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75
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Ladislav Kavan publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ladislav Kavan sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 402 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Ladislav Kavan D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ladislav Kavan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

Ladislav Kavan is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic and conducts research primarily in engineering, computer science, and materials science. Their work encompasses several specialized subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, computer vision and pattern recognition, materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, and computational mechanics.

Their research topics cover a wide range of themes, with notable focus areas including advanced battery materials and technologies, advancements in battery materials, ZnO doping and properties, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, 3D shape modeling and analysis, transition metal oxide nanomaterials, and medical image segmentation techniques.

Ladislav Kavan has authored several research papers published in recognized scientific journals. Selected recent papers include:

  • Work Function of TiO2 (Anatase, Rutile, and Brookite) Single Crystals: Effects of the Environment, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Quantifying the Severity of Metopic Craniosynostosis: A Pilot Study Application of Machine Learning in Craniofacial Surgery, 2020, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
  • Electron-Selective Layers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on TiO2 and SnO2, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Electrochemistry and band structure of semiconductors (TiO2, SnO2, ZnO): Avoiding pitfalls and textbook errors, 2024, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry
  • Effect of lead thiocyanate ions on performance of tin-based perovskite solar cells, 2020, Journal of Power Sources

The scientist has collaborated extensively with frequent co-authors, including Markéta Zukalová, Hana Tarábková, Hana Krýsová, Monika Vinarčíková, and Barbora Pitňa Lásková.

Ladislav Kavan's research outputs are often published in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), ACM Transactions on Graphics, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, ECS Transactions, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • ELECTROCHEMICAL AND PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF SINGLE-CRYSTAL ANATASE

    L. Kavan;M. Grätzel;S. E. Gilbert;and C. Klemenz

  • Raman spectra of titanium dioxide (anatase, rutile) with identified oxygen isotopes (16, 17, 18)

    Otakar Frank;Marketa Zukalova;Barbora Laskova;Jenö Kürti

  • HIGHLY EFFICIENT SENSITIZATION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE

    J. Desilvestro;M. Graetzel;L. Kavan;J. Moser

  • Organized Mesoporous TiO2 Films Exhibiting Greatly Enhanced Performance in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Markéta Zukalová;Arnost Zukal;Ladislav Kavan;Mohammad K Nazeeruddin

  • Rocking Chair Lithium Battery Based on Nanocrystalline TiO2 (Anatase)

    S. Y. Huang;L. Kavan;I. Exnar;M. Grätzel

  • Highly efficient semiconducting TiO2 photoelectrodes prepared by aerosol pyrolysis

    Ladislav Kavan;Michael Grätzel

  • Optically transparent cathode for dye-sensitized solar cells based on graphene nanoplatelets.

    Ladislav Kavan;Ladislav Kavan;Jun Ho Yum;Michael Grätzel

  • Pseudocapacitive Lithium Storage in TiO2(B)

    Marketa Zukalova;Martin Kalbac;Ladislav Kavan;Ivan Exnar

  • Nanocrystalline TiO2 (Anatase) Electrodes: Surface Morphology, Adsorption, and Electrochemical Properties

    L. Kavan;M. Grätzel;J. Rathouský;A. Zukalb

  • Lithium Storage in Nanostructured TiO2 Made by Hydrothermal Growth

    Ladislav Kavan;Martin Kalbac;Marketa Zukalova;Ivan Exnar

  • Preparation of TiO2 (anatase) films on electrodes by anodic oxidative hydrolysis of TiCl3

    Ladislav Kavan;Brian O'Regan;Andreas Kay;Michael Grätzel

  • Metal free sensitizer and catalyst for dye sensitized solar cells

    Shahzada Ahmad;Elena Guillén;Ladislav Kavan;Michael Grätzel

  • Graphene nanoplatelets outperforming platinum as the electrocatalyst in co-bipyridine-mediated dye-sensitized solar cells.

    Ladislav Kavan;Jun-Ho Yum;Michael Grätzel

  • The Influence of Strong Electron and Hole Doping on the Raman Intensity of Chemical Vapor-Deposition Graphene

    Martin Kalbac;Martin Kalbac;Alfonso Reina-Cecco;Hootan Farhat;Jing Kong

  • Li Insertion into Li4Ti5 O 12 (Spinel) Charge Capability vs. Particle Size in Thin-Film Electrodes

    Ladislav Kavan;Ladislav Kavan;Jan Procházka;Timothy M. Spitler;Martin Kalbáč

  • Raman 2D-Band Splitting in Graphene: Theory and Experiment

    Otakar Frank;Marcel Mohr;Janina Maultzsch;Christian Thomsen

  • Electrochemical Tuning of Electronic Structure of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: In-situ Raman and Vis-NIR Study

    Ladislav Kavan;Peter Rapta;Lothar Dunsch;Michael J. Bronikowski

  • Copper Bipyridyl Redox Mediators for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with High Photovoltage.

    Yasemin Saygili;Magnus Söderberg;Norman Pellet;Fabrizio Giordano

  • Facile synthesis of nanocrystalline Li4Ti5O12 (spinel) exhibiting fast Li insertion

    Ladislav Kavan;Ladislav Kavan;Michael Grätzel

  • Orientation Dependence of Charge‐Transfer Processes on TiO2 (Anatase) Single Crystals

    Roland Hengerer;Ladislav Kavan;Ladislav Kavan;Petr Krtil;Michael Grätzel

  • Carbyne and carbynoid structures

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Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Kalbac
Martin Kalbac Czech Academy of Sciences
Lothar Dunsch
Lothar Dunsch Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden
Michael Grätzel
Michael Grätzel École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Arnošt Zukal
Arnošt Zukal Czech Academy of Sciences
Shaik M. Zakeeruddin
Shaik M. Zakeeruddin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jun-Ho Yum
Jun-Ho Yum École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Hiromichi Kataura
Hiromichi Kataura National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Anders Hagfeldt
Anders Hagfeldt Uppsala University
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Dirk Vanderzande
Dirk Vanderzande Hasselt University

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