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79
Citations
25760
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1007
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65

Barbara Hoffmann publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barbara Hoffmann sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 271 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Barbara Hoffmann D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barbara Hoffmann sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Barbara Hoffmann is affiliated with Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany. Their research contributions predominantly fall within the broad field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing, Environmental Engineering, Pollution, and Automotive Engineering as subfields.

Their main research topics cover various aspects of environmental impacts on health, including:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Barbara Hoffmann has been frequently published in several academic venues, notably:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environment International
  • European Respiratory Journal
  • Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Environmental Research

Some of the more recent papers co-authored by Hoffmann include:

  • The need for clean air: The way air pollution and climate change affect allergic rhinitis and asthma (2020, Allergy)
  • Long-term exposure to low ambient air pollution concentrations and mortality among 28 million people: results from seven large European cohorts within the ELAPSE project (2022, The Lancet Planetary Health)
  • Long term exposure to low level air pollution and mortality in eight European cohorts within the ELAPSE project: pooled analysis (2021, BMJ)
  • Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and selected health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2022, Environment International)
  • Long-term exposure to low-level ambient air pollution and incidence of stroke and coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of six European cohorts within the ELAPSE project (2021, The Lancet Planetary Health)

The scientist commonly collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Zorana Jovanovic Andersen
  • Francesco Forastiere
  • Evangelia Samoli
  • Bert Brunekreef
  • Kathrin Wolf

Best Publications

  • Air pollution and lung cancer incidence in 17 European cohorts : Prospective analyses from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)

    Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen;Rob Beelen;Evangelia Samoli

  • Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality : An analysis of 22 European cohorts within the multicentre ESCAPE project

    Rob Beelen;Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Massimo Stafoggia;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen

  • Development of Land Use Regression Models for PM2.5, PM2.5 Absorbance, PM10 and PMcoarse in 20 European Study Areas; Results of the ESCAPE Project

    Marloes Eeftens;Rob Beelen;Kees de Hoogh;Tom Bellander

  • Development of NO2 and NOx land use regression models for estimating air pollution exposure in 36 study areas in Europe - The ESCAPE project

    Rob Beelen;Gerard Hoek;Danielle Vienneau;Marloes Eeftens

  • Expert position paper on air pollution and cardiovascular disease

    David E. Newby;Pier M. Mannucci;Grethe S. Tell;Andrea A. Baccarelli

  • Long term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of acute coronary events: prospective cohort study and meta-analysis in 11 European cohorts from the ESCAPE Project

    Giulia Cesaroni;Francesco Forastiere;Massimo Stafoggia;Zorana J Andersen

  • Association between Ambient Air Pollution and Diabetes Mellitus in Europe and North America: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Ikenna Collins Eze;Lars G. Hemkens;Heiner C. Bucher;Barbara Hoffmann

  • Air pollution exposure and lung function in children: the ESCAPE project.

    Ulrike Gehring;Olena Gruzieva;Raymond M Agius;Rob Beelen

  • Health effects of ultrafine particles: a systematic literature review update of epidemiological evidence

    Simone Ohlwein;Ron Kappeler;Meltem Kutlar Joss;Nino Künzli

  • The need for clean air: the way air pollution and climate change affect allergic rhinitis and asthma

    Ibon Eguiluz‐Gracia;Alexander G. Mathioudakis;Alexander G. Mathioudakis;Sabine Bartel;Susanne J. H. Vijverberg

  • Spatial variation of PM2.5, PM10, PM2.5 absorbance and PMcoarse concentrations between and within 20 European study areas and the relationship with NO2 : results of the ESCAPE project

    Marloes Eeftens;Ming-Yi Tsai;Ming-Yi Tsai;Ming-Yi Tsai;Christophe Ampe;Bernhard Anwander

  • Long-term exposure to low ambient air pollution concentrations and mortality among 28 million people: results from seven large European cohorts within the ELAPSE project.

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  • Variation of NO2 and NOx concentrations between and within 36 European study areas: Results from the ESCAPE study

    Josef Cyrys;Marloes Eeftens;Joachim Heinrich;Christophe Ampe

  • Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of cerebrovascular events: results from 11 European cohorts within the ESCAPE project.

    Massimo Stafoggia;Giulia Cesaroni;Annette Peters;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen

  • Long-term exposure to air pollution and cardiovascular mortality: an analysis of 22 European cohorts.

    Rob Beelen;Massimo Stafoggia;Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen

  • Spatial PM2.5, NO2, O3 and BC models for Western Europe - Evaluation of spatiotemporal stability.

    Kees de Hoogh;Kees de Hoogh;Jie Chen;John Gulliver;Barbara Hoffmann

  • Air pollution and respiratory infections during early childhood: an analysis of 10 European birth cohorts within the ESCAPE Project

    Elaina A. MacIntyre;Ulrike Gehring;Anna Mölter;Elaine Fuertes

  • Particulate matter air pollution components and risk for lung cancer

    Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Rob Beelen;Meng Wang;Gerard Hoek

  • A comparison of linear regression, regularization, and machine learning algorithms to develop Europe-wide spatial models of fine particles and nitrogen dioxide.

    Jie Chen;Kees de Hoogh;Kees de Hoogh;John Gulliver;Barbara Hoffmann

  • Distribution and prevalence of reflux in the superficial and deep venous system in the general population – results from the Bonn Vein Study, Germany

    Uldis Maurins;Barbara H. Hoffmann;Christian Lösch;Karl-Heinz Jöckel

  • Effect of long-term outdoor air pollution and noise on cognitive and psychological functions in adults

    Lilian Tzivian;Angela Winkler;Martha Dlugaj;Tamara Schikowski

  • Spatial variation of PM2.5, PM10, PM2.5 absorbance and PMcoarse concentrations between and within 20 European study areas and the relationship with NO2 - Results of the ESCAPE project

    Marloes Eeftens;Ming-Yi Tsai;Christophe Ampe;Bernhard Anwander

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl-Heinz Jöckel
Karl-Heinz Jöckel University of Duisburg-Essen
Susanne Moebus
Susanne Moebus University of Duisburg-Essen
Bert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef Utrecht University
Joachim Heinrich
Joachim Heinrich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Raimund Erbel
Raimund Erbel University of Duisburg-Essen
Kees de Hoogh
Kees de Hoogh Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Gerard Hoek
Gerard Hoek Utrecht University
Ming-Yi Tsai
Ming-Yi Tsai University of Washington
Annette Peters
Annette Peters Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Rob Beelen
Rob Beelen Utrecht University

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