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  • 1989 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of the Arts and Humanities

Overview

Peter Hoffmann is affiliated with the University of Rostock in Germany and has published extensively in the field of Medicine, focusing notably on Ophthalmology and related subfields.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics including intraocular lens power calculation, visual outcomes after lens implantation, and the impact of environmental factors on sepsis patients. Some of the notable recent papers include:

  • Sources of Error in Toric Intraocular Lens Power Calculation (2020), Journal of Refractive Surgery
  • Project hyperopic power prediction: accuracy of 13 different concepts for intraocular lens calculation in short eyes (2021), British Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Fever and hypothermia represent two populations of sepsis patients and are associated with outside temperature (2021), Critical Care
  • Considerations on the Castrop formula for calculation of intraocular lens power (2021), PLoS ONE
  • Comparison of 3-month visual outcomes of a new multifocal intraocular lens vs a trifocal intraocular lens (2022), Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery

Research collaboration has been a significant component of Hoffmann's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Achim Langenbucher (67 collaborations)
  • Jascha Wendelstein (63 collaborations)
  • Nóra Szentmáry (52 collaborations)
  • Alan Cayless (49 collaborations)
  • Matthias Bolz (10 collaborations)

Their work has often been published in several established venues such as:

  • Acta Ophthalmologica (15 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (12 publications)
  • Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (7 publications)
  • Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (7 publications)
  • Current Eye Research (5 publications)

Hoffmann's research fields span Medicine with particular focus on subfields like Epidemiology, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as segments of Public Health and Environmental Health.

Their main research topics consist of:

  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Climate variability and models
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

Among the awards received, Hoffmann was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1989, recognizing their contributions within the Academy of the Arts and Humanities.

Best Publications

  • Generating WUDAPT Level 0 data – Current status of production and evaluation

    Benjamin Bechtel;Paul J. Alexander;Christoph Beck;Jürgen Böhner

  • Comparing impacts of climate change on streamflow in four large African river basins

    V. Aich;S. Liersch;T. Vetter;S. Huang

  • Latitudinal and longitudinal variability of mesospheric winds and temperatures during stratospheric warming events

    P. Hoffmann;W. Singer;D. Keuer;W.K. Hocking

  • Seasonal variation of mesospheric waves at northern middle and high latitudes

    Peter Hoffmann;Erich Becker;Werner Singer;Manja Placke

  • Neutral air turbulence and temperatures in the vicinity of polar mesosphere summer echoes

    Franz-Josef Lübken;Markus Rapp;Peter Hoffmann

  • On the consistency of model, ground‐based, and satellite observations of tidal signatures: Initial results from the CAWSES tidal campaigns

    W. E. Ward;J. Oberheide;L. P. Goncharenko;T. Nakamura

  • Solar cycle dependence and long-term trends in the wind field of the mesosphere/lower thermosphere

    J. Bremer;R. Schminder;K.M. Greisiger;P. Hoffmann

  • Long‐term trends and solar cycle variations of mesospheric temperature and dynamics

    D. Offermann;P. Hoffmann;P. Knieling;R. Koppmann

  • Neutral air density variations during strong planetary wave activity in the mesopause region derived from meteor radar observations

    G. Stober;C. Jacobi;V. Matthias;P. Hoffmann

  • Variability of the mesospheric wind field at middle and Arctic latitudes in winter and its relation to stratospheric circulation disturbances

    P Hoffmann;W Singer;D Keuer

  • Biogeophysical impacts of forestation in Europe: first results from the LUCAS (Land Use and Climate Across Scales) regional climate model intercomparison

    Edouard Léopold Davin;Diana Rechid;Marcus Breil;Rita M. Cardoso

  • Mean seasonal and diurnal variations of PMSE and winds from 4 years of radar observations at ALOMAR

    P. Hoffmann;W. Singer;J. Bremer

  • Climatology of the semidiurnal tide at 52–56°N from ground-based radar wind measurements 1985–1995

    Ch. Jacobi;Yu.I. Portnyagin;T.V. Solovjova;P. Hoffmann

  • Mesopause dynamics from the scandinavian triangle of radars within the PSMOS-DATAR Project

    A. H. Manson;C. E. Meek;C. M. Hall;S. Nozawa

  • Upper mesospheric lunar tides over middle and high latitudes during sudden stratospheric warming events

    J. L. Chau;P. Hoffmann;N. M. Pedatella;V. Matthias

  • Trends of mesospheric gravity waves at northern middle latitudes during summer

    P. Hoffmann;M. Rapp;W. Singer;D. Keuer

  • Evaluation of New CORDEX Simulations Using an Updated Köppen–Trewartha Climate Classification

    Armelle Reca Remedio;Claas Teichmann;Lars Buntemeyer;Kevin Sieck

  • Global study of northern hemisphere quasi-2-day wave events in recent summers near 90 km altitude

    C. E. Meek;A. H. Manson;Steven J Franke;W. Singer

  • Evaluating reanalysis-driven CORDEX regional climate models over Australia: model performance and errors

    Giovanni Di Virgilio;Jason P. Evans;Alejandro Di Luca;Roman Olson;Roman Olson

  • PMSE observations at three different frequencies in northern Europe during summer 1994

    J. Bremer;P. Hoffmann;A. H. Manson;C. E. Meek

  • NLC and the background atmosphere above ALOMAR

    J. Fiedler;G. Baumgarten;U. Berger;P. Hoffmann

  • Polar mesospheric horizontal divergence and relative vorticity measurements using multiple specular meteor radars

    Jorge L. Chau;Gunter Stober;Chris M. Hall;Masaki Tsutsumi

  • Assessing mean climate change signals in the global CORDEX-CORE ensemble

    Claas Teichmann;Daniela Jacob;Armelle Reca Remedio;Erika Coppola

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner Singer
Werner Singer University of Rostock
Markus Rapp
Markus Rapp German Aerospace Center
C. E. Meek
C. E. Meek University of Saskatchewan
A. H. Manson
A. H. Manson University of Saskatchewan
Franz-Josef Lübken
Franz-Josef Lübken University of Rostock
Jorge L. Chau
Jorge L. Chau University of Rostock
Jens Oberheide
Jens Oberheide Clemson University
Takuji Nakamura
Takuji Nakamura National Institute of Polar Research
Scott Palo
Scott Palo University of Colorado Boulder
Nicholas J. Mitchell
Nicholas J. Mitchell University of Bath

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