Zdeněk Havlas

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
189 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Zdeněk Havlas is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zdeněk Havlas has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Organic Chemistry, 76 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 53 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Zdeněk Havlas's work include Crystallography and molecular interactions (43 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (41 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (31 papers). Zdeněk Havlas is often cited by papers focused on Crystallography and molecular interactions (43 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (41 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (31 papers). Zdeněk Havlas collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, Germany and United States. Zdeněk Havlas's co-authors include Pavel Hobza, Hans Bock, Josef Michl, Lubomı́r Rulı́šek, Christian Näther, Klaus Ruppert, Roald Hoffmann, Andreas John, Akın Akdağ and V. S̆pirko and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Zdeněk Havlas

187 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zdeněk Havlas Czechia	43	3.2k	2.9k	2.2k	2.2k	1.8k	189	7.7k
Eric D. Glendening United States	34	4.0k 1.2×	2.6k 0.9×	2.9k 1.3×	2.1k 0.9×	2.5k 1.4×	72	9.3k
J. J. Dannenberg United States	44	2.4k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	2.6k 1.2×	2.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	147	7.5k
Yirong Mo United States	50	3.7k 1.2×	3.0k 1.0×	2.9k 1.3×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	243	8.3k
Paul v. R. Schleyer United States	59	6.6k 2.1×	2.2k 0.8×	2.8k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	3.4k 1.9×	228	10.8k
Günther W. Spitznagel Germany	7	3.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	2.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	8	7.3k
Christoph Kölmel Germany	10	2.8k 0.9×	1.9k 0.6×	2.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	2.4k 1.3×	13	8.7k
Michael Bär Germany	10	2.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	2.3k 1.3×	16	8.0k
Gastone Gilli Italy	34	3.9k 1.2×	3.9k 1.3×	1.2k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	121	8.6k
Miquel Duran Spain	47	4.6k 1.5×	2.7k 0.9×	3.6k 1.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	179	9.3k
I. Mayer Hungary	41	2.9k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	4.3k 1.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	181	8.7k

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Carlotti, Benedetta, Fausto Elisei, Raimondo Germani, et al.. (2025). Uncovering intramolecular singlet fission at the root of the dual fluorescence of 1,4-bis( p -nitro-β-styryl)benzene in solution. Chemical Science. 16(33). 15129–15140.

Tom, Rithwik, et al.. (2023). Inverse Design of Tetracene Polymorphs with Enhanced Singlet Fission Performance by Property-Based Genetic Algorithm Optimization. Chemistry of Materials. 35(3). 1373–1386. 18 indexed citations

Havlas, Zdeněk, M. Trujillo, P. Rempała, et al.. (2016). Electronic Spectra of the Tetraphenylcyclobutadienecyclopentadienylnickel(II) Cation and Radical. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 120(20). 3456–3462. 2 indexed citations

Wen, Jin, Zdeněk Havlas, & Josef Michl. (2014). Captodatively Stabilized Biradicaloids as Chromophores for Singlet Fission. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137(1). 165–172. 90 indexed citations

Čajan, Michal, et al.. (2008). Substituent Effect on exo Stereoselectivity in the 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reaction of Tulipalin A with Nitrile Ylides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 73(8). 3032–3039. 7 indexed citations

Zharov, Ilya, T.-C. Weng, Anita M. Orendt, et al.. (2005). Metal cation-methyl interactions in Cb(11)Me(12)- salts of Me(3)Ge+, Me(3)Sn+, and Me(3)Pb+. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2 indexed citations

Bock, Hans, et al.. (2003). 1,2‐Diphenylbenzene Dianion: Alkali‐Metal Salts with Drastically Spread C₆ Rings. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 42(36). 4385–4389. 22 indexed citations

Rulı́šek, Lubomı́r & Zdeněk Havlas. (2002). Using DFT methods for the prediction of the structure and energetics of metal‐binding sites in metalloproteins. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 91(3). 504–510. 37 indexed citations

Bock, Hans, et al.. (1999). The Li+-Initiated Twofold Dehydrogenation and C−C Bond Formation of Hexaphenylbenzene to the Dilithium Salt of the 9,10-Diphenyltetrabenz[a,c,h,j]anthracene Dianion. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 38(15). 2240–2243. 23 indexed citations

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Rulı́šek, Lubomı́r, Zdeněk Havlas, S. Heřmánek, & J. Plešek. (1998). Regular polyhedral molecules. P₂₀ and its inclusion compounds. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 76(9). 1274–1279. 8 indexed citations

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Bock, Hans, et al.. (1998). Tetralithium Bis(ethylaluminum) Tetrakis(catecholate) Pentakis(dimethoxyethane): An Oxygen-Rich Cluster [(Al++2(Li+)4(O18)−8] in a C36H44 Hydrocarbon Shell. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 1998(12). 2075–2077. 2 indexed citations

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Bock, Hans, et al.. (1997). Neues von einem „alten” Liganden: das Tripeldecker‐Ionentripel Tris([18]Krone‐6)‐dinatriumbis(tetraphenylcyclopentadienid). Angewandte Chemie. 109(6). 650–651. 5 indexed citations

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Bock, Hans, et al.. (1996). [{Na⁺(thf)₂}₄(rubrene⁴⁻)]: Crystallization and Structure Determination of a Contact‐Ion Quintuple for the First π‐Hydrocarbon Tetraanion. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 35(6). 631–632. 46 indexed citations

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Bock, Hans, Andreas John, Claudia Arad, Christian Näther, & Zdeněk Havlas. (1994). Ether‐umhüllte Natrium‐Ionen in Salzen mit π‐Kohlenwasserstoff‐Anionen: Kristallisation, Strukturen und semiempirische Solvatationsenergien,. Angewandte Chemie. 106(8). 931–934. 45 indexed citations

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Bock, Hans, Christian Näther, Zdeněk Havlas, Andreas John, & Claudia Arad. (1994). Ether‐Solvated Sodium Ions in Salts Containing π‐Hydrocarbon Anions: Crystallization, Structures, and Semiempirical Solvation Energies. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 33(8). 875–878. 61 indexed citations

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Bock, Hans Christoph, et al.. (1992). Diprotoniertes Tetra(2‐pyridyl)pyrazin und seine chemische Mimese mit unterschiedlichen Wasserstoffbrücken. Angewandte Chemie. 104(3). 348–350. 27 indexed citations

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Bock, Hans, Klaus Ruppert, Christian Näther, et al.. (1992). Distorted Molecules: Perturbation Design, Preparation and Structures. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 31(5). 550–581. 151 indexed citations

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Bock, Hans, et al.. (1991). Triisopropylamin, ein sterisch überfülltes Molekül mit eingeebneter NC₃‐Pyramide und einem p‐Typ‐Stickstoffelektronenpaar. Angewandte Chemie. 103(2). 193–196. 53 indexed citations

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Havlas, Zdeněk, et al.. (1986). The effect of geometry optimization on the reaction barrier height: SCF and MP2 studies of the dissociation and isomerization reactions of formaldehyde. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 136(3-4). 239–245. 4 indexed citations

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Tureček, František, et al.. (1986). The mass spectra of organic compounds. 8^th Communication. 1‐Buten‐3‐yn‐2‐ol. A new kinetically unstable C₄H₄O isomer. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 69(3). 683–691. 5 indexed citations

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