Norbert Hoffmann

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
160 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Norbert Hoffmann is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Norbert Hoffmann has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Organic Chemistry, 35 papers in Materials Chemistry and 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Norbert Hoffmann's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (68 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (43 papers) and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (19 papers). Norbert Hoffmann is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (68 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (43 papers) and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (19 papers). Norbert Hoffmann collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and Japan. Norbert Hoffmann's co-authors include Hans‐Dieter Scharf, Siniša Marinković, Helmut Buschmann, Clément Michelin, Peter Esser, Jean‐Pierre Pete, Samuel Bertrand, Michael Oelgemöller, Boris Estrine and Axel G. Griesbeck and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Norbert Hoffmann

155 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Photochemical Reactions as Key Steps in Organic Synthesis 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 250 500 750 1000
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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. Photochemical Reactions as Key Steps in Organic Synthesis
    2008 1.2k citations Norbert Hoffmann profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Norbert Hoffmann France 42 4.2k 1.2k 999 667 550 160 6.0k
Pedro Cintas Spain 38 3.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 309 0.5× 1.5k 2.7× 227 7.0k
James E. Jackson United States 44 1.9k 0.4× 994 0.8× 1.8k 1.8× 690 1.0× 410 0.7× 200 5.6k
Hua Yang China 47 5.1k 1.2× 2.4k 2.0× 1.1k 1.1× 365 0.5× 1.3k 2.3× 387 8.8k
Oliver Trapp Germany 41 2.0k 0.5× 857 0.7× 1.5k 1.5× 228 0.3× 1.3k 2.4× 224 5.6k
Robert A. Flowers United States 48 4.5k 1.1× 691 0.6× 221 0.2× 656 1.0× 906 1.6× 148 6.1k
Frédéric Taran France 41 2.6k 0.6× 886 0.7× 643 0.6× 290 0.4× 1.7k 3.0× 167 5.2k
Lennart Eberson Sweden 31 3.3k 0.8× 743 0.6× 297 0.3× 379 0.6× 448 0.8× 336 5.1k
Thomas Müller Austria 40 3.4k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 594 0.6× 213 0.3× 1.6k 2.9× 162 7.0k
Didier Touraud Germany 41 2.4k 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 765 0.8× 135 0.2× 829 1.5× 135 4.9k
Cheng Yang China 48 3.8k 0.9× 3.1k 2.6× 800 0.8× 146 0.2× 1.2k 2.1× 264 7.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lefebvre, Corentin, et al.. (2025). Red light excitation: illuminating photocatalysis in a new spectrum. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 21. 296–326. 3 indexed citations
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Gérard, Pierre, et al.. (2024). New monomers or co-monomers based on the alkoxyfuranone Scaffold: Toward new alternatives to Petroleum-Based structures. European Polymer Journal. 215. 113259–113259. 2 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Norbert, et al.. (2023). Photocycloadditions of benzene derivatives and their systematic application to organic synthesis. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 76(3). 117–129. 2 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Corentin, et al.. (2023). Photochemically Induced Hydrogen Atom Transfer and Intramolecular Radical Cyclization Reactions with Oxazolones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 88(23). 16435–16455.
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Fortino, Mariagrazia, Corentin Lefebvre, Clément Michelin, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and characterization of polymethine dyes carrying thiobarbituric and carboxylic acid moieties. New Journal of Chemistry. 46(19). 8971–8980. 2 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Corentin, et al.. (2021). Studies on The Application of The Paternò‐Büchi Reaction to The Synthesis of Novel Fluorinated Scaffolds. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(63). 15722–15729. 8 indexed citations
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Baudron, Stéphane A., et al.. (2021). Photocycloadditions of Arenes Derived from Lignin. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 86(19). 13310–13321. 6 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Corentin, et al.. (2021). Photocatalytic Radical Addition to Levoglucosenone. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2022(1). 7 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Norbert. (2021). Enantioselective synthesis of heterocyclic compounds using photochemical reactions. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 20(12). 1657–1674. 8 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Corentin, et al.. (2019). Photochemical reactivity of phenyl (methyl-tetrazolyl) ketone – hydrogen atom transfer vs. electron transfer. New Journal of Chemistry. 43(44). 17151–17158. 3 indexed citations
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Dietlin, Céline, Bernadette Graff, Fabrice Morlet‐Savary, et al.. (2019). New 1,8-Naphthalimide Derivatives as Photoinitiators for Free-Radical Polymerization Upon Visible Light. Catalysts. 9(8). 637–637. 42 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Corentin, et al.. (2019). Photochemical Rearrangements in Heterocyclic Chemistry. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2020(10). 1393–1404. 31 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Norbert. (2015). Photocatalysis with TiO2 Applied to Organic Synthesis. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 68(11). 1621–1639. 60 indexed citations
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Oelgemöller, Michael, Norbert Hoffmann, & Oksana Shvydkiv. (2014). From ‘Lab & Light on a Chip’ to Parallel Microflow Photochemistry. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 67(3). 337–342. 27 indexed citations
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Estrine, Boris, et al.. (2010). Development of Agriculture Left-Overs: Fine Organic Chemicals from Wheat Hemicellulose-Derived Pentoses. Topics in current chemistry. 294. 79–115. 55 indexed citations
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Harakat, Dominique, et al.. (2006). Thiocarbonyl compounds as regulating reagent in the radical addition of tertiary amines with alkenes using photoelectron transfer conditions. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 4(7). 1202–1202. 46 indexed citations
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Marinković, Siniša & Norbert Hoffmann. (2004). Diastereoselective Radical Tandem Addition‐Cyclization Reactions of Aromatic Tertiary Amines by Semiconductor‐Sensitized Photochemical Electron Transfer. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2004(14). 3102–3107. 65 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Norbert, Jean‐Pierre Pete, Yoshihisa Inoue, & Tadashi Mori. (2002). Novel [2 + 2] Photocycloaddition-Induced Rearrangement of Bichromophoric Naphthalene-Tethered Resorcinol Ethers. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 67(7). 2315–2322. 19 indexed citations
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Kimber, R M, et al.. (1983). THE PREDICTION OF TRAFFIC PEAK SHAPES FROM HOURLY FLOW COUNTS. 2 indexed citations

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