Rate My Professor Vladimir Zhivonitko

Vladimir Zhivonitko is Full Professor of NMR Spectroscopy in the NMR Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, a position to which he was promoted in April 2025. Previously, he served as Associate Professor on tenure track at the same unit from July 2020 to March 2025, University Researcher from November 2019 to June 2020, and Postdoctoral Researcher from August 2017 to October 2019. Prior to joining the University of Oulu, Zhivonitko held positions at the International Tomography Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, including Senior Scientific Researcher from January 2016 to July 2017 and Scientific Researcher from January 2013 to December 2015. His academic qualifications include a PhD in Chemistry from the International Tomography Center SB RAS in 2008, an MSc in Chemistry from Novosibirsk State University and Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS in 2005, and a Docent title in NMR Spectroscopy from the University of Oulu in 2019.

Zhivonitko's research centers on the development of nuclear spin hyperpolarization methods based on parahydrogen-induced polarization, particularly using heterogeneous and metal-free catalysts for applications in NMR spectroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, remote detection NMR, and ultrafast Laplace NMR. He investigates dihydrogen activation, catalytic hydrogenation, and signal amplification by reversible exchange. Notable publications include 'Unconventional Parahydrogen-Induced Hyperpolarization Effects in Chemistry and Catalysis: From Photoreactions to Enzymes' (ACS Catalysis, 2025), 'Advancing homogeneous catalysis for parahydrogen-derived hyperpolarisation and its NMR applications' (Chemical Science, 2022), 'Photoswitchable, metal-free parahydrogen-induced polarization enabled by a phosphorus biradicaloid' (Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2025), and 'Ultrafast transverse relaxation exchange NMR spectroscopy' (Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022). With 2,956 citations, an h-index of 30, and 59 i10-index publications on Google Scholar, his contributions have advanced the study of catalytic processes and molecular dynamics. Zhivonitko leads the Zhivonitko Research Group, which focuses on NMR hyperpolarization, catalysis, and sustainability, and received funding from the Research Council of Finland in 2024.