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Hermann Hofbauer

Hermann Hofbauer

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Engineering and Technology
Austria
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
74
Citations
15670
World Ranking
836
National Ranking
1

Hermann Hofbauer publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hermann Hofbauer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 355 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Hermann Hofbauer D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hermann Hofbauer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Hermann Hofbauer is affiliated with TU Wien in Austria and conducts research primarily in the field of Engineering. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Catalysis, Materials Chemistry, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The main topics of Hofbauer's research include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes, Catalysts for Methane Reforming, Iron and Steelmaking Processes, Coal and Its By-products, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, and Industrial Gas Emission Control.

Hofbauer has published extensively, with frequent contributions to prominent scientific journals and venues such as:

  • Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
  • Fuel
  • Fuel Processing Technology
  • Energies
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent significant publications include:

  • "Steam gasification of biomass - Typical gas quality and operational strategies derived from industrial-scale plants" (2020) in Fuel Processing Technology
  • "A review on bed material particle layer formation and its positive influence on the performance of thermo-chemical biomass conversion in fluidized beds" (2021) in Fuel
  • "Effect of biomass fuel ash and bed material on the product gas composition in DFB steam gasification" (2020) in Energy
  • "CO2 capture costs of chemical looping combustion of biomass: A comparison of natural and synthetic oxygen carrier" (2024) in Journal of Energy Chemistry
  • "Development of the solid sorbent technology for post combustion CO2 capture towards commercial prototype" (2021) in International journal of greenhouse gas control

Hofbauer frequently co-authors with a network of scientists including:

  • Stefan Müller
  • Josef Fuchs
  • Florian Benedikt
  • Matthias Kuba
  • Alexander Bartik

The research output demonstrates a focus on renewable energy technologies and environmental considerations tied to biomass and chemical looping combustion. Hofbauer's publications reflect attention to both fundamental and applied aspects of thermochemical biomass conversion and gasification processes, as well as CO2 capture methods.

Overall, the scientist's work situates itself at the intersection of chemical engineering, sustainable energy, and environmental technology, contributing to advances in biomass processing and emissions control.

Best Publications

  • Biomass steam gasification--an extensive parametric modeling study.

    G. Schuster;G. Löffler;K. Weigl;H. Hofbauer

  • H2 rich product gas by steam gasification of biomass with in situ CO2 absorption in a dual fluidized bed system of 8 MW fuel input

    Stefan Koppatz;Christoph Pfeifer;Reinhard Rauch;Hermann Hofbauer

  • In-Bed Catalytic Tar Reduction in a Dual Fluidized Bed Biomass Steam Gasifier

    Christoph Pfeifer;Reinhard Rauch;Hermann Hofbauer

  • Biomass gasification for synthesis gas production and applications of the syngas

    Reinhard Rauch;Jitka Hrbek;Hermann Hofbauer

  • NO and N2O formation during the combustion of wood, straw, malt waste and peat

    F Winter;C Wartha;H Hofbauer

  • Operating experience with chemical looping combustion in a 120 kW dual circulating fluidized bed (DCFB) unit

    P. Kolbitsch;J. Bolhàr-Nordenkampf;T. Pröll;H. Hofbauer

  • Steam gasification of various feedstocks at a dual fluidised bed gasifier: Impacts of operation conditions and bed materials

    Christoph Pfeifer;Stefan Koppatz;Hermann Hofbauer

  • Comparison of dual fluidized bed steam gasification of biomass with and without selective transport of CO2

    C. Pfeifer;B. Puchner;H. Hofbauer

  • Comparison of the performance behaviour of silica sand and olivine in a dual fluidised bed reactor system for steam gasification of biomass at pilot plant scale.

    Stefan Koppatz;Christoph Pfeifer;Hermann Hofbauer

  • Development of catalytic tar decomposition downstream from a dual fluidized bed biomass steam gasifier

    Christoph Pfeifer;Hermann Hofbauer

  • Chemical-looping combustion using syngas as fuel

    Tobias Mattisson;Francisco García-Labiano;Bernhard Kronberger;Anders Lyngfelt

  • A novel dual circulating fluidized bed system for chemical looping processes

    Tobias Pröll;Philipp Kolbitsch;Johannes Bolhàr-Nordenkampf;Hermann Hofbauer

  • Conversion of mixed plastic wastes in a dual fluidized bed steam gasifier

    V. Wilk;H. Hofbauer

  • The positive effects of bed material coating on tar reduction in a dual fluidized bed gasifier

    Friedrich Kirnbauer;Veronika Wilk;Hannes Kitzler;Stefan Kern

  • CPFD simulations of an industrial-sized dual fluidized bed steam gasification system of biomass with 8 MW fuel input

    Stephan Kraft;Friedrich Kirnbauer;Hermann Hofbauer

  • Homogeneous formation of NO and N2O from the oxidation of HCN and NH3 at 600–1000°C

    V.J. Wargadalam;G. Löffler;F. Winter;H. Hofbauer

  • Natural minerals as oxygen carriers for chemical looping combustion in a dual circulating fluidized bed system

    Tobias Pröll;Karl Mayer;Johannes Bolhàr-Nordenkampf;Philipp Kolbitsch

  • Catalytic steam reforming of model biogas

    Philipp Kolbitsch;Christoph Pfeifer;Hermann Hofbauer

  • A Two-Compartment Fluidized Bed Reactor for CO2 Capture by Chemical-Looping Combustion

    Bernhard Kronberger;Eva Johansson;Gerhard Löffler;Tobias Mattisson

  • Co-gasification of coal and wood in a dual fluidized bed gasifier

    Isabella Aigner;Christoph Pfeifer;Hermann Hofbauer

  • Comparison of Two Ni-Based Oxygen Carriers for Chemical Looping Combustion of Natural Gas in 140 kW Continuous Looping Operation

    Philipp Kolbitsch;Johannes Bolhàr-Nordenkampf;Tobias Pröll;Hermann Hofbauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Tobias Pröll
Tobias Pröll BOKU University
Christoph Pfeifer
Christoph Pfeifer BOKU University
Anders Lyngfelt
Anders Lyngfelt Chalmers University of Technology
Marcus Öhman
Marcus Öhman Luleå University of Technology
Tobias Mattisson
Tobias Mattisson Chalmers University of Technology
Juan Adánez
Juan Adánez Instituto de Carboquímica
Dan Boström
Dan Boström Umeå University
Dino Musmarra
Dino Musmarra University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

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