Robert R. Hoffman

15.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
189 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Robert R. Hoffman is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Artificial Intelligence and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert R. Hoffman has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Social Psychology, 59 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 26 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Robert R. Hoffman's work include Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (58 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (24 papers) and Cognitive Science and Mapping (23 papers). Robert R. Hoffman is often cited by papers focused on Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (58 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (24 papers) and Cognitive Science and Mapping (23 papers). Robert R. Hoffman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Robert R. Hoffman's co-authors include Gary Klein, Beth Crandall, Paul J. Feltovich, David D. Woods, B. Moon, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Gary Klein, Kenneth M. Ford, Nigel Shadbolt and K. Anders Ericsson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Personality and Individual Differences.

In The Last Decade

Robert R. Hoffman

180 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance

2006 2.0k citations Paul J. Feltovich, Robert R. Hoffman et al. profile →
Working Minds: A Practitioner's Guide to Cognitive Task Analysis

2006 500 citations Gary Klein, Robert R. Hoffman et al. profile →
Making Sense of Sensemaking 1: Alternative Perspectives

2006 497 citations Gary Klein, Robert R. Hoffman et al. IEEE Intelligent Systems profile →
Measures for explainable AI: Explanation goodness, user satisfaction, mental models, curiosity, trust, and human-AI performance

2023 89 citations Robert R. Hoffman, Shane T. Mueller et al. Frontiers in Computer Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert R. Hoffman United States	37	2.5k	1.6k	1.1k	927	760	189	8.4k
Gary Klein United States	34	3.4k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	842 0.8×	761 0.8×	1.9k 2.5×	146	11.5k
Edwin Hutchins United States	29	2.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	1.6k 1.5×	1.4k 1.5×	695 0.9×	53	10.8k
Janis A. Cannon‐Bowers United States	40	4.9k 2.0×	1.0k 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	579 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	90	10.3k
Paul J. Feltovich United States	28	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	2.8k 2.6×	1.6k 1.7×	465 0.6×	72	9.0k
Gavriel Salvendy United States	49	2.0k 0.8×	653 0.4×	488 0.5×	858 0.9×	247 0.3×	346	8.1k
Shaobo Zhang China	34	1.3k 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	545 0.5×	963 1.0×	504 0.7×	175	9.8k
J. Kevin Ford United States	39	2.9k 1.2×	367 0.2×	941 0.9×	786 0.8×	676 0.9×	92	12.4k
Jeroen K. Vermunt Netherlands	51	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	492 0.5×	1.4k 1.5×	1.0k 1.4×	290	12.6k
Clint Bowers United States	38	1.8k 0.7×	352 0.2×	1.1k 1.0×	494 0.5×	263 0.3×	157	5.3k
Barry H. Kantowitz United States	20	1.5k 0.6×	700 0.4×	703 0.7×	644 0.7×	284 0.4×	96	6.0k

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Naikar, Neelam, et al.. (2025). Should we Make AI More Tool-like or Teammate-Like?. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making.

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Klein, Gary, et al.. (2023). The plausibility transition model for sensemaking. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1160132–1160132. 2 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R., et al.. (2023). Evaluating machine-generated explanations: a “Scorecard” method for XAI measurement science. Frontiers in Computer Science. 5. 6 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R., et al.. (2023). Explainable AI: roles and stakeholders, desirements and challenges. Frontiers in Computer Science. 5. 14 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R., et al.. (2013). Lessons learned across a decade of knowledge modeling. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R.. (2013). An Integrated Model of Macrocognitive Work and Trust in Automation. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 2 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R., et al.. (2011). Franchise Experts. IEEE Intelligent Systems. 26(5). 72–77. 3 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R., Thomas C. Eskridge, & Cameron Shelley. (2009). A Naturalistic Exploration of Forms and Functions of Analogizing. Metaphor and Symbol. 24(3). 125–154. 5 indexed citations

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Fowlkes, Jennifer, et al.. (2007). The Problem of Designing Complex Systems.. Software Engineering Research and Practice. 680–686. 4 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R., et al.. (2007). Concept Map Value Propagation for Tactical Intelligence. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations

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Shattuck, Lawrence G. & Robert R. Hoffman. (2006). Should We Rethink How We Do OPORDs. Military review. 86(2). 100. 12 indexed citations

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McGlashan, Thomas H., Robert B. Zipursky, Diana O. Perkins, et al.. (2003). The PRIME North America randomized double-blind clinical trial of olanzapine versus placebo in patients at risk of being prodromally symptomatic for psychosis. Schizophrenia Research. 61(1). 7–18. 166 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R., Paul J. Feltovich, & Kenneth M. Ford. (1997). A general framework for conceiving of expertise and expert systems in context. MIT Press eBooks. 543–580. 15 indexed citations

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Feltovich, Paul J., Kenneth M. Ford, & Robert R. Hoffman. (1997). Expertise in context: human and machine. MIT Press eBooks. 212 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R.. (1995). Developmental perspectives on metaphor. 2 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R.. (1994). The 1994 Florida AI Research Symposium. AI Magazine. 15(4). 74. 1 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R.. (1992). Expertise and metaphor. 1 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R., et al.. (1989). Psychological factors in remote sensing: A review of some recent research. Geocarto International. 4(4). 3–21. 13 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R.. (1987). The problem of extracting the knowledge of experts. AI Magazine. 8(2). 53–67. 228 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Robert R.. (1984). Methodological Preliminaries to the Development of an Expert System for Aerial Photo Interpretation.. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 84. 25027. 6 indexed citations

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