Alexander Hofmann

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Alexander Hofmann is a scholar working on Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Hofmann has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Surgery, 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 16 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Alexander Hofmann's work include Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (34 papers), Hip and Femur Fractures (24 papers) and Pregnancy-related medical research (21 papers). Alexander Hofmann is often cited by papers focused on Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (34 papers), Hip and Femur Fractures (24 papers) and Pregnancy-related medical research (21 papers). Alexander Hofmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Alexander Hofmann's co-authors include Pol Maria Rommens, Daniel Wagner, C. James Kirkpatrick, Sabine Fuchs, Ulrike Ritz, M. Hessmann, Christian Ossendorf, Harald Schmidt, Dominik Gruszka and M. Kolbe and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Biomaterials and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Hofmann

87 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Comprehensive classification of fragility fractures of the pelvic ring: Recommendations for surgical treatment

2013 351 citations Pol Maria Rommens, Alexander Hofmann Injury profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander Hofmann Germany	28	2.0k	883	596	331	308	89	2.9k
Zbigniew Gugala United States	26	882 0.4×	192 0.2×	521 0.9×	456 1.4×	351 1.1×	68	2.1k
Norbert P. Suedkamp Germany	26	1.8k 0.9×	181 0.2×	378 0.6×	580 1.8×	97 0.3×	64	2.3k
John N. Kearney United Kingdom	32	1.7k 0.9×	147 0.2×	483 0.8×	199 0.6×	207 0.7×	97	2.8k
Arne Berner Germany	25	841 0.4×	109 0.1×	643 1.1×	223 0.7×	155 0.5×	51	1.7k
C. Hammer Germany	28	1.7k 0.9×	139 0.2×	487 0.8×	266 0.8×	261 0.8×	188	2.8k
E.A.J.M. Schulten Netherlands	30	618 0.3×	155 0.2×	533 0.9×	349 1.1×	192 0.6×	98	2.7k
Cody Bünger Denmark	29	1.7k 0.9×	82 0.1×	977 1.6×	245 0.7×	329 1.1×	76	2.9k
Lachlan J. Smith United States	35	1.0k 0.5×	175 0.2×	582 1.0×	96 0.3×	440 1.4×	96	3.2k
Jian Farhadi Switzerland	29	2.0k 1.0×	91 0.1×	849 1.4×	155 0.5×	312 1.0×	83	3.4k
Ann M. Stewart‐Akers United States	15	1.8k 0.9×	171 0.2×	675 1.1×	59 0.2×	371 1.2×	18	2.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hofmann, Alexander, Daniel Wagner, & Pol Maria Rommens. (2025). Iliosacral screw osteosynthesis – state of the art. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 145(1). 122–122. 3 indexed citations

Hofmann, Alexander, Florian Putz, Maike Büttner‐Herold, et al.. (2021). Increase in non-professional phagocytosis during the progression of cell cycle. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0246402–e0246402. 6 indexed citations

Rommens, Pol Maria, et al.. (2020). Open reduction and internal fixation of acetabular fractures in patients of old age. International Orthopaedics. 44(10). 2123–2130. 21 indexed citations

Hofmann, Alexander, Stanislav Gorbulev, Thorsten Guehring, et al.. (2019). Autologous Iliac Bone Graft Compared with Biphasic Hydroxyapatite and Calcium Sulfate Cement for the Treatment of Bone Defects in Tibial Plateau Fractures. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 102(3). 179–193. 83 indexed citations

Klein, Anja, Andreas Baranowski, Ulrike Ritz, et al.. (2019). Effect of bone sialoprotein coating on progression of bone formation in a femoral defect model in rats. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 46(2). 277–286. 11 indexed citations

Oberkircher, Ludwig, Steffen Ruchholtz, Pol Maria Rommens, et al.. (2018). Osteoporotic Pelvic Fractures. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 115(5). 70–80. 92 indexed citations

Hofmann, Alexander, et al.. (2018). Avulsion fracture of the lesser trochanter in adolescents. Injury. 49(7). 1278–1281. 10 indexed citations

Baranowski, Andreas, Katharina Förster, Stefan G. Mattyasovszky, et al.. (2018). A novel rat model of stable posttraumatic joint stiffness of the knee. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 13(1). 185–185. 24 indexed citations

Hoffmann, D, Stephan Sehmisch, Alexander Hofmann, et al.. (2016). Comparison of parathyroid hormone and strontium ranelate in combination with whole-body vibration in a rat model of osteoporosis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. 35(1). 31–39. 17 indexed citations

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Rommens, Pol Maria, et al.. (2015). Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis: Should they Be Fixed?. Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca. 82(2). 101–112. 21 indexed citations

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Ossendorf, Christian, et al.. (2014). Intramedullary nailing after external fixation of the femur and tibia: a review of advantages and limits. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 41(1). 25–38. 23 indexed citations

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Li, Ming, Sabine Fuchs, Thomas Böse, et al.. (2013). Mild Heat Stress Enhances Angiogenesis in a Co-culture System Consisting of Primary Human Osteoblasts and Outgrowth Endothelial Cells. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 20(4). 328–339. 40 indexed citations

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Rommens, Pol Maria & Alexander Hofmann. (2013). Comprehensive classification of fragility fractures of the pelvic ring: Recommendations for surgical treatment. Injury. 44(12). 1733–1744. 351 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dohle, Eva, Fuchs, M. Kolbe, et al.. (2011). Comparative study assessing effects of sonic hedgehog and VEGF in a human co-culture model for bone vascularisation strategies. European Cells and Materials. 21. 144–156. 38 indexed citations

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Rommens, Pol Maria, Alexander Hofmann, & M. Hessmann. (2010). Management of Acute Hemorrhage in Pelvic Trauma: An Overview. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 36(2). 91–99. 24 indexed citations

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Hessmann, M., Marcus Rickert, Alexander Hofmann, Pol Maria Rommens, & Michael Buhl. (2010). Outcome in Pelvic Ring Fractures. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 36(2). 124–130. 9 indexed citations

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Hofmann, Alexander, Stefan G. Mattyasovszky, Ulrike Ritz, et al.. (2009). Osteoblasten: Zelluläre und molekulare Regulationsmechanismen in der Frakturheilung. Der Orthopäde. 38(11). 1009–1019. 2 indexed citations

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Mehling, Isabella, M. Hessmann, Alexander Hofmann, & Pol Maria Rommens. (2009). Colgajo en V-Y para la reconstrucción de defectos del pulpejo. 18(3). 132–139.

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Dohle, Eva, Sabine Fuchs, M. Kolbe, et al.. (2009). Sonic Hedgehog Promotes Angiogenesis and Osteogenesis in a Coculture System Consisting of Primary Osteoblasts and Outgrowth Endothelial Cells. Tissue Engineering Part A. 16(4). 1235–1237. 61 indexed citations

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Hofmann, Alexander, Stefan G. Mattyasovszky, Ulrike Ritz, et al.. (2009). Osteoblasten. Der Orthopäde. 38(11). 1009–1019. 8 indexed citations

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