2026 Hunter G. Hoffman: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	65	1025	889	477	404	129	18331

Research.com Recognitions

1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Hunter G. Hoffman is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans various aspects of medicine and neuroscience, with a focus on pain management, pediatrics, and virtual reality applications.

The scientist has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications. Notable papers include:

Therapists Make the Switch to Telepsychology to Safely Continue Treating Their Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Virtual Reality Telepsychology May Be Next (2021, Frontiers in Virtual Reality)
Virtual reality hand therapy: A new tool for nonopioid analgesia for acute procedural pain, hand rehabilitation, and VR embodiment therapy for phantom limb pain (2020, Journal of Hand Therapy)
Interacting with virtual objects via embodied avatar hands reduces pain intensity and diverts attention (2021, Scientific Reports)
Virtual Reality Analgesia for Children With Large Severe Burn Wounds During Burn Wound Debridement (2020, Frontiers in Virtual Reality)
Effects of a projector-based hybrid virtual reality on pain in young children with burn injuries during hydrotherapy sessions: A within-subject randomized crossover trial (2020, Burns)

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

Wadee Alhalabi
David R. Patterson
Sylvie Le May
Mariana Sampaio
Sam R. Sharar

Hunter G. Hoffman has published predominantly in the following venues:

Frontiers in Virtual Reality
Burns
Scientific Reports
Journal of Clinical Medicine
Journal of Hand Therapy

Their main fields of study cover:

Medicine
Neuroscience

Subfields of their research work include:

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cognitive Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Human-Computer Interaction
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Key topics Hunter G. Hoffman focuses on are:

Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
Pain Management and Placebo Effect
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

Among recognized honors, Hunter G. Hoffman was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1963.

Best Publications

Misinformation and Memory: The Creation of New Memories

Elizabeth F. Loftus;Hunter G. Hoffman

833
Citations
Unconscious acquisition of complex procedural knowledge.

Pawel Lewicki;Maria Czyzewska;Hunter Hoffman

746
Citations
Virtual reality and tactile augmentation in the treatment of spider phobia: a case report

Albert S. Carlin;Hunter G. Hoffman;Suzanne Weghorst

692
Citations
Virtual reality as an adjunctive pain control during burn wound care in adolescent patients.

Hunter G. Hoffman;Jason N. Doctor;David R. Patterson;Gretchen J. Carrougher

683
Citations
Virtual reality in the treatment of spider phobia: a controlled study

A Garcia-Palacios;H Hoffman;A Carlin;T.A Furness

677
Citations
Virtual Reality as an Adjunctive Non-pharmacologic Analgesic for Acute Burn Pain During Medical Procedures

Hunter G. Hoffman;Gloria T. Chambers;Walter J. Meyer;Lisa L. Arceneaux

597
Citations
Use of virtual reality for adjunctive treatment of adult burn pain during physical therapy: a controlled study.

Hunter G. Hoffman;David R. Patterson;Gretchen J. Carrougher

547
Citations
Virtual reality exposure therapy for World Trade Center Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: a case report.

Joann Difede;Hunter G. Hoffman

538
Citations
Eye fixations and memory for emotional events.

Sven Åke Christianson;Elizabeth F. Loftus;Hunter Hoffman;Geoffrey R. Loftus

507
Citations
Comparing Acceptance and Refusal Rates of Virtual Reality Exposure vs. In Vivo Exposure by Patients with Specific Phobias

Azucena Garcia-Palacios;Cristina Botella;Hunter G. Hoffman;Sonia Fabregat

495
Citations
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following September 11, 2001.

JoAnn Difede;Judith Cukor;Nimali Jayasinghe;Ivy Patt

488
Citations
Effectiveness of virtual reality-based pain control with multiple treatments.

Hunter G. Hoffman;David R. Patterson;Gretchen J. Carrougher;Sam R. Sharar

455
Citations
Virtual Reality Pain Control During Burn Wound Debridement in the Hydrotank

Hunter G. Hoffman;David R. Patterson;Eric Seibel;Maryam Soltani

444
Citations
Modulation of thermal pain-related brain activity with virtual reality: evidence from fMRI.

Hunter G. Hoffman;Todd L. Richards;Barbara Coda;Aric R. Bills

406
Citations
Physically touching virtual objects using tactile augmentation enhances the realism of virtual environments

H.G. Hoffman

371
Citations
Targets of discrimination: Effects of race on responses to weapons holders

Anthony G. Greenwald;Mark A. Oakes;Hunter G. Hoffman

352
Citations
Virtual-reality therapy.

Hunter G. Hoffman

343
Citations
The analgesic effects of opioids and immersive virtual reality distraction: evidence from subjective and functional brain imaging assessments.

Hunter G. Hoffman;Todd L. Richards;Trevor Van Oostrom;Barbara A. Coda

342
Citations
A randomized, controlled trial of immersive virtual reality analgesia, during physical therapy for pediatric burns.

Yuko S. Schmitt;Hunter G. Hoffman;David K. Blough;David R. Patterson

332
Citations
Creating new memories that are quickly accessed and confidently held.

Elizabeth F. Loftus;Karen Donders;Hunter G. Hoffman;Jonathan W. Schooler

295
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Azucena García-Palacios Jaume I University

Mark P. Jensen University of Washington

Todd L. Richards University of Washington

Cristina Botella Jaume I University

Elizabeth F. Loftus University of California, Irvine

Stéphane Bouchard Université du Québec en Outaouais

JoAnn Difede Cornell University

Marsha M. Linehan University of Washington

Melanie Noel University of Calgary

Javier García-Campayo University of Zaragoza

External Links

Personal website of Hunter G. Hoffman Google Scholar page

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