Wiktor Szymański

11.8k total citations · 9 hit papers
159 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Wiktor Szymański is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wiktor Szymański has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Materials Chemistry, 66 papers in Organic Chemistry and 66 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Wiktor Szymański's work include Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (87 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (53 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (30 papers). Wiktor Szymański is often cited by papers focused on Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (87 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (53 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (30 papers). Wiktor Szymański collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Italy. Wiktor Szymański's co-authors include Ben L. Feringa, Willem A. Velema, Michael M. Lerch, Mickel J. Hansen, John M. Beierle, Hans A. V. Kistemaker, Dick B. Janssen, Arnold J. M. Driessen, Gooitzen M. van Dam and Nadja A. Simeth and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Wiktor Szymański

152 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

Reversible Photocontrol of Biological Systems by the Inco... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2013 2014 2016 2010 2015 250 500 750 1000
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. Reversible Photocontrol of Biological Systems by the Incorporation of Molecular Photoswitches
    2013 1.0k citations Wiktor Szymański, Ben L. Feringa et al. profile →
  2. Photopharmacology: Beyond Proof of Principle
    2014 942 citations Wiktor Szymański, Ben L. Feringa et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. Emerging Targets in Photopharmacology
    2016 545 citations Michael M. Lerch, Mickel J. Hansen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  4. Recent advances in the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of β-amino acids
    2010 414 citations Wiktor Szymański, Ben L. Feringa et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  5. Wavelength-selective cleavage of photoprotecting groups: strategies and applications in dynamic systems
    2015 329 citations Mickel J. Hansen, Michael M. Lerch et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  6. Optical control of antibacterial activity
    2013 312 citations Mickel J. Hansen, Wiktor Szymański et al. profile →
  7. Molecular photoswitches in aqueous environments
    2021 301 citations Jana Volarić, Wiktor Szymański et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  8. Orthogonal photoswitching in a multifunctional molecular system
    2016 200 citations Michael M. Lerch, Mickel J. Hansen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  9. Rational Design in Photopharmacology with Molecular Photoswitches
    2023 133 citations Piermichele Kobauri, Wiktor Szymański et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wiktor Szymański Netherlands 46 6.4k 3.9k 3.6k 2.8k 1.4k 159 9.5k
David S. Lawrence United States 50 2.3k 0.4× 1.1k 0.3× 2.1k 0.6× 5.0k 1.8× 832 0.6× 179 8.7k
Doron Shabat Israel 62 3.2k 0.5× 645 0.2× 3.2k 0.9× 5.0k 1.8× 3.5k 2.6× 186 10.8k
Salvatore Sortino Italy 42 3.6k 0.6× 688 0.2× 1.6k 0.4× 1.0k 0.4× 2.3k 1.7× 244 6.7k
Jun Yin China 52 6.0k 0.9× 557 0.1× 2.6k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 2.1k 1.6× 293 10.7k
Javier Read de Alaniz United States 52 3.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 6.4k 1.8× 844 0.3× 1.2k 0.9× 172 9.3k
Andrew A. Beharry Canada 21 3.2k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 971 0.3× 525 0.4× 40 4.2k
Xiaogang Liu Singapore 50 5.0k 0.8× 477 0.1× 1.9k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 1.9k 1.4× 215 8.7k
Xiao‐Peng He China 53 5.3k 0.8× 395 0.1× 2.1k 0.6× 3.9k 1.4× 3.0k 2.2× 228 11.5k
Christian G. Bochet Switzerland 30 2.2k 0.3× 916 0.2× 2.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 645 0.5× 98 4.6k
Itaru Hamachi Japan 71 4.8k 0.7× 617 0.2× 6.5k 1.8× 8.6k 3.1× 1.6k 1.2× 330 16.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cardano, Francesca, R. Garcia, & Wiktor Szymański. (2025). Manipulation of Chemistry and Biology with Visible Light Using Tetra‐ ortho ‐Substituted Azobenzenes and Azonium Ions. Angewandte Chemie. 137(24).
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Cardano, Francesca, R. Garcia, & Wiktor Szymański. (2025). Manipulation of Chemistry and Biology with Visible Light Using Tetra‐ ortho ‐Substituted Azobenzenes and Azonium Ions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(24). e202423506–e202423506. 2 indexed citations
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IJpma, Frank F. A., et al.. (2024). Bacteria-targeted imaging using vancomycin-based positron emission tomography tracers can distinguish infection from sterile inflammation. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 52(5). 1878–1889. 1 indexed citations
