k 2.3k 1.1k 293 13.1k
Bogusław Buszewski Poland 63 8.6k 0.9× 7.1k 1.1× 4.7k 2.0× 2.3k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 695 22.0k
Anton Amann Austria 44 7.4k 0.8× 2.5k 0.4× 1.7k 0.7× 3.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 81 8.6k
T.D. Märk Austria 63 2.7k 0.3× 6.8k 1.1× 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 364 0.3× 578 17.3k
Jochen K. Schubert Germany 43 6.1k 0.6× 2.4k 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 921 0.8× 119 7.3k
Wolfram Miekisch Germany 43 5.9k 0.6× 2.3k 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 903 0.8× 114 7.0k
W. Lindinger Austria 52 2.4k 0.2× 3.5k 0.6× 614 0.3× 764 0.3× 297 0.3× 176 9.7k
Terence H. Risby United States 34 2.3k 0.2× 1.5k 0.2× 895 0.4× 979 0.4× 486 0.4× 141 4.8k
Boris Mizaikoff Germany 59 3.9k 0.4× 3.1k 0.5× 1.8k 0.8× 4.0k 1.7× 93 0.1× 530 13.2k
Alfons Jordan Austria 37 2.5k 0.3× 1.8k 0.3× 607 0.3× 386 0.2× 319 0.3× 64 6.6k
Marcos N. Eberlin Brazil 68 2.7k 0.3× 6.2k 1.0× 5.3k 2.2× 463 0.2× 898 0.8× 733 22.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrik Španěl

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All Works

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Fadel, Michael G, James H. Murray, Ilaria Belluomo, et al.. (2025). Non-invasive breath testing to detect colorectal cancer: protocol for a multicentre, case–control development and validation study (COBRA2 study). BMC Cancer. 25(1). 1230–1230. 1 indexed citations
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Dryahina, Kseniya, et al.. (2024). A SIFT Study of Reactions of Positive and Negative Ions With Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) Molecules in Dry and Humid Nitrogen at 393 K. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 39(6). e9975–e9975. 1 indexed citations
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Španěl, Patrik, et al.. (2024). Selected ion flow tube studies of the reactions of H3O+, NO+, O2+˙ and O−˙ ions with alkanes in He and N2 carrier gases at different temperatures. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26(41). 26585–26593. 1 indexed citations
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Dryahina, Kseniya, et al.. (2023). Accurate selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry quantification of ethylene oxide contamination in the presence of acetaldehyde. Analytical Methods. 15(46). 6435–6443. 4 indexed citations
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Španěl, Patrik, et al.. (2023). Gas phase H+, H3O+ and NH4+ affinities of oxygen-bearing volatile organic compounds; DFT calculations for soft chemical ionisation mass spectrometry. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(44). 30343–30348. 5 indexed citations
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Španěl, Patrik, et al.. (2023). Different reactivities of H 3 O + (H 2 O) n with unsaturated and saturated aldehydes: ligand‐switching reactions govern the quantitative analytical sensitivity of SESI‐MS. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 37(9). e9496–e9496. 5 indexed citations
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Španěl, Patrik, et al.. (2023). A SIFT-MS study of positive and negative ion chemistry of theortho-,meta- andpara-isomers of cymene, cresol, and ethylphenol. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(27). 17815–17827. 6 indexed citations
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Španěl, Patrik, et al.. (2019). Styrene radical cations for chemical ionization mass spectrometry analyses of monoterpene hydrocarbons. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 33(24). 1870–1876. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Nijing, et al.. (2019). Addition of fast gas chromatography to selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry for analysis of individual monoterpenes in mixtures. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 12(9). 4965–4982. 12 indexed citations
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Shestivská, Violetta, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of peroxidative stress of cancer cells in vitro by real‐time quantification of volatile aldehydes in culture headspace. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 31(16). 1344–1352. 8 indexed citations
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Mochalski, Paweł, Karl Unterkofler, Patrik Španěl, David Smith, & Anton Amann. (2014). Product ion distributions for the reactions of NO+ with some physiologically significant aldehydes obtained using a SRI-TOF-MS instrument. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 363. 23–31. 25 indexed citations
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Gilchrist, Francis, John Belcher, Michael T. Brady, et al.. (2011). Variation in hydrogen cyanide production between different strains ofPseudomonas aeruginosa. European Respiratory Journal. 38(2). 409–414. 49 indexed citations
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Diskin, Ann M., Patrik Španěl, & David Smith. (2003). Increase of acetone and ammonia in urine headspace and breath during ovulation quantified using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry. Physiological Measurement. 24(1). 191–199. 38 indexed citations
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Wang, Tianshu, David Smith, & Patrik Španěl. (2002). Selected ion flow tube studies of the reactions of H 3 O + , NO + and O 2 + with the anaesthetic gases halothane, isoflurane and sevoflurane. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 16(19). 1860–1870. 19 indexed citations
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Davies, Simon J., Patrik Španěl, & David Smith. (1997). Quantitative analysis of ammonia on the breath of patients in end-stage renal failure. Kidney International. 52(1). 223–228. 334 indexed citations
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Trunec, David, Patrik Španěl, & David Smith. (1995). The Influence of Ion – Neutral Collisions in the Plasma Sheath on the Ion Current to an Electrostatic Probe: Monte Carlo Simulation. Contributions to Plasma Physics. 35(3). 203–212. 16 indexed citations

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