David Hoffman

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

David Hoffman is a scholar working on Applied Mathematics, Geometry and Topology and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Hoffman has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Applied Mathematics, 26 papers in Geometry and Topology and 19 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in David Hoffman's work include Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows (37 papers), Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (17 papers) and Geometry and complex manifolds (12 papers). David Hoffman is often cited by papers focused on Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows (37 papers), Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (17 papers) and Geometry and complex manifolds (12 papers). David Hoffman collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Spain. David Hoffman's co-authors include William H. Meeks, Joel Spruck, Robert Osserman, Edwin L. Thomas, David M. Anderson, Chris S. Henkee, Sasha Romanosky, Alessandro Acquisti, Michael J. Callahan and Harold Rosenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

David Hoffman

63 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Periodic area-minimizing ... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 100 200 300
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. Periodic area-minimizing surfaces in block copolymers
    1988 377 citations David Hoffman et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
David Hoffman 1.2k 871 359 199 189 69 2.1k
Weiping Zhang 388 0.3× 459 0.5× 2.2k 6.1× 33 0.2× 24 0.1× 192 3.6k
Keith F. Taylor 177 0.2× 110 0.1× 97 0.3× 7 0.0× 69 0.4× 69 980
Lawrence A. Harris 287 0.2× 165 0.2× 811 2.3× 11 0.1× 37 0.2× 132 2.8k
Masaki Tsukamoto 95 0.1× 188 0.2× 153 0.4× 17 0.1× 274 1.4× 106 1.1k
Michio Suzuki 39 0.0× 940 1.1× 633 1.8× 9 0.0× 36 0.2× 172 5.3k
R. Bremananth 100 0.1× 35 0.0× 498 1.4× 10 0.1× 163 0.9× 124 2.1k
R. Jeffrey Smith 208 0.2× 73 0.1× 180 0.5× 26 0.1× 10 0.1× 187 1.4k
Donald S. Cohen 280 0.2× 39 0.0× 438 1.2× 7 0.0× 82 0.4× 105 1.9k
Jinlu Li 262 0.2× 285 0.3× 816 2.3× 2 0.0× 78 0.4× 128 1.9k
F. Horn 36 0.0× 41 0.0× 171 0.5× 89 0.4× 66 0.3× 50 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by David Hoffman

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Hoffman

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Hoffman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Hoffman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Hoffman 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 David Hoffman. David Hoffman 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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Hoffman, David, et al.. (2024). Translating annuli for mean curvature flow. Advances in Mathematics. 455. 109875–109875.
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Hoffman, David, Francisco Martín, & Brian White. (2024). Annuloids and Δ-wings. Advanced Nonlinear Studies. 24(1). 74–96. 1 indexed citations
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O’Neill, William W., et al.. (2024). Steps Towards a Hypersonic Entry Test Platform. 1 indexed citations
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Hoffman, David, Francisco Martín, & Brian White. (2023). Morse–Radó theory for minimal surfaces. Journal of the London Mathematical Society. 108(4). 1669–1700. 2 indexed citations
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Hristovski, Kiril, et al.. (2020). Microbial potentiometric sensor technology for real-time detecting and monitoring of toxic metals in aquatic matrices. Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. 39(2). 119–127. 8 indexed citations
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Hristovski, Kiril, et al.. (2020). Microbial potentiometric sensor array measurements in unsaturated soils. The Science of The Total Environment. 751. 142342–142342. 13 indexed citations
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Hristovski, Kiril, et al.. (2020). Microbial potentiometric sensor: A new approach to longstanding challenges. The Science of The Total Environment. 742. 140528–140528. 27 indexed citations
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Hristovski, Kiril, et al.. (2020). Measurement of free chlorine levels in water using potentiometric responses of biofilms and applications for monitoring and managing the quality of potable water. The Science of The Total Environment. 766. 144424–144424. 21 indexed citations
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Hristovski, Kiril, et al.. (2020). Real-time monitoring and prediction of water quality parameters and algae concentrations using microbial potentiometric sensor signals and machine learning tools. The Science of The Total Environment. 764. 142876–142876. 69 indexed citations
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Hoffman, David, et al.. (2016). Helicoidal minimal surfaces of prescribed genus. Acta Mathematica. 216(2). 217–323. 4 indexed citations
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Hoffman, David, Jorge H. de Lira, & Harold Rosenberg. (2005). Constant mean curvature surfaces in 𝑀²×𝐑. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. 358(2). 491–507. 40 indexed citations
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Hoffman, David, et al.. (2003). Embedded Minimal Ends Asymptotic to the Helicoid. Communications in Analysis and Geometry. 11(4). 721–735. 5 indexed citations
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Hoffman, David, et al.. (1999). The singly periodic genus-one helicoid. Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici. 74(2). 248–279. 17 indexed citations
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Callahan, Michael J., David Hoffman, & Hermann Karcher. (1993). A Family of Singly Periodic Minimal Surfaces Invariant under a Screw Motion. Experimental Mathematics. 2(3). 157–182. 9 indexed citations
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Concus, Paul, Robert Finn, & David Hoffman. (1991). Geometric Analysis and Computer Graphics. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 14 indexed citations
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Callahan, Michael J., David Hoffman, & William H. Meeks. (1990). The structure of singly-periodic minimal surfaces. Inventiones mathematicae. 99(1). 455–481. 34 indexed citations
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Hoffman, David. (1990). SOME BASIC FACTS, OLD AND NEW, ABOUT TRIPLY PERIODIC EMBEDDED MINIMAL SURFACES. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 51(C7). C7–197. 8 indexed citations
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Hoffman, David & William H. Meeks. (1989). The asymptotic behavior of properly embedded minimal surfaces of finite topology. Journal of the American Mathematical Society. 2(4). 667–682. 25 indexed citations
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Hoffman, David, Robert Osserman, & Richard Schoen. (1982). On the Gauss map of complete surfaces of constant mean curvature in R3 and R4. Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici. 57(1). 519–531. 39 indexed citations
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Hoffman, David. (1980). Remarks on a geometric constant of Yau. Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan. 32(1).

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