Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
RNDr. Marek Cigáň, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Cigáň
I.2 - Name
Marek
I.3 - Degrees
RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1978
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of organic chemistry
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Ilkovičova 6, 84215 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
marek.cigan
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4198?do=filterForm-submit&name=Marek&surname=Cig%C3%A1%C5%88&university=701000000&faculty=701040000&sort=surname&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
chemistry
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-7734-626X

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
II.b - Year
2002
II.c - Study field and programme
chemistry
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
II.b - Year
2004
II.c - Study field and programme
chemistry, environmental chemistry
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
chemistry, organic chemistry
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
associate professor Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia 2010-present

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
ECDL Start certificate The Slovak society for informatics 2007

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Molecular spectroscopy chemistry I. chemistry
Applied spectroscopy physical chemistry II. chemistry
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
physical chemistry II. chemistry
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
3
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Determination of the structure of organic compounds organic chemistry and biochemistry II. chemistry
Organic photochemistry and electrochemistry organic chemistry and biochemistry II. chemistry
New trends in organic chemistry chemistry, biochemistry I. chemistry
Advanced practicals organic chemistry and biochemistry II. chemistry
Special seminar and practicals organic chemistry and biochemistry II. chemistry

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
58
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
20
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
58
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
20
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
789
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
533
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
789
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
533
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
1
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Čechová, L.; Filo, J.; Dračínský, M.; Slavov, C.; Sun, D.; Janeba, Z.; Slanina, T.; Wachtveitl, J.; Procházková, E.; Cigáň, M. Polysubstituted 5-Phenylazopyrimidines: Extremely Fast Non-Ionic Photochromic Oscillators. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 59 (36), 15590–15594. https://doi.org/10.1002/ANIE.202007065. (11 citations); 12.959 – IF, Q1 – JCR, Q1 – SJR

2

Procházková, E.; Šimon, P.; Straka, M.; Filo, J.; Májek, M.; Cigáň, M.; Baszczyňski, O. Phosphate Linkers with Traceable Cyclic Intermediates for Self-Immolation Detection and Monitoring. Chemical Communications 2021, 57 (2), 211–214. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC06928K. (10 citations); 6.222 – IF, Q1 – JCR, Q1 – SJR

3

Čechová, L.; Kind, J.; Dračínský, M.; Filo, J.; Janeba, Z.; Thiele, C. M. M.; Cigáň, M.; Procházková, E. Photoswitching Behavior of 5-Phenylazopyrimidines: In Situ Irradiation NMR and Optical Spectroscopy Combined with Theoretical Methods. Journal of Organic Chemistry 2018, 83 (11). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.8b00569. (17 citations); 4.805 – IF, Q1 – JCR, Q1 – SJR

4

Cigáň, M.; Donovalová, J.; Szöcs, V.; Gašpar, J.; Jakusová, K.; Gáplovský, A. 7-(Dimethylamino)Coumarin-3-Carbaldehyde and Its Phenylsemicarbazone: TICT Excited State Modulation, Fluorescent H-Aggregates, and Preferential Solvation. J Phys Chem A 2013, 117 (23), 4870–4883. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp402627a. (106 citations); 3.029 – IF, Q2 – JCR, Q1 – SJR

5

Mravec, B.; Budzák, Š.; Medved’, M.; Pašteka, L. F.; Slavov, C.; Saßmannshausen, T.; Wachtveitl, J.; Kožíšek, J.; Hegedüsová, L.; Filo, J.; Cigáň, M. Design of High-Performance Pyridine/Quinoline Hydrazone Photoswitches. Journal of Organic Chemistry 2021, 86 (17), 11633–11646. https://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.JOC.1C01174. (15 citations) 4.354 – IF, Q1 – JCR, Q1 – SJR

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Mravec B., Budzák Š., Medved’ M., Pašteka L.F., Lazar P., Procházková E., Růžička A., Kožíšek J., Vegso K., Bodik M., Šiffalovič P., Švec P., Filo J., Cigáň M. Solid-State Photoswitching of Hydrazones Based on Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 147, 3, 2421–2431. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303509. (16 citations); 15.7 – IF, Q1 – JCR, Q1 – SJR

