Thilo Hofmann

19.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
254 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Thilo Hofmann is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thilo Hofmann has authored 254 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Pollution, 59 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 59 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thilo Hofmann's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (43 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (35 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (32 papers). Thilo Hofmann is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (43 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (35 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (32 papers). Thilo Hofmann collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United States. Thilo Hofmann's co-authors include Frank von der Kammer, Thorsten Hüffer, Mélanie Kah, Stephan Wagner, Gabriel Sigmund, Mohammed Baalousha, Elisabeth Neubauer, Andreas Gondikas, Thorsten Reemtsma and Christine Achten and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Thilo Hofmann

241 papers receiving 13.5k citations

Hit Papers

Tire wear particles in the aquatic environment - A re... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2018 2016 2013 2018 2017 200 400 600
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.

  1. Tire wear particles in the aquatic environment - A review on generation, analysis, occurrence, fate and effects
    2018 720 citations Thorsten Hüffer, Thilo Hofmann et al. profile →
  2. Sorption of non-polar organic compounds by micro-sized plastic particles in aqueous solution
    2016 528 citations Thorsten Hüffer, Thilo Hofmann Environmental Pollution profile →
  3. Nanopesticide research: Current trends and future priorities
    2013 479 citations Mélanie Kah, Thilo Hofmann profile →
  4. Sorption of organic compounds by aged polystyrene microplastic particles
    2018 475 citations Thorsten Hüffer, Thilo Hofmann et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
  5. Sorption of ionizable and ionic organic compounds to biochar, activated carbon and other carbonaceous materials
    2017 378 citations Mélanie Kah, Gabriel Sigmund et al. profile →
  6. Technology readiness and overcoming barriers to sustainably implement nanotechnology-enabled plant agriculture
    2020 330 citations Thilo Hofmann, Gregory V. Lowry et al. Nature Food profile →
  7. Plastics can be used more sustainably in agriculture
    2023 130 citations Thilo Hofmann, Subhasis Ghoshal 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
Thilo Hofmann Austria 63 6.1k 3.9k 2.9k 2.7k 2.7k 254 13.7k
Anders Baun Denmark 55 4.9k 0.8× 5.9k 1.5× 2.7k 0.9× 3.1k 1.2× 3.5k 1.3× 175 13.4k
Rong Ji China 59 6.5k 1.1× 3.4k 0.9× 2.7k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 2.7k 1.0× 357 14.5k
Hui Li China 63 5.9k 1.0× 2.3k 0.6× 2.9k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 495 15.5k
Fengchang Wu China 62 4.8k 0.8× 2.6k 0.7× 3.3k 1.1× 1.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 426 13.4k
Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg Netherlands 70 10.2k 1.7× 6.2k 1.6× 6.4k 2.2× 2.7k 1.0× 2.5k 0.9× 534 20.8k
Xiangliang Pan China 63 5.9k 1.0× 2.1k 0.5× 2.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 3.1k 1.1× 345 14.0k
Ming Zhang China 52 5.1k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 2.8k 1.0× 2.9k 1.1× 264 16.2k
Rongliang Qiu China 72 7.0k 1.2× 2.8k 0.7× 2.9k 1.0× 3.0k 1.1× 2.9k 1.1× 541 19.6k
Martin Hassellöv Sweden 47 5.4k 0.9× 3.9k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 3.0k 1.1× 93 10.6k
Yingxu Chen China 58 4.0k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 1.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 2.2k 0.8× 287 13.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thilo Hofmann

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thilo Hofmann. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thilo Hofmann based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Thilo Hofmann. Thilo Hofmann is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mordechay, Evyatar Ben, et al.. (2024). Uptake of tire-derived compounds in leafy vegetables and implications for human dietary exposure. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 12. 12 indexed citations
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Protsak, Iryna, et al.. (2024). Advancing Selective Extraction: A Novel Approach for Scandium, Thorium, and Uranium Ion Capture. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(10). 2400171–2400171. 4 indexed citations
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Praetorius, Antonia, et al.. (2023). A versatile test system to determine nanomaterial heteroagglomeration attachment efficiency. Environmental Science Nano. 11(2). 588–600.
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Jachimowicz, Piotr, et al.. (2023). Tire materials disturb transformations of nitrogen compounds and affect the structure of biomass in aerobic granular sludge reactors. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 465. 133223–133223. 8 indexed citations
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Mann, Oliver, Thorsten Hüffer, Nicolas Greggio, et al.. (2023). Benchmarking biochar with activated carbon for immobilizing leachable PAH and heterocyclic PAH in contaminated soils. Environmental Pollution. 325. 121417–121417. 6 indexed citations
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Sigmund, Gabriel, Hans Peter H. Arp, Thomas D. Bucheli, et al.. (2022). Sorption and Mobility of Charged Organic Compounds: How to Confront and Overcome Limitations in Their Assessment. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(8). 4702–4710. 77 indexed citations
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Marazuela, Miguel Ángel, et al.. (2022). Towards an effective application of parameter estimation and uncertainty analysis to mathematical groundwater models. SN Applied Sciences. 4(8). 5 indexed citations
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Marazuela, Miguel Ángel, et al.. (2021). Parameter estimation and uncertainty analysis in hydrological modeling. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water. 9(1). 97 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Thilo, Gregory V. Lowry, Subhasis Ghoshal, et al.. (2020). Technology readiness and overcoming barriers to sustainably implement nanotechnology-enabled plant agriculture. Nature Food. 1(7). 416–425. 330 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cardini, Ulisse, Marco Bartoli, Sebastian Lücker, et al.. (2019). Chemosymbiotic bivalves contribute to the nitrogen budget of seagrass ecosystems. The ISME Journal. 13(12). 3131–3134. 21 indexed citations
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Laughton, Stephanie, Frank von der Kammer, Thilo Hofmann, et al.. (2019). Persistence of copper-based nanoparticle-containing foliar sprays in Lactuca sativa (lettuce) characterized by spICP-MS. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 21(8). 28 indexed citations
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Grujić, Svetlana, et al.. (2019). Emerging contaminants in sediment core from the Iron Gate I Reservoir on the Danube River. The Science of The Total Environment. 662. 77–87. 26 indexed citations
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Tharaud, Mickaël, Andreas Gondikas, Marc F. Benedetti, et al.. (2017). TiO2 nanomaterial detection in calcium rich matrices by spICPMS. A matter of resolution and treatment. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 32(7). 1400–1411. 39 indexed citations
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Sigmund, Gabriel, Thorsten Hüffer, Mélanie Kah, & Thilo Hofmann. (2017). Effect of degassing temperature on specific surface area and pore volume measurements of biochar. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2720. 2 indexed citations
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Wallbaum, Holger, et al.. (2015). Indoor air conditions in offices with different ventilation regimes - results from the QSB project (quality of sustainable buildings). Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences). 1 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Thilo, et al.. (2014). MULTIVARIATE GEOSTATISTICAL ANALSYIS OF SEDIMENTARY INFILL IN THE UPPER SALZACH VALLEY, AUSTRIA. 1 indexed citations
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Pies, Carmen, et al.. (2008). Characterization and source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in river bank soils. Chemosphere. 72(10). 1594–1601. 325 indexed citations
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Yang, Yi, Bertrand Ligouis, Carmen Pies, Peter Grathwohl, & Thilo Hofmann. (2007). Occurrence of coal and coal-derived particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a river floodplain soil. Environmental Pollution. 151(1). 121–129. 83 indexed citations
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Brito-Melo, A., Thilo Hofmann, António Sarmento, A. Clément, & G. Delhommeau. (2001). Numerical Modelling of OWC-Shoreline Devices Including the Effect of Surrounding Coastline And Non-Flat Bottom. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 11(2). 743–748. 36 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Thilo, et al.. (1991). Self-focusing effects in a high power, ultrashort pulse XeF(C→A) excimer amplifier. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.

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