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Fu, Youxin, Mariangela Di Donato, Michiel Hilbers, et al.. (2024). With or without a co-solvent? highly efficient ultrafast phenanthrenequinone-electron rich alkene (PQ-ERA) photoclick reactions. Chemical Science. 15(29). 11557–11563. 2 indexed citations
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Fu, Youxin, Georgios Alachouzos, Nadja A. Simeth, et al.. (2024). Triplet‐Triplet Energy Transfer: A Simple Strategy for an Efficient Visible Light‐Induced Photoclick Reaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(21). e202319321–e202319321. 5 indexed citations
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Hoorens, Mark W. H., Adèle D. Laurent, Mariangela Di Donato, et al.. (2024). Getting a molecular grip on the half-lives of iminothioindoxyl photoswitches. Chemical Science. 15(35). 14379–14389. 4 indexed citations
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Fu, Youxin, Georgios Alachouzos, Nadja A. Simeth, et al.. (2023). Establishing PQ-ERA photoclick reactions with unprecedented efficiency by engineering of the nature of the phenanthraquinone triplet state. Chemical Science. 14(27). 7465–7474. 8 indexed citations
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Fu, Youxin, et al.. (2023). Molecular Engineering To Enhance Reactivity and Selectivity in an Ultrafast Photoclick Reaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(16). e202218203–e202218203. 14 indexed citations
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Kobauri, Piermichele, Nicole Stéphanie Galenkamp, Nadja A. Simeth, et al.. (2022). Hypothesis-Driven, Structure-Based Design in Photopharmacology: The Case of eDHFR Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 65(6). 4798–4817. 16 indexed citations
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Srivastava, Ashutosh, et al.. (2022). Light-Control over Casein Kinase 1δ Activity with Photopharmacology: A Clear Case for Arylazopyrazole-Based Inhibitors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(10). 5326–5326. 9 indexed citations
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Volarić, Jana, Wiktor Szymański, Nadja A. Simeth, & Ben L. Feringa. (2021). Molecular photoswitches in aqueous environments. Chemical Society Reviews. 50(22). 12377–12449. 301 indexed citations breakdown →
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Miller, Simon, Piermichele Kobauri, Ashutosh Srivastava, et al.. (2021). Photopharmacological Manipulation of Mammalian CRY1 for Regulation of the Circadian Clock. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(4). 2078–2087. 33 indexed citations
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Crespi, Stefano, Nadja A. Simeth, Mariangela Di Donato, et al.. (2021). Phenylimino Indolinone: A Green‐Light‐Responsive T‐Type Photoswitch Exhibiting Negative Photochromism. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(48). 25290–25295. 43 indexed citations
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Simeth, Nadja A., Piermichele Kobauri, Stefano Crespi, et al.. (2021). Rational design of a photoswitchable DNA glue enabling high regulatory function and supramolecular chirality transfer. Chemical Science. 12(26). 9207–9220. 23 indexed citations
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Sugiyama, Akiko, Ashutosh Srivastava, Daisuke Ono, et al.. (2021). Reversible modulation of circadian time with chronophotopharmacology. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3164–3164. 40 indexed citations
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Hoes, Martijn F., Michael M. Lerch, Lucien N. Lameijer, et al.. (2020). Red-light-sensitive BODIPY photoprotecting groups for amines and their biological application in controlling heart rhythm. Chemical Communications. 56(41). 5480–5483. 74 indexed citations
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Lameijer, Lucien N., Šimon Budzák, Nadja A. Simeth, et al.. (2020). General Principles for the Design of Visible‐Light‐Responsive Photoswitches: Tetra‐ortho‐Chloro‐Azobenzenes. Angewandte Chemie. 132(48). 21847–21854. 26 indexed citations
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Szymański, Wiktor, Girbe Buist, Alexander R. Horswill, et al.. (2020). Fighting Staphylococcus aureus infections with light and photoimmunoconjugates. JCI Insight. 5(22). 18 indexed citations
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Hoorens, Mark W. H., Miroslav Medveď, Adèle D. Laurent, et al.. (2019). Iminothioindoxyl as a molecular photoswitch with 100 nm band separation in the visible range. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2390–2390. 78 indexed citations
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Simeth, Nadja A., et al.. (2019). Comparative Study of Photoswitchable Zinc‐Finger Domain and AT‐Hook Motif for Light‐Controlled Peptide–DNA Binding. Chemistry - A European Journal. 25(19). 4965–4973. 11 indexed citations

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