2

Joniak, J.; Stankovičová, H.; Budzák, Š.; Sýkora, M.; Gaplovská-Kyselá, K.; Filo, J; Cigáň, M. Rigidized 3-aminocoumarins as fluorescent probes for strongly acidic environments and rapid yeast vacuolar lumen staining: mechanism and application. Phys.Chem. Chem. Phys. 2023, 25, 20212 - 20217. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp01090b.(2 citations); 3.3– IF, Q1 – JCR, Q1 – SJR

3

Mravec, B.; Budzák, Š.; Medved’, M.; Pašteka, L. F.; Slavov, C.; Saßmannshausen, T.; Wachtveitl, J.; Kožíšek, J.; Hegedüsová, L.; Filo, J.; Cigáň, M. Design of High-Performance Pyridine/Quinoline Hydrazone Photoswitches. Journal of Organic Chemistry 2021, 86 (17), 11633–11646. https://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.JOC.1C01174. (15 citations); 4.354 – IF, Q1 – JCR, Q1 – SJR

4

Čechová, L.; Filo, J.; Dračínský, M.; Slavov, C.; Sun, D.; Janeba, Z.; Slanina, T.; Wachtveitl, J.; Procházková, E.; Cigáň, M. Polysubstituted 5-Phenylazopyrimidines: Extremely Fast Non-Ionic Photochromic Oscillators. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 59 (36), 15590–15594. https://doi.org/10.1002/ANIE.202007065. (11 citations); 12.959 – IF, Q1 – JCR, Q1 – SJR

5

Joniak J., Stankovičová H., Filo J., Gaplovská-Kyselá K., Garaj V., Cigáň M. Small-molecule coumarin fluorescent pH probes for extremely acidic conditions. Sensors and Actuators B Chem. 2020, 307, 127646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2019.127646. (32 citations); 7.460– IF, Q1 – JCR, Q1 – SJR. kategória: ADC 2020: 7.460– IF, Q1 – JCR, Q1 – SJR

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2019, 21, 24749: Dithienylethene-based photoswitchable catalysts: State of the art and future perspectives. Majee, D., Presolski, S. ACS Catalysis 2021, 11, 2244-2252.

2

J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 5986: Heteroaryl azo dyes as molecular photoswitches. Crespi, S., Simeth, N.A., König, B., Nature Reviews Chemistry 2019, 3, 133–146.

3

J. Photochem. Photobiol. A Chem. 2014, 288, 60: Photochromism into nanosystems: Towards lighting up the future nanoworld. Wang, L., Li, Q., Chemical Society Reviews 2018, 47, 1044–1097.

4

J. Phys. Chem. A 2013, 117, 4870: Coumarin-Based Small-Molecule Fluorescent Chemosensors. Cao, D., Liu, Z., Verwilst, P., Koo, S., Jangjili, P., Kim, J.S., Lin, W., Chemical Reviews 2019, 119, 10403-10519.

5

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 147, 2421: Visible-light-triggered exclusive bistable E/Z photoswitching based on sterically frustrated dicyanostilbene derivatives. Bi, H., Zhao, Y, Deng, S., Zhang X., Wei, P. , Nature Commun. 2026, 17, 2666.

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

Advanced Photochromic Materials (APMA); R3 project (Recovery and Resilience Plan - Investment 3: Excellent Science); 2024-2026; 09I03-03-V04-00062; excellent researcher R3

2

Design and development and construction of a unique photochemical reactor for the monitoring, control and management of photoreaction; 2016-2018; APVV-15-0495; deputy of principal investigator

3

The preparation of novel nitrogen OLED materials and study of their optoelectronic properties; 2016-2019; APVV-15-0087; researcher

4

Maximizing optical nonlinearities within a confined chromophore space: Towards smaller and highly-efficient photosensitizers for bioimaging and theranostic applications; 2018-2021; APVV-17-0324; researcher

5

Molecular switching under the spotlight; 2021-2025; APVV-20-0098; researcher

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2024-11-11