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  • 2003 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Jerzy Leszczynski is affiliated with Jackson State University in the United States and has a substantial record of research contributions primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work spans a variety of topics with a focus on materials chemistry and computational methods.

Leszczynski's frequent publication venues include:

  • Structural Chemistry
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

Their research encompasses numerous specialized topics, including:

  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Free Radicals and Antioxidants
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of Leszczynski's scholarly activity with frequent co-authors such as Supratik Kar, Leonid Gorb, Pabitra Narayan Samanta, Danuta Leszczyńska, and Andrey A. Toropov. These relationships suggest a broad and interdisciplinary network supporting various strands of scientific inquiry.

Selected recent publications include:

  • Green Chemistry in the Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals (2021), Chemical Reviews
  • Open access in silico tools to predict the ADMET profiling of drug candidates (2020), Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery
  • Ecotoxicological assessment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products using predictive toxicology approaches (2020), Green Chemistry
  • Metal halide perovskites for photocatalysis applications (2021), Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • NanoSolveIT Project: Driving nanoinformatics research to develop innovative and integrated tools for in silico nanosafety assessment (2020), Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

Leszczynski has also contributed to book publications under Springer Nature (Netherlands), including:

  • Development of Solar Cells (2021)
  • Emerging Materials and Environment (2023)

The primary subfields of their studies include Materials Chemistry, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist was recognized as a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2003, reflecting their standing in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY: Reviews of Current Trends

    Jerzy Leszczynski

  • Electronic properties, hydrogen bonding, stacking, and cation binding of DNA and RNA bases.

    Jiří Šponer;Jiří Šponer;Jerzy Leszczynski;Pavel Hobza

  • Green Chemistry in the Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals.

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  • Cooperativity in hydrogen-bonded interactions: ab initio and "atoms in molecules" analyses.

    Marcin Ziółkowski;Sławomir J. Grabowski;Jerzy Leszczynski

  • Non-Linear Optical Properties of Matter

    Manthos G. Papadopoulos;Andrzej J. Sadlej;Jerzy Leszczynski

  • Properties of the C−H···H Dihydrogen Bond: An ab Initio and Topological Analysis

    Paweł Lipkowski;Slawomir J. Grabowski;Teri L. Robinson;Jerzy Leszczynski

  • Spontaneous DNA Mutations Induced by Proton Transfer in the Guanine·Cytosine Base Pairs: An Energetic Perspective

    Jan Florián;Jerzy Leszczyński

  • Intramolecular Proton Transfer in Mono- and Dihydrated Tautomers of Guanine: An ab Initio Post Hartree−Fock Study

    Leonid Gorb† and;Jerzy Leszczynski

  • Interaction of DNA Base Pairs with Various Metal Cations (Mg2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Cu+, Ag+, Au+, Zn2+, Cd2+, and Hg2+): Nonempirical ab Initio Calculations on Structures, Energies, and Nonadditivity of the Interaction

    Jaroslav V. Burda;Jiří Šponer;Jerzy Leszczynski;Pavel Hobza

  • Hydrogen Bonding and Stacking of DNA Bases: A Review of Quantum-chemical ab initio Studies

    Jiří Šponer;Jerzy Leszczynski;Pavel Hobza

  • Toward the development of "nano-QSARs": advances and challenges

    Tomasz Puzyn;Danuta Leszczynska;Jerzy Leszczynski

  • Chemical activation of biochar for energy and environmental applications: a comprehensive review

    Baharak Sajjadi;Tetiana Zubatiuk;Danuta Leszczynska;Jerzy Leszczynski

  • Accurate and transferable multitask prediction of chemical properties with an atoms-in-molecules neural network.

    Roman Zubatyuk;Roman Zubatyuk;Roman Zubatyuk;Justin S. Smith;Jerzy Leszczynski;Olexandr Isayev

  • Advancing risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials: application of computational approaches

    Agnieszka Gajewicz;Bakhtiyor Rasulev;Tandabany C. Dinadayalane;Piotr Urbaszek

  • Quantitative classification of covalent and noncovalent H-bonds.

    Grabowski Sj;Sokalski Wa;Dyguda E;Leszczyński J

  • Mineral–organic interfacial processes: potential roles in the origins of life

    H. James Cleaves;Andrea Michalkova Scott;Andrea Michalkova Scott;Frances C. Hill;Frances C. Hill;Jerzy Leszczynski;Jerzy Leszczynski

  • Double-proton transfer in adenine-thymine and guanine-cytosine base pairs. A post-Hartree-Fock ab initio study.

    Leonid Gorb;Yevgeniy Podolyan;Pawel Dziekonski;and W. Andrzej Sokalski

  • Base-base and deoxyribose-base stacking interactions in B-DNA and Z-DNA: a quantum-chemical study

    J. Sponer;H.A. Gabb;J. Leszczynski;P. Hobza

  • Non-linear optical properties of matter : from molecules to condensed phases

    Manthos G Papadopoulos;Andrzej J. Sadlej;Jerzy Leszczynski

  • Molecular Structure and Infrared Spectra of Adenine. Experimental Matrix Isolation and Density Functional Theory Study of Adenine 15N Isotopomers

    Maciej J. Nowak;Leszek Lapinski;and Józef S. Kwiatkowski;Jerzy Leszczyński

  • Interaction between the Guanine−Cytosine Watson−Crick DNA Base Pair and Hydrated Group IIa (Mg2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+) and Group IIb (Zn2+, Cd2+, Hg2+) Metal Cations

    Jiří Šponer;Jaroslav V. Burda;Michal Sabat;Jerzy Leszczynski

  • Comprehensive theoretical study of the conversion reactions of spiropyrans: Substituent and solvent effects

    Yinghong Sheng;Jerzy Leszczynski;Antonio A. Garcia;Rohit Rosario

  • Interactions of Electrons with Bare and Hydrated Biomolecules: From Nucleic Acid Bases to DNA Segments

    Jiande Gu;Jerzy Leszczynski;Henry F. Schaefer

  • Theoretical study of ionization and one‐electron oxidation potentials of N‐heterocyclic compounds

    Liudmyla K. Sviatenko;Liudmyla K. Sviatenko;Leonid Gorb;Frances C. Hill;Jerzy Leszczynski

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonid Gorb
Leonid Gorb Jackson State University
Oleg V. Shishkin
Oleg V. Shishkin National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Andrey A. Toropov
Andrey A. Toropov Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Jiří Šponer
Jiří Šponer Masaryk University
Sławomir J. Grabowski
Sławomir J. Grabowski University of the Basque Country
Pavel Hobza
Pavel Hobza Czech Academy of Sciences
Olexandr Isayev
Olexandr Isayev Carnegie Mellon University
Dmytro M. Hovorun
Dmytro M. Hovorun Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Kunal Roy
Kunal Roy Jadavpur University
Eugene N. Muratov
Eugene N. Muratov University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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