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D-Index
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10618
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12593
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57

Tomáš Polívka publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tomáš Polívka sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 191 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Tomáš Polívka D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tomáš Polívka is affiliated with the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice in the Czech Republic. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong emphasis on molecular biology and biochemistry within these fields.

Their work addresses several subfields, including:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Key topics in Polívka's research include:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Algal Biology and Biofuel Production
  • Light Effects on Plants
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Some of Polívka's recent papers are:

  • Structures of a phycobilisome in light-harvesting and photoprotected states, 2022, Nature
  • Role of hydrogen bond alternation and charge transfer states in photoactivation of the Orange Carotenoid Protein, 2021, Communications Biology
  • 2.4-Å structure of the double-ring Gemmatimonas phototrophica photosystem, 2022, Science Advances
  • Ultrafast laser spectroscopy uncovers mechanisms of light energy conversion in photosynthesis and sustainable energy materials, 2022, Chemical Physics Reviews
  • Structural analysis of a new carotenoid-binding protein: the C-terminal domain homolog of the OCP, 2020, Scientific Reports

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Polívka include:

  • David Bína
  • Valentyna Kuznetsova
  • María Agustina Domínguez-Martín
  • Cheryl A. Kerfeld
  • Marcel Fuciman

Their publications often appear in venues such as:

  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science Advances
  • Nature Communications
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Best Publications

  • Ultrafast dynamics of carotenoid excited States-from solution to natural and artificial systems.

    Tomas Polivka;Villy Sundström

  • Modified phthalocyanines for efficient near-IR sensitization of nanostructured TiO(2) electrode.

    Jianjun He;Gábor Benkö;Ferenc Korodi;Tomás Polívka

  • Biomimetic and microbial approaches to solar fuel generation.

    Ann Magnuson;Magnus Anderlund;Olof Johansson;Peter Lindblad

  • Molecular factors controlling photosynthetic light harvesting by carotenoids.

    Tomáš Polívka;Harry A. Frank

  • Direct observation of the (forbidden) S1 state in carotenoids.

    Tomáš Polívka;Jennifer L. Herek;Donatas Zigmantas;Hans-Erik Åkerlund

  • Dark excited states of carotenoids: Consensus and controversy

    Tomáš Polívka;Tomáš Polívka;Tomáš Polívka;Villy Sundström;Villy Sundström;Villy Sundström

  • Effect of a conjugated carbonyl group on the photophysical properties of carotenoids

    Donatas Zigmantas;Roger G. Hiller;Frank P. Sharples;Harry A. Frank

  • Carotenoid to chlorophyll energy transfer in the peridinin–chlorophyll-a–protein complex involves an intramolecular charge transfer state

    Donatas Zigmantas;Roger G. Hiller;Villy Sundström;Tomáš Polívka

  • Structures of a phycobilisome in light-harvesting and photoprotected states

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  • Mechanism of photoprotection in the cyanobacterial ancestor of plant antenna proteins

    Hristina Staleva;Josef Komenda;Mahendra K Shukla;Václav Šlouf

  • Spectroscopic and Dynamic Properties of the Peridinin Lowest Singlet Excited States

    Donatas Zigmantas;Tomáš Polívka;Roger G. Hiller;and Arkady Yartsev

  • Dynamics of vibrational relaxation in the S-1 state of carotenoids having 11 conjugated C=C bonds

    Helena Hörvin Billsten;Donatas Zigmantas;Villy Sundström;Tomáš Polı́vka

  • Dynamics of Excited States of the Carotenoid Peridinin in Polar Solvents: Dependence on Excitation Wavelength, Viscosity, and Temperature.

    Donatas Zigmantas;Roger G. Hiller;Arkady Yartsev;Villy Sundström

  • A comparative study of the redox and excited state properties of (nBu4N)2[Mo6X14] and (nBu4N)2[Mo6X8(CF3COO)6] (X = Cl, Br, or I)

    Kaplan Kirakci;Pavel Kubát;Jan Langmaier;Tomáš Polívka

  • Carotenoid S1 State in a Recombinant Light-Harvesting Complex of Photosystem II†

    Tomas Polivka;Donatas Zigmantas;Villy Sundström;Elena Formaggio

  • B800→B850 Energy Transfer Mechanism in Bacterial LH2 Complexes Investigated by B800 Pigment Exchange

    J.L. Herek;N.J. Fraser;T. Pullerits;P. Martinsson

  • Femtosecond Time-Resolved Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Xanthophylls

    Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki;James O. Sullivan;Tomas Polivka;Robert R. Birge

  • Exciton delocalization probed by excitation annihilation in the light-harvesting antenna LH2.

    G Trinkunas;J L Herek;T Polívka;V Sundström

  • Spectroscopic properties of the carotenoid 3 '-hydroxyechinenone in the orange carotenoid protein from the cyanobacterium Arthrospira maxima

    Tomas Polivka;Cheryl A. Kerfeld;Torbjörn Pascher;Villy Sundström

  • Self-assembled aggregates of the carotenoid zeaxanthin: Time-resolved study of excited states.

    Helena Hörvin Billsten;Villy Sundström;Tomas Polivka

  • The carotenoid S-1 state in LH2 complexes from purple bacteria Rhodobacter sphaeroides and Rhodopseudomonas acidophila: S-1 energies, dynamics, and carotenoid radical formation

    Tomáš Polívka;Donatas Zigmantas;Jennifer L. Herek;Zhi He

Frequent Co-Authors

Villy Sundström
Villy Sundström Lund University
Harry A. Frank
Harry A. Frank University of Connecticut
Tõnu Pullerits
Tõnu Pullerits Lund University
Pavel Chábera
Pavel Chábera Lund University
Roger G. Hiller
Roger G. Hiller Macquarie University
Licheng Sun
Licheng Sun Royal Institute of Technology
Cheryl A. Kerfeld
Cheryl A. Kerfeld Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Arkady Yartsev
Arkady Yartsev Lund University
Kamil Lang
Kamil Lang Czech Academy of Sciences
Stenbjörn Styring
Stenbjörn Styring Uppsala University

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