Helmuth Hoffmann

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Helmuth Hoffmann is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Helmuth Hoffmann has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 28 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Helmuth Hoffmann's work include Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (33 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (15 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (10 papers). Helmuth Hoffmann is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (33 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (15 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (10 papers). Helmuth Hoffmann collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United States and United Kingdom. Helmuth Hoffmann's co-authors include Thomas Vallant, Francisco Zaera, Thomas Lummerstorfer, U. Mayer, H. Brünner, Ulrich Mayer, Gernot Friedbacher, Peter J. Miller, Tadeusz Pakuła and Guido Kickelbick and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Helmuth Hoffmann

66 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Polymers at Interfaces:  Using Atom Transfer Radical Poly... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 250 500 750
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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. Polymers at Interfaces:  Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in the Controlled Growth of Homopolymers and Block Copolymers from Silicon Surfaces in the Absence of Untethered Sacrificial Initiator
    1999 806 citations Thomas Vallant, Helmuth 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
Helmuth Hoffmann Austria 29 1.2k 1.1k 1.0k 963 837 67 3.2k
G. Polzonetti Italy 31 1.2k 1.0× 399 0.4× 1.6k 1.6× 335 0.3× 559 0.7× 128 3.3k
Alexei Nefedov Germany 36 1.7k 1.4× 710 0.7× 2.9k 2.9× 293 0.3× 338 0.4× 125 4.6k
Valery N. Bliznyuk United States 29 1.4k 1.2× 653 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 588 0.6× 452 0.5× 108 3.8k
Ángel Barranco Spain 34 1.9k 1.6× 475 0.5× 2.3k 2.3× 788 0.8× 157 0.2× 148 4.2k
Georg Hähner United Kingdom 26 1.2k 1.0× 714 0.7× 823 0.8× 542 0.6× 204 0.2× 65 2.4k
M. Shimomura Japan 33 1.7k 1.5× 655 0.6× 2.2k 2.2× 378 0.4× 516 0.6× 213 4.2k
M. Spasova Germany 35 779 0.7× 963 0.9× 2.2k 2.2× 275 0.3× 393 0.5× 100 4.0k
Tetsuo Saji Japan 29 1.3k 1.1× 270 0.3× 1.2k 1.2× 567 0.6× 670 0.8× 107 2.9k
Federico J. Williams Argentina 32 1.4k 1.2× 390 0.4× 1.6k 1.6× 161 0.2× 238 0.3× 147 3.1k
Jonder Morais Brazil 32 838 0.7× 740 0.7× 1.9k 1.9× 158 0.2× 541 0.6× 133 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Helmuth Hoffmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helmuth Hoffmann

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All Works

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Csendes, Zita, Stefan Weber, Nikolaus Gorgas, et al.. (2018). Chemoselective Supported Ionic-Liquid-Phase (SILP) Aldehyde Hydrogenation Catalyzed by an Fe(II) PNP Pincer Complex. ACS Catalysis. 8(2). 1048–1051. 56 indexed citations
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Gorsche, Christian, Stefan Baudis, Patrick Knaack, et al.. (2017). Real Time-NIR/MIR-Photorheology: A Versatile Tool for the in Situ Characterization of Photopolymerization Reactions. Analytical Chemistry. 89(9). 4958–4968. 104 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Helmuth, et al.. (2012). Structure of Alkyne Monolayers on Hydrogen-Terminated Si(100) Surfaces Investigated by External Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy. Applied Spectroscopy. 66(11). 1320–1325. 4 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Helmuth. (2009). Raumtemperaturwachstum von Siliciumoxid‐Nanofilmen: neue Chancen für die Plastikelektronik. Angewandte Chemie. 121(14). 2493–2496. 1 indexed citations
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Glaser, A., et al.. (2004). Low-temperature investigation of the growth mechanism of alkylsiloxane self-assembled monolayers. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 379(4). 653–7. 10 indexed citations
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Leitner, Thomas, et al.. (2003). Infrared Reflection Spectroscopy of Thin Films on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite. Applied Spectroscopy. 57(12). 1502–1509. 19 indexed citations
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Lummerstorfer, Thomas, et al.. (2003). Immobilization, Characterization, and Preliminary Reactivity Studies of Halfsandwich Ruthenium Complexes on Silica. Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly. 134(9). 1167–1175. 9 indexed citations
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Basnar, B., et al.. (2000). Fabrication of Nanostructured Surfaces Using Self-Assembled Monolayers. Microchimica Acta. 133(1-4). 325–329. 3 indexed citations
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Vallant, Thomas, H. R. Brunner, Ulrich Mayer, et al.. (1999). Comparing Reactivities of Metal Complexes in Solution and on Surfaces by IR Spectroscopy and Time-Resolved in Situ Ellipsometry. Organometallics. 18(18). 3744–3749. 9 indexed citations
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Vallant, Thomas, H. Brünner, U. Mayer, & Helmuth Hoffmann. (1998). Control of Structural Order in Self-Assembled Zirconium Alkylphosphonate Films. Langmuir. 14(20). 5826–5833. 22 indexed citations
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Brünner, H., Thomas Vallant, U. Mayer, & Helmuth Hoffmann. (1996). Molecular structure of self-assembled bimolecular films on gold and silicon surfaces studied by external reflection infrared spectroscopy. Surface Science. 368(1-3). 279–291. 23 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Helmuth, et al.. (1995). Reflection-absorption infrared spectroscopy of self-assembled monolayers on gold and silicon surfaces. Vibrational Spectroscopy. 8(2). 151–157. 42 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Helmuth, et al.. (1995). Molecular orientation of adsorbates on metal and semiconductor surfaces determined by external reflection infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Molecular Structure. 349. 305–308. 4 indexed citations
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Zaera, Francisco & Helmuth Hoffmann. (1991). Detection of chemisorbed methyl and methylene groups: surface chemistry of methyl iodide on platinum(111). The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 95(16). 6297–6303. 118 indexed citations
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Tysoe, Wilfred T., et al.. (1990). Determination of the bonding and orientation of ethylene on palladium(111) by near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure and photoelectron spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 94(10). 4236–4239. 54 indexed citations
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Mayer, Ulrich, Helmuth Hoffmann, & Robert Kellner. (1988). IR-spectroscopic investigations on solute-solvent interactions Part 1: Solvation of triethylphosphine oxide in aprotic and CH-acidic solvents. Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly. 119(11). 1207–1221. 10 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Helmuth, et al.. (1977). Computer numerical control of electron beam machining equipments. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 10(16). 655–662. 1 indexed citations

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