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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 62 9061 649 277 10367

Peter Hofmann publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Hofmann between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Hofmann published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 1985. 11 of the 304 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 1985. 1972: 3 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 5 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 7 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 11 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 12 publications 1983: 14 publications 1984: 11 publications 1985: 18 publications 1986: 14 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 6 publications 2025: 5 publications
1972 2025

304 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Hofmann: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 3
1973 1
1974 5
1975 4
1976 5
1977 7
1978 3
1979 1
1980 11
1981 7
1982 12
1983 14
1984 11
1985 18
1986 14
1987 7
1988 2
1989 5
1990 4
1991 7
1992 7
1993 7
1994 2
1995 4
1996 4
1997 5
1998 4
1999 7
2000 9
2001 10
2002 4
2003 4
2004 6
2005 1
2006 4
2007 2
2008 7
2009 7
2010 7
2011 3
2012 3
2013 8
2014 17
2015 10
2016 2
2017 0
2018 1
2019 2
2020 0
2021 1
2022 3
2023 1
2024 6
2025 5
Total 304
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Peter Hofmann publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Hofmann sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 261–280 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 277 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979 277
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Peter Hofmann D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62–63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834 62
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Peter Hofmann was affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and contributed extensively to the field of Engineering. Their research primarily focused on Automotive Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work covered several main topics, including:

  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
  • Combustion and Flame Dynamics
  • Rocket and Propulsion Systems Research
  • Heat Transfer and Supercritical Fluids
  • Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy

Peter Hofmann published numerous papers, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
  • Konfliktdynamik
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organometallics
  • Forest Ecology and Management

Some of their recent publications included:

  • A Mild One-Pot Reduction of Phosphine(V) Oxides Affording Phosphines(III) and Their Metal Catalysts, 2021, Organometallics
  • Assessing the recovery of Pinus canariensis stands after wildfires and volcanic eruption on La Palma, Canary Islands, 2024, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Expansion of the Operating Range of a Multi-fuel Single-Disk Rotary Engine Using a 2+2-Spark Plug Combustion Process, 2023, SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
  • Operation of a Compression-Ignition Kerosene Aviation Engine with Sustainable Aviation Fuel: An Experimental Study, 2024, SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
  • Predictive fuel cell thermal management for fuel cell electric tractors, 2025, Applied Thermal Engineering

Their research collaborations frequently involved the following co-authors:

  • Łukasz Kapuśniak
  • Philipp N. Pleßow
  • Damian Trzybiński
  • Phillip I. Jolly
  • Krzysztof Woźniak

Best Publications

  • Conformational preferences and rotational barriers in polyene-ML3 transition metal complexes

    Thomas A. Albright;Peter Hofmann;Roald Hoffmann

  • Haptotropic rearrangements of polyene―MLn complexes. II: Bicyclic polyene―MCp, ―M(CO)3 systems

    T. A. Albright;P. Hofmann;R. Hoffmann;C. P. Lillya

  • Carbon monoxide activation by biscyclopentadienyl complexes of Group 4 metals and actinides: .eta.2-acyl complexes

    Kazuyuki Tatsumi;Akira Nakamura;Peter Hofmann;Peter Stauffert

  • The First Catalytic Synthesis of an Acrylate from CO2 and an Alkene—A Rational Approach

    Michael L. Lejkowski;Ronald Lindner;Takeharu Kageyama;Gabriella É. Bódizs

  • Bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)germanium und ‐zinn sowie (Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)germanium‐ und ‐zinn‐Kationen: Synthese, Struktur und Bindungsverhältnisse

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  • The First Grubbs‐Type Metathesis Catalyst with cis Stereochemistry: Synthesis of [(η2‐dtbpm)Cl2Ru=CH−CHCMe2] from a Novel, Coordinatively Unsaturated Dinuclear Ruthenium Dihydride

    Sven Michael Hansen;Frank Rominger;Markus Metz;Peter Hofmann

  • Copper(I) Carbenes: The Synthesis of Active Intermediates in Copper‐Catalyzed Cyclopropanation

    Bernd F. Straub;Peter Hofmann

  • Experimental and theoretical investigations on the catalytic hydrosilylation of carbon dioxide with ruthenium nitrile complexes

    Peter Deglmann;Erika Ember;Peter Hofmann;Stephan Pitter

  • The Electronic Origin of Geometrical Deformations in Cyclohexadienyl and Cyclobutenyl Transition Metal Complexes

    Roald Hoffmann;Peter Hofmann

  • Selective Alkylation of Amines with Alcohols by Cp*–Iridium(III) Half-Sandwich Complexes

    Alexander Wetzel;Simone Wöckel;Mathias Schelwies;Marion K. Brinks

  • A New Class of Ruthenium Carbene Complexes: Synthesis and Structures of Highly Efficient Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis.

    S. Michael Hansen;Martin A. O. Volland;Frank Rominger;Frank Eisenträger

  • Metal silylenes generated by double silicon-hydrogen activation: key intermediates in the rhodium-catalyzed hydrosilylation of ketones.

    Nathanaëlle Schneider;Markus Finger;Christian Haferkemper;Stéphane