Hellmut Hoffmann

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Hellmut Hoffmann is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hellmut Hoffmann has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Organic Chemistry, 22 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 9 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hellmut Hoffmann's work include Organophosphorus compounds synthesis (22 papers), Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (16 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Characterization (9 papers). Hellmut Hoffmann is often cited by papers focused on Organophosphorus compounds synthesis (22 papers), Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (16 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Characterization (9 papers). Hellmut Hoffmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany. Hellmut Hoffmann's co-authors include Leopold Horner, P. Beck, Hermann Oediger, Vicente G. Toscano, K. Steffens and W. König and has published in prestigious journals such as CIRP Annals, Chemische Berichte and Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly.

In The Last Decade

Hellmut Hoffmann

29 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Phosphororganische Verbindungen, XII. Phosphinoxyde als O... 1958 2026 1980 2003 1958 1959 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. Phosphororganische Verbindungen, XII. Phosphinoxyde als Olefinierungsreagenzien
    1958 358 citations Leopold Horner, Hellmut Hoffmann et al. Chemische Berichte profile →
  2. Phosphororganische Verbindungen, XX. Phosphinoxyde als Olefinierungsreagenzien
    1959 317 citations Leopold Horner, Hellmut Hoffmann et al. Chemische Berichte profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hellmut Hoffmann Germany 21 1.6k 584 256 103 96 29 1.7k
Donald J. Peterson United States 18 1.4k 0.9× 555 1.0× 217 0.8× 63 0.6× 118 1.2× 28 1.6k
Philippe Savignac France 24 1.9k 1.2× 566 1.0× 273 1.1× 293 2.8× 48 0.5× 129 2.1k
A. ZWIERZAK Poland 19 1.0k 0.7× 223 0.4× 381 1.5× 62 0.6× 59 0.6× 114 1.2k
Hans Meerwein Germany 14 1.3k 0.8× 195 0.3× 309 1.2× 141 1.4× 135 1.4× 18 1.6k
L. M. WEINSTOCK United States 20 930 0.6× 173 0.3× 348 1.4× 66 0.6× 73 0.8× 55 1.2k
Milorad M. Rogić United States 20 913 0.6× 265 0.5× 181 0.7× 49 0.5× 98 1.0× 54 1.1k
B. G. B. GUPTA United States 18 1.0k 0.7× 211 0.4× 315 1.2× 76 0.7× 109 1.1× 36 1.2k
Paul F. Hudrlik United States 23 1.9k 1.2× 321 0.5× 341 1.3× 206 2.0× 159 1.7× 77 2.1k
Helmut Reinke Germany 19 1.4k 0.9× 478 0.8× 214 0.8× 126 1.2× 226 2.4× 197 1.6k
Makoto Sato Japan 17 1.3k 0.8× 197 0.3× 276 1.1× 64 0.6× 52 0.5× 64 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hellmut Hoffmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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König, W., K. Steffens, & Hellmut Hoffmann. (1985). Gear Production by Cold Forming. CIRP Annals. 34(1). 481–483. 4 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Hellmut, et al.. (1969). �ber die umsetzung von N-fluorsulfonylisocyanat mit verschiedenen phosphorverbindungen. Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly. 100(1). 311–315. 7 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Hellmut, et al.. (1968). Darstellung von α-aminophosphonsäureestern und verwandten Verbindungen. Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly. 99(1). 380–388. 14 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Hellmut, et al.. (1967). Notiz über die Darstellung von Tri‐tert.‐butylphosphin. Chemische Berichte. 100(2). 692–693. 60 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Hellmut. (1962). Phosphonium Salts and Quasi‐phosphonium Salts. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 1(11). 605–605. 1 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Hellmut. (1962). Umsetzungen von Phenylazid mit Yliden und verwandten Verbindungen. Chemische Berichte. 95(10). 2563–2566. 35 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Hellmut, et al.. (1962). Phosphororganische Verbindungen, XXXIII. Zum Mechanismus der Phosphinimid‐ bildung aus Brom‐arylaminen und Triphenylphosphin. Chemische Berichte. 95(2). 528–535. 8 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Hellmut. (1962). Phosphoniumsalze und Quasi‐Phosphoniumsalze. Angewandte Chemie. 74(21). 881–881. 1 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Hellmut. (1961). Zur Reaktion von Triphenylphosphin mit Olefinen. Chemische Berichte. 94(5). 1331–1336. 46 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Hellmut. (1960). Umsetzung von Triphenylphosphin mit Aldehyden. Angewandte Chemie. 72(2). 77–77. 22 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Hellmut. (1960). Zur Kinetik der alkalischen Spaltung quartärer Phosphoniumsalze. Justus Liebig s Annalen der Chemie. 634(1). 1–8. 38 indexed citations
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Horner, Leopold, et al.. (1959). Phosphororganische Verbindungen, XX. Phosphinoxyde als Olefinierungsreagenzien. Chemische Berichte. 92(10). 2499–2505. 317 indexed citations breakdown →
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Horner, Leopold, P. Beck, & Hellmut Hoffmann. (1959). Phosphororganische Verbindungen, XIX. Reduktion von Phosphorverbindungen mit Alkalimetallen. Chemische Berichte. 92(9). 2088–2094. 70 indexed citations
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Horner, Leopold & Hellmut Hoffmann. (1958). Phosphororganische Verbindungen, VIII. Quartäre Arylphosphoniumsalze nach der „Diazomethode”. Chemische Berichte. 91(1). 45–49. 42 indexed citations
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Horner, Leopold, Hellmut Hoffmann, & P. Beck. (1958). Phosphororganische Verbindungen, XVI. Wege zur Darstellung primärer, sekundärer und tertiärer Phosphine. Chemische Berichte. 91(8). 1583–1588. 98 indexed citations
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Horner, Leopold, et al.. (1958). Phosphororganische Verbindungen, X. Zum Spaltungsverlauf gemischt substituierter Tetraaryl‐phosphonium‐hydroxyde. Chemische Berichte. 91(1). 52–57. 57 indexed citations
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Horner, Leopold, et al.. (1958). Phosphororganische Verbindungen, XIII. Darstellung von Phosphinsäuren aus Phosphinoxyden. Chemische Berichte. 91(1). 64–67. 55 indexed citations
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Horner, Leopold & Hellmut Hoffmann. (1958). Phosphororganische Verbindungen, IX. Quartäre Arylphosphoniumsalze nach der „Kobaltsalz‐Methode”. Chemische Berichte. 91(1). 50–52. 24 indexed citations

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