Alexander Hoffmann

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
172 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Alexander Hoffmann is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Hoffmann has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Organic Chemistry, 60 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 37 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Alexander Hoffmann's work include Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (39 papers), Metal complexes synthesis and properties (37 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (29 papers). Alexander Hoffmann is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (39 papers), Metal complexes synthesis and properties (37 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (29 papers). Alexander Hoffmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Alexander Hoffmann's co-authors include Sonja Herres‐Pawlis, W. von E. Doering, A. Blumen, Jens‐Uwe Sommer, Ülrich Flörke, Richard Grunzke, Michael Rübhausen, Ivana Ivanović‐Burmazović, Arnold Zweig and Larry L. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Hoffmann

164 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Addition of Dichlorocarbene to Olefins 1954 2026 1978 2002 1954 100 200 300
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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. The Addition of Dichlorocarbene to Olefins
    1954 381 citations Alexander Hoffmann et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Hoffmann Germany 32 1.7k 1.0k 599 532 508 172 3.4k
Junseong Lee South Korea 34 2.2k 1.3× 867 0.8× 1.3k 2.1× 325 0.6× 310 0.6× 266 4.4k
Sonja Herres‐Pawlis Germany 35 2.1k 1.2× 1.7k 1.6× 697 1.2× 1.2k 2.3× 948 1.9× 248 4.4k
Xiao‐Li Zhao China 38 4.1k 2.4× 1.7k 1.6× 1.4k 2.3× 463 0.9× 226 0.4× 214 5.8k
Xin Xu China 41 2.3k 1.3× 1.7k 1.7× 1.5k 2.5× 181 0.3× 444 0.9× 224 5.0k
Shigetoshi Takahashi Japan 41 4.1k 2.4× 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.8× 229 0.4× 341 0.7× 214 5.3k
Dennis Leung United States 19 1.6k 0.9× 796 0.8× 644 1.1× 331 0.6× 135 0.3× 40 2.5k
Roberto Centore Italy 27 1.2k 0.7× 553 0.5× 959 1.6× 128 0.2× 317 0.6× 164 2.7k
Xiaofang Li China 35 2.2k 1.3× 824 0.8× 2.1k 3.5× 364 0.7× 129 0.3× 130 4.2k
Gary S. Nichol United Kingdom 37 2.7k 1.5× 2.0k 2.0× 1.7k 2.9× 245 0.5× 332 0.7× 253 5.0k
Natalie Fey United Kingdom 37 2.3k 1.3× 1.3k 1.3× 896 1.5× 84 0.2× 226 0.4× 82 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Hoffmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Hoffmann

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All Works

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Seitz, Tobias, et al.. (2025). The golden goal of entatic state model design: lowering the internal reorganization energy leads to exponential increase in electron transfer rate. Chemical Communications. 61(18). 3684–3687. 1 indexed citations
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Schollmeyer, Dieter, et al.. (2024). Intramolecularly O,N,O‐Coordinated Tin(II) Salts: Syntheses, Structures, Cyclization, and Transition Metal Complexation. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(45). e202400580–e202400580. 1 indexed citations
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Grande, Philipp M., Jörn Viell, Holger Klose, et al.. (2023). Toward a Greener Bioeconomy: Synthesis and Characterization of Lignin–Polylactide Copolymers. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 4 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Alexander, et al.. (2023). Understanding structure–activity relationships: iron(ii) complexes of “Legacy Guanidines” as catalysts for the synthesis of polylactide. Catalysis Science & Technology. 13(20). 6006–6021. 5 indexed citations
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Zöller, Thomas, Christina Dietz, Florian Winter, et al.. (2018). Rational Syntheses and Serendipity: Complexes [LSnPtCl2(SMe2)]2, [{LSnPtCl(SMe2)}2SnCl2], [(LSn)3(PtCl2)(PtClSnCl){LSn(Cl)OH}], and [O(SnCl)2(SnL)2] with L=MeN(CH2CMe2O)2. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(21). 5551–5561. 5 indexed citations
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Bouška, Marek, Libor Dostál, Aleš Růžička, et al.. (2015). Less Is More: Three‐Coordinate C,N‐Chelated Distannynes and Digermynes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(21). 7820–7829. 34 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Alexander, Regina Dick, Matthias Bauer, et al.. (2015). Efficient Biomimetic Hydroxylation Catalysis with a Bis(pyrazolyl)imidazolylmethane Copper Peroxide Complex. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(49). 17639–17649. 38 indexed citations
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Herres‐Pawlis, Sonja, Roxana Haase, Pratik Verma, et al.. (2015). Formation of Hybrid Guanidine‐Stabilized Bis(μ‐oxo)dicopper Cores in Solution: Electronic and Steric Perturbations. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2015(32). 5426–5436. 27 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Alexander & Sonja Herres‐Pawlis. (2013). Hiking on the potential energy surface of a functional tyrosinase model – implications of singlet, broken-symmetry and triplet description. Chemical Communications. 50(4). 403–405. 24 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Alexander, Cooper Citek, Stephan Binder, et al.. (2013). Catalytic Phenol Hydroxylation with Dioxygen: Extension of the Tyrosinase Mechanism beyond the Protein Matrix. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(20). 5398–5401. 117 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Alexander, et al.. (2012). Application of the electrical resistance technique to monitoring of cathodic protection effectiveness. OCHRONA PRZED KOROZJĄ. 347–350. 1 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Alexander. (2009). Winter Operations at Munich Airport. 13(2).
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Hoffmann, Alexander, et al.. (2008). Ochrona przed korozją instalacji wodnych zasilająco-zrzutowych w dużych zakładach przemysłowych z zastosowaniem technologii ochrony katodowej. OCHRONA PRZED KOROZJĄ. 296–300. 1 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Alexander, et al.. (2008). Classification of Communication Defects in DWH Projects. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 296.
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Hoffmann, Alexander, et al.. (2005). [Knowledge and re-evaluation of the prevention of endocarditis in dentistry].. PubMed. 115(5). 404–8. 5 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Alexander, et al.. (1978). [The importance of prophylaxis in orthodontic treatment].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 22(8). 411–26. 1 indexed citations
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Janson, Marcos, et al.. (1978). [Experiences with active oral hygiene as a preventive treatment in patients with deciduous and mixed dentition].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 33(12). 880–8.

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