Thorsten Hoffmann

24.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
223 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Thorsten Hoffmann is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten Hoffmann has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Atmospheric Science, 78 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 56 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Thorsten Hoffmann's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (143 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (70 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (57 papers). Thorsten Hoffmann is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (143 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (70 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (57 papers). Thorsten Hoffmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and United States. Thorsten Hoffmann's co-authors include John H. Seinfeld, Richard C. Flagan, Colin O’Dowd, Frank Bowman, Jay R. Odum, Don Collins, Ru‐Jin Huang, Markku Kulmala, Christopher J. Kampf and D. Klockow and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten Hoffmann

215 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

Gas/Particle Partitioning and Secondary Organic Aerosol Y... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 2016 1997 2002 2006 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. Gas/Particle Partitioning and Secondary Organic Aerosol Yields
    1996 1.2k citations Thorsten Hoffmann, John H. Seinfeld et al. profile →
  2. Bioaerosols in the Earth system: Climate, health, and ecosystem interactions
    2016 684 citations Christopher J. Kampf, Christopher Pöhlker et al. profile →
  3. Formation of Organic Aerosols from the Oxidation of Biogenic Hydrocarbons
    1997 662 citations Thorsten Hoffmann, John H. Seinfeld et al. profile →
  4. Marine aerosol formation from biogenic iodine emissions
    2002 603 citations Colin O’Dowd, John H. Seinfeld et al. profile →
  5. Influence of the oxidation state of phosphorus on the decomposition and fire behaviour of flame-retarded epoxy resin composites
    2006 393 citations Thorsten 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
Thorsten Hoffmann Germany 53 8.4k 5.4k 3.2k 1.4k 1.0k 223 11.8k
Tom Harner Canada 78 6.7k 0.8× 16.5k 3.0× 1.3k 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 105 0.1× 239 19.4k
J. M. Roberts United States 67 11.1k 1.3× 5.7k 1.0× 4.5k 1.4× 2.4k 1.8× 59 0.1× 199 13.2k
Ping’an Peng China 63 3.6k 0.4× 4.1k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 562 0.4× 130 0.1× 414 14.1k
Yingjun Chen China 53 4.7k 0.6× 5.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 270 0.3× 282 9.3k
Alexander Laskin United States 76 14.0k 1.7× 8.2k 1.5× 6.2k 1.9× 1.6k 1.2× 50 0.0× 261 17.0k
Jonathan P. D. Abbatt Canada 80 15.8k 1.9× 8.5k 1.6× 7.5k 2.3× 2.5k 1.8× 50 0.0× 356 19.1k
Jonathan Williams Germany 57 8.0k 0.9× 3.7k 0.7× 3.9k 1.2× 1.8k 1.3× 25 0.0× 269 10.6k
Rainer Lohmann United States 61 4.3k 0.5× 10.8k 2.0× 709 0.2× 505 0.4× 112 0.1× 205 14.2k
Sergey A. Nizkorodov United States 57 8.7k 1.0× 5.4k 1.0× 2.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 29 0.0× 203 11.2k
Arthur M. Winer United States 64 7.0k 0.8× 6.2k 1.1× 1.6k 0.5× 2.2k 1.6× 35 0.0× 216 12.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thorsten Hoffmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Szakáll, Miklós, Alexander Theis, Thorsten Hoffmann, et al.. (2025). Retention during freezing of raindrops – Part 2: Investigation of ambient organics from Beijing urban aerosol samples. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 25(19). 11829–11845.
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Huang, Dan Dan, Hongli Wang, Yaqin Gao, et al.. (2025). Formation Kinetics and Yields of Secondary Organic Aerosol from Benzothiazoles Based on Oxidation Flow Reactor and Ambient Studies. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 12(10). 1366–1372.
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Carolin, Stacy, David A Hodell, Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach, et al.. (2023). Past fire dynamics inferred from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and monosaccharide anhydrides in a stalagmite from the archaeological site of Mayapan, Mexico. Biogeosciences. 20(15). 3249–3260. 5 indexed citations
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Zannoni, Nora, Leslie A. Kremper, Jonathan Williams, et al.. (2023). Varying chiral ratio of pinic acid enantiomers above the Amazon rainforest. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 23(2). 809–820. 5 indexed citations
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Schwikowski, Margit, et al.. (2021). Towards comprehensive non-target screening using heart-cut two-dimensional liquid chromatography for the analysis of organic atmospheric tracers in ice cores. Journal of Chromatography A. 1661. 462706–462706. 4 indexed citations
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Rüdiger, Julian, A. Gutmann, Nicole Bobrowski, et al.. (2021). Halogen activation in the plume of Masaya volcano: field observations and box model investigations. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 21(5). 3371–3393. 10 indexed citations
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Huang, Ru‐Jin, Yao He, Jing Duan, et al.. (2020). Contrasting sources and processes of particulate species in haze days with low and high relative humidity in wintertime Beijing. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 20(14). 9101–9114. 33 indexed citations
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Yuan, Wei, Ru‐Jin Huang, Lu Yang, et al.. (2020). Characterization of the light-absorbing properties, chromophore composition and sources of brown carbon aerosol in Xi'an, northwestern China. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 20(8). 5129–5144. 77 indexed citations
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Huang, Ru‐Jin, Jing Duan, Yongjie Li, et al.. (2020). Effects of NH3 and alkaline metals on the formation of particulate sulfate and nitrate in wintertime Beijing. The Science of The Total Environment. 717. 137190–137190. 33 indexed citations
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Karu, Einar, Nicolas Sobanski, Jan Schuladen, et al.. (2018). Direct measurement of NO 3 radical reactivity in a boreal forest. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(5). 3799–3815. 53 indexed citations
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Rüdiger, Julian, et al.. (2017). Compositional variation in aging volcanic plumes - Analysis of gaseous SO2, CO2 and halogen species in volcanic emissions using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 892. 1 indexed citations
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Taraborrelli, Domenico, et al.. (2017). Global impact of monocyclic aromatics on tropospheric composition. 2 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Thorsten, et al.. (2016). Organic trace analysis of lignin phenols in speleothems using UHPLC-ESI-HRMS and their use as vegetation proxy. EGUGA. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Ru‐Jin, Yang Wang, Wanglu Jia, et al.. (2014). Determination of alkylamines in atmospheric aerosol particles: a comparison of gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and ion chromatography approaches. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 7(7). 2027–2035. 35 indexed citations
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Corrigan, A. L., Lynn M. Russell, Satoshi Takahama, et al.. (2013). Biogenic and biomass burning organic aerosol in a boreal forest at Hyytiälä, Finland, during HUMPPA-COPEC 2010. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 13(24). 12233–12256. 50 indexed citations
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Kampf, Christopher J., A. L. Corrigan, Anita Johnson, et al.. (2012). First measurements of reactive α-dicarbonyl concentrations on PM 2.5 aerosol over the Boreal forest in Finland during HUMPPA-COPEC 2010 – source apportionment and links to aerosol aging. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 12(14). 6145–6155. 12 indexed citations
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Baltensperger, Urs, Josef Dommen, M. Rami Alfarra, et al.. (2008). Combined Determination of the Chemical Composition and of Health Effects of Secondary Organic Aerosols: The POLYSOA Project. Journal of Aerosol Medicine. 0(0). 2861233976–10. 7 indexed citations
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Baltensperger, Urs, Josef Dommen, M. Rami Alfarra, et al.. (2008). Combined Determination of the Chemical Composition and of Health Effects of Secondary Organic Aerosols: The POLYSOA Project. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 21(1). 145–154. 90 indexed citations
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Müller, Lars, M.-C. Reinnig, Jörg Warnke, & Thorsten Hoffmann. (2008). Unambiguous identification of esters as oligomers in secondary organic aerosol formed from cyclohexene and cyclohexene/α-pinene ozonolysis. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 8(5). 1423–1433. 94 indexed citations

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