A. Hofmann

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

A. Hofmann is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Hofmann has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 50 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in A. Hofmann's work include Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers (44 papers), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (39 papers) and Superconducting Materials and Applications (23 papers). A. Hofmann is often cited by papers focused on Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers (44 papers), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (39 papers) and Superconducting Materials and Applications (23 papers). A. Hofmann collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. A. Hofmann's co-authors include Richard Evans Schultes, Frank J. Lipp, F. Méot, F. Pedersen, R. Srinivasan, R. Little, B. Zotter, K. Strauch, J. M. Paterson and M. E. Law and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physics Reports and Physics Letters B.

In The Last Decade

A. Hofmann

89 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Quantized Vortices in Helium II 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Quantized Vortices in Helium II
    1992 730 citations A. Hofmann Cryogenics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Hofmann Switzerland 17 846 409 397 385 239 97 1.8k
Jun Tan China 18 1.1k 1.3× 143 0.3× 281 0.7× 242 0.6× 118 0.5× 81 1.6k
Y. Mori Japan 20 242 0.3× 485 1.2× 249 0.6× 698 1.8× 315 1.3× 217 1.4k
R. P. Giffard United States 18 844 1.0× 344 0.8× 104 0.3× 101 0.3× 91 0.4× 48 1.3k
P. Juncar France 27 1.3k 1.5× 372 0.9× 734 1.8× 67 0.2× 173 0.7× 97 2.1k
P. Jacquinot France 14 687 0.8× 242 0.6× 425 1.1× 87 0.2× 167 0.7× 35 1.4k
Robert H. Kingston United States 21 883 1.0× 1.5k 3.5× 22 0.1× 63 0.2× 259 1.1× 59 2.3k
H. W. Koch United States 12 342 0.4× 145 0.4× 428 1.1× 100 0.3× 101 0.4× 24 1.5k
Yasuo Tanaka Japan 31 225 0.3× 259 0.6× 1.4k 3.5× 103 0.3× 524 2.2× 160 4.4k
D. Prévost Canada 21 422 0.5× 40 0.1× 633 1.6× 122 0.3× 457 1.9× 38 1.4k
Brian R. Williams Canada 21 594 0.7× 62 0.2× 64 0.2× 123 0.3× 49 0.2× 75 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by A. Hofmann

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. Hofmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Hofmann

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A. Hofmann. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A. Hofmann based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with A. Hofmann. A. Hofmann is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hiller, Nicole, A. Hofmann, E. Huttel, et al.. (2012). Spectral and temporal observations of CSR at ANKA. Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology). 10. 6 indexed citations
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Hiller, Nicole, et al.. (2011). MODELING THE LOW-ALPHA MODE AT ANKA WITH THE ACCELERATOR TOOLBOX. 2 indexed citations
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Hofmann, A.. (2003). Instructions for using the numeric code FZKPTR for the design of pulse tube coolers. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 2 indexed citations
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Cornacchia, M. & A. Hofmann. (2002). Radiation damping partitions and RF-fields. Proceedings Particle Accelerator Conference. 1. 564–566. 1 indexed citations
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Hofmann, A.. (2000). Theoretical solution for the cross-flow heat exchanger. Heat and Mass Transfer. 36(2). 127–133. 9 indexed citations
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Hofmann, A. & Hong Pan. (1999). Phase shifting in pulse tube refrigerators. Cryogenics. 39(6). 529–537. 13 indexed citations
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Hofmann, A.. (1997). Química y destello vital. Archipiélago: Cuadernos de crítica de la cultura. 19–26. 1 indexed citations
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Oellrich, Lothar R., et al.. (1994). COMPARISON OF EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTED PERFORMANCE OF MICRO HEAT EXCHANGERS IN THE RANGES OF LHE AND LN2 TEMPERATURES. Proceeding of International Heat Transfer Conference 10. 441–445. 1 indexed citations
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Hofmann, A., et al.. (1992). Sources based on storage rings. CERN Bulletin. 58–67.
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Hofmann, A.. (1992). Quantized Vortices in Helium II. Cryogenics. 32(4). 414–414. 730 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bohl, Thomas, A. Hofmann, Lyndon R Evans, et al.. (1990). Synchro-betatron resonances in LEP. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 960610(7410). 418–420. 1 indexed citations
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Brandt, D., A. Hofmann, Karel Cornelis, et al.. (1990). Intensity limitations and the impedance of LEP. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Srinivasan, R. & A. Hofmann. (1985). Investigations on cooling with forced flow of He II. Part 2. Cryogenics. 25(11). 652–657. 7 indexed citations
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Schultes, Richard Evans & A. Hofmann. (1982). Plantas de los dioses : orígenes del uso de los alucinógenos. Fondo de Cultura Económica eBooks. 32 indexed citations
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Hofmann, A., et al.. (1981). Investigation of the Coherent Beam-Beam Effects in the ISR. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 28(3). 2497–2499. 3 indexed citations
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Schultes, Richard Evans & A. Hofmann. (1980). Pflanzen der Götter : die magischen Kräfte der Rausch- und Giftgewächse. 5 indexed citations
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Chrien, R.E., A. Hofmann, & A. Molinari. (1980). Nuclear physics with synchrotron radiation. Physics Reports. 64(5). 252–252. 1 indexed citations
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Hofmann, A., et al.. (1973). Performance of the CEA as an e+e- Storage Ring. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 20(3). 813–815. 2 indexed citations
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Madaras, R. J., G. Hanson, A. Hofmann, et al.. (1973). Electron-Positron Elastic Scattering at a Center-of-Mass Energy of 4 GeV. Physical Review Letters. 30(11). 507–510. 14 indexed citations
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Hofmann, A. & Kenneth W. Robinson. (1971). Measurement of Cross Section of a High-Energy Electron Beam by Means of the X-Ray Portion of the Synchrotron Radiation. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 18(3). 937–938. 3 indexed citations

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