Johan Hofkens

41.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
643 papers, 31.3k citations indexed

About

Johan Hofkens is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Johan Hofkens has authored 643 papers receiving a total of 31.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 299 papers in Materials Chemistry, 208 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 134 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Johan Hofkens's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (119 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (95 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (69 papers). Johan Hofkens is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (119 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (95 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (69 papers). Johan Hofkens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and China. Johan Hofkens's co-authors include Maarten B. J. Roeffaers, Frans C. De Schryver, Kläus Müllen, Tom Vosch, Hiroshi Uji‐i, Julian A. Steele, Dirk De Vos, Peter Dedecker, Mircea Cotlet and Mark Van der Auweraer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Johan Hofkens

629 papers receiving 30.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Dopant-induced electron localization drives CO2 reduction to C2 hydrocarbons

2018 1.0k citations Sara Bals, Johan Hofkens et al. profile →
The Rylene Colorant Family—Tailored Nanoemitters for Photonics Research and Applications

2010 591 citations Tanja Weil, Tom Vosch et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Tuning the Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of Cs₂AgBiBr₆ Double‐Perovskite Single Crystals through Alkali‐Metal Substitution

2020 585 citations Masoumeh Keshavarz, Elke Debroye et al. profile →
Iron(III)-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks As Visible Light Photocatalysts

2013 539 citations Johan Hofkens, Maarten B. J. Roeffaers et al. profile →
Solar-Driven Metal Halide Perovskite Photocatalysis: Design, Stability, and Performance

2020 505 citations Bapi Pradhan, Johan Hofkens et al. profile →
It's a trap! On the nature of localised states and charge trapping in lead halide perovskites

2019 441 citations Handong Jin, Elke Debroye et al. profile →
Perovskite seeding growth of formamidinium-lead-iodide-based perovskites for efficient and stable solar cells

2018 364 citations Johan Hofkens et al. Nature Communications profile →
Tuning Ion Transport at the Anode‐Electrolyte Interface via a Sulfonate‐Rich Ion‐Exchange Layer for Durable Zinc‐Iodine Batteries

2023 150 citations Leiqian Zhang, Jiajia Huang et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
Photo-assisted technologies for environmental remediation

2025 42 citations Bao‐Lian Su, Maarten B. J. Roeffaers et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Johan Hofkens

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Unlocking Durable and Sustainable Zinc–Iodine Batteries via Molecularly Engineered Polyiodide Reservoirs 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Leiqian Zhang, Ke Luo, (unknown), Yazhou Zhou, Hele Guo, Yi Yu, Guanjie He, Jean‐François Gohy, Ivan P. Parkin, Johan Hofkens, Qing He, Tianxi Liu, Kläus Müllen, Feili Lai	19
2	Unlocking Durable and Sustainable Zinc–Iodine Batteries via Molecularly Engineered Polyiodide Reservoirs 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Leiqian Zhang, Ke Luo, (unknown), Yazhou Zhou, Hele Guo, Yi Yu, Guanjie He, Jean‐François Gohy, Ivan P. Parkin, Johan Hofkens, Qing He, Tianxi Liu, Kläus Müllen, Feili Lai	1
3	Data Analysis Methods in Time‐Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy: A Tutorial Review 2025 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·(unknown), C. Dianne Martin, Johan Hofkens, Mark Van der Auweraer	3
4	A-site cation engineering and halide tuning via precursor engineering to tune the optical properties of 2D perovskites 2025 ·RSC Advances ·Susana Ramos‐Terrón, Cristina Martín, Gustavo de Miguel, Eduardo Solano, Daniel Hermida‐Merino, Joris Van de Vondel, Johan Hofkens, Masoumeh Keshavarz	0
5	Generating a Stable Higher-Symmetry CsPbI₃ Perovskite Phase in Ambient Conditions: Unveiling the Stabilization Mechanism 2025 ·ACS Nano ·Rafikul Ali Saha, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tom Braeckevelt, (unknown), Eduardo Solano, (unknown), Maria Isabel Pintor‐Monroy, (unknown), Bart Goderis, Juan Rubio‐Zuazo, Jan Genoe, Carlo Meneghini, Julian A. Steele, Sara Bals, Véronique Van Speybroeck, Johan Hofkens, Maarten B. J. Roeffaers	1
6	Viologen-based polymers with extended π-conjugation structure to boost zinc-iodine battery performance by constructing efficient electric double layers 2025 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·(unknown), Leiqian Zhang, Zhenxing Liang, Shilong Liu, Yifan Zhang, (unknown), Yanhua Zhang, Elke Debroye, Johan Hofkens, Jiajia Huang, Feili Lai	5
7	Tailoring of Zinc Oxide-based microstructures to efficiently promote piezocatalytic water oxidation and oxygen production 2024 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·(unknown), Rosanna Pagano, Donato Valli, (unknown), Sudipto Pal, Johan Hofkens, Maarten B. J. Roeffaers, Gabriele Giancane, (unknown)	1
8	Nanoparticle-mediated thermal Cancer therapies: Strategies to improve clinical translatability 2024 ·Journal of Controlled Release ·(unknown), Beatrice Fortuni, Paul Mulvaney, Johan Hofkens, (unknown), Susana Rocha, James A. Hutchison	22
9	Cs3Bi2Br9 nanoparticles decorated C3N4 nanotubes composite photocatalyst for highly selective oxidation of benzylic alcohol 2024 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·Yang Ding, Chunhua Wang, Sateesh Bandaru, Lang Pei, Runtian Zheng, Yun Hau Ng, Daniel Arenas Esteban, Sara Bals, Jiasong Zhong, Johan Hofkens, Gustaaf Van Tendeloo, Maarten B. J. Roeffaers, Lihua Chen, Bao‐Lian Su	21
10	Single-particle optical study on the effect of chloride post-treatment of MAPbI₃ nano/microcrystals 2023 ·Nanoscale ·Handong Jin, (unknown), Lata Chouhan, Julian A. Steele, (unknown), Yujie Gao, Maarten B. J. Roeffaers, Johan Hofkens, Elke Debroye	8
11	Sub-millisecond conformational dynamics of the A2A adenosine receptor revealed by single-molecule FRET 2023 ·Communications Biology ·Ivan Maslov, (unknown), (unknown), Philipp S. Orekhov, Anastasiia Gusach, (unknown), (unknown), Aleksandra Luginina, (unknown), Andrey Bogorodskiy, Valentin Gordeliy, (unknown), Anders Barth, Alexey Mishin, Johan Hofkens, Vadim Cherezov, Thomas Gensch, Jelle Hendrix, Valentin Borshchevskiy	20
12	Tuning Ion Transport at the Anode‐Electrolyte Interface via a Sulfonate‐Rich Ion‐Exchange Layer for Durable Zinc‐Iodine Batteries (Adv. Energy Mater. 13/2023) 2023 ·Advanced Energy Materials ·Leiqian Zhang, Jiajia Huang, Hele Guo, Lingfeng Ge, Zhihong Tian, Mingjie Zhang, Jingtao Wang, Guanjie He, Tianxi Liu, Johan Hofkens, Dan J. L. Brett, Feili Lai	1
13	Absolute measurement of cellular activities using photochromic single-fluorophore biosensors and intermittent quantification 2022 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Viola Mönkemöller, Wim Vandenberg, Yi Shen, Johan Hofkens, Pieter Vanden Berghe, Robert E. Campbell, Benjamien Moeyaert, Peter Dedecker	23
14	Spatial Heterogeneity of n-Phases Leads to Different Photophysical Properties in Quasi-Two-Dimensional Methylammonium Lead Bromide Perovskite 2022 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Supriya Ghosh, Bapi Pradhan, Yiyue Zhang, Maarten B. J. Roeffaers, Johan Hofkens, Khadga Jung Karki, Arnulf Materny	8
15	Spatial Proteomic Analysis of Isogenic Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Cells Reveals Key Dysregulated Proteins Associated with Lymph Node, Liver, and Lung Metastasis 2022 ·Cells ·Guillermo Solís‐Fernández, Ana Montero‐Calle, Javier Martínez‐Useros, Álvaro López‐Janeiro, Vivian de los Rı́os, (unknown), Jana Dziaková, (unknown), María Jesús Fernández‐Aceñero, Alberto Peláez‐García, J. Ignacio Casal, Johan Hofkens, Susana Rocha, Rodrigo Barderas	16
16	Identifying microbial species by single-molecule DNA optical mapping and resampling statistics 2019 ·NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics ·Arno Bouwens, Jochem Deen, Raffaele Vitale, (unknown), (unknown), A. Descloux, Doortje Borrenberghs, Kristin S. Grußmayer, Tomáš Lukeš, Rafael Camacho, (unknown), Cyril Ruckebusch, Theo Lasser, Dimitri Van De Ville, Johan Hofkens, Aleksandra Rađenović, Kris P. F. Janssen	18
17	Fluorescence modulation by fast photochromism of a [2.2]paracyclophane-bridged imidazole dimer possessing a perylene bisimide moiety 2018 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry C ·Katsuya Mutoh, Michel Sliwa, Eduard Fron, Johan Hofkens, Jiro Abe	15
18	Origin of the bright photoluminescence of few-atom silver clusters confined in LTA zeolites 2018 ·Science ·D. Grandjean, Eduardo Coutiño‐González, Ngo Tuan Cuong, Eduard Fron, Wouter Baekelant, (unknown), Philomena Schlexer, F. D’Acapito, Dipanjan Banerjee, Maarten B. J. Roeffaers, Minh Tho Nguyen, Johan Hofkens, Peter Lievens	146
19	SOFI Simulation Tool: A Software Package for Simulating and Testing Super-Resolution Optical Fluctuation Imaging 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Tomáš Lukeš, Azat Sharipov, Stefan Geissbuehler, Marcel Leutenegger, Wim Vandenberg, Peter Dedecker, Johan Hofkens, Theo Lasser	38
20	Influence of Structural and Rotational Isomerism on the Triplet Blinking of Individual Dendrimer Molecules 2001 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Tom Vosch, Johan Hofkens, Mircea Cotlet, F. Köhn, Hideki Fujiwara, Roel Gronheid, (unknown), Tanja Weil, Andreas Herrmann, Kläus Müllen, Shaul Mukamel, Mark Van der Auweraer, Frans C. De Schryver	65

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