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Michal Otyepka 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 Michal Otyepka sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 347 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michal Otyepka 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 Michal Otyepka sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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 Chemistry in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

Michal Otyepka is affiliated with Palacký University, Olomouc in Czech Republic. Their research spans multiple domains primarily focused on materials science and engineering.

Their recent publication record includes notable papers such as:

  • Graphene-Based Metal-Organic Framework Hybrids for Applications in Catalysis, Environmental, and Energy Technologies (2022, Chemical Reviews)
  • Covalent Graphene-MOF Hybrids for High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitors (2020, Advanced Materials)
  • Human virus detection with graphene-based materials (2020, Biosensors and Bioelectronics)
  • Emerging MXene@Metal-Organic Framework Hybrids: Design Strategies toward Versatile Applications (2021, ACS Nano)
  • Recent Progress in Emerging Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbides (2021, Nano-Micro Letters)

Michal Otyepka collaborates regularly with several co-authors including Radek Zbořil, Aristides Bakandritsos, Miroslav Medveď, Veronika Šedajová, and Martin Pykal. These frequent partnerships reflect interdisciplinary research engagements.

The scientist's frequent publication venues demonstrate a focus on both theoretical and applied aspects of materials research. Key journals include:

  • Small
  • Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The main fields of study are:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, subfields of specialization encompass:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Michal Otyepka's research topics reiterate the breadth of interdisciplinary work, highlighting areas such as:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Best Publications

  • Functionalization of Graphene: Covalent and Non-Covalent Approaches, Derivatives and Applications

    Vasilios Georgakilas;Michal Otyepka;Athanasios B. Bourlinos;Vimlesh Chandra

  • Refinement of the Cornell et al. Nucleic Acids Force Field Based on Reference Quantum Chemical Calculations of Glycosidic Torsion Profiles

    Marie Zgarbová;Michal Otyepka;Michal Otyepka;Jiří Šponer;Jiří Šponer;Arnošt Mládek

  • Graphitic Nitrogen Triggers Red Fluorescence in Carbon Dots.

    Kateřina Holá;Mária Sudolská;Sergii Kalytchuk;Dana Nachtigallová;Dana Nachtigallová

  • CAVER: a new tool to explore routes from protein clefts, pockets and cavities

    Martin Petřek;Michal Otyepka;Pavel Banáš;Pavlína Košinová

  • Stabilizing and Modulating Color by Copigmentation: Insights from Theory and Experiment

    Patrick Trouillas;Juan-Carlos Sancho-Garcia;Victor De Freitas;Johannes Gierschner

  • RNA Structural Dynamics As Captured by Molecular Simulations: A Comprehensive Overview.

    Jiří Šponer;Giovanni Bussi;Miroslav Krepl;Miroslav Krepl;Pavel Banáš

  • Refinement of the Sugar–Phosphate Backbone Torsion Beta for AMBER Force Fields Improves the Description of Z- and B-DNA

    Marie Zgarbová;Jiří Šponer;Jiří Šponer;Michal Otyepka;Thomas E. Cheatham

  • Assessing the Current State of Amber Force Field Modifications for DNA

    Rodrigo Galindo-Murillo;James C. Robertson;Marie Zgarbová;Jiří Šponer;Jiří Šponer

  • Adsorption of Small Organic Molecules on Graphene

    Petr Lazar;František Karlický;Petr Jurečka;Mikuláš Kocman

  • Graphene Fluoride: A Stable Stoichiometric Graphene Derivative and its Chemical Conversion to Graphene

    Radek Zbořil;František Karlický;Athanasios B. Bourlinos;Theodore A. Steriotis

  • Biomimetic Superhydrophobic/Superoleophilic Highly Fluorinated Graphene Oxide and ZIF-8 Composites for Oil-Water Separation.

    Kolleboyina Jayaramulu;Kasibhatta Kumara Ramanatha Datta;Christoph Rösler;Martin Petr

  • Performance of Molecular Mechanics Force Fields for RNA Simulations: Stability of UUCG and GNRA Hairpins

    Pavel Banáš;Daniel Hollas;Marie Zgarbová;Petr Jurečka

  • Halogenated Graphenes: Rapidly Growing Family of Graphene Derivatives

    František Karlický;Kasibhatta Kumara Ramanatha Datta;Michal Otyepka;Radek Zbořil

  • Spectroscopic Fingerprints of Graphitic, Pyrrolic, Pyridinic, and Chemisorbed Nitrogen in N-Doped Graphene

    Petr Lazar;Radim Mach;Michal Otyepka

  • Graphene-Based Metal–Organic Framework Hybrids for Applications in Catalysis, Environmental, and Energy Technologies

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  • MOLE 2.0: advanced approach for analysis of biomacromolecular channels

    David Sehnal;David Sehnal;Radka Svobodová Vařeková;Karel Berka;Lukáš Pravda

  • MOLEonline: a web-based tool for analyzing channels, tunnels and pores (2018 update).

    Pravda L;Sehnal D;Sehnal D;Toušek D;Navrátilová

  • Redesigning Dehalogenase Access Tunnels as a Strategy for Degrading an Anthropogenic Substrate.

    Martina Pavlova;Martin Klvana;Zbynek Prokop;Radka Chaloupkova

  • Toward Improved Description of DNA Backbone: Revisiting Epsilon and Zeta Torsion Force Field Parameters

    Marie Zgarbová;F. Javier Luque;Jiří Šponer;Thomas E. Cheatham

  • MOLE: a Voronoi diagram-based explorer of molecular channels, pores, and tunnels.

    Martin Petřek;Pavlína Košinová;Jaroslav Koča;Michal Otyepka

  • Chemistry, properties, and applications of fluorographene.

    Demetrios D. Chronopoulos;Aristides Bakandritsos;Martin Pykal;Radek Zbořil

Frequent Co-Authors

Pavel Banáš
Pavel Banáš Palacký University, Olomouc
Jiří Šponer
Jiří Šponer Masaryk University
Jaroslav Koča
Jaroslav Koča Central European Institute of Technology
Petr Jurečka
Petr Jurečka Palacký University, Olomouc
Aristides Bakandritsos
Aristides Bakandritsos Technical University of Ostrava
Pavel Hobza
Pavel Hobza Czech Academy of Sciences
Martin Pumera
Martin Pumera Brno University of Technology
Athanasios B. Bourlinos
Athanasios B. Bourlinos University of Ioannina
Nils G. Walter
Nils G. Walter University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Radek Zboril
Radek Zboril Palacký University, Olomouc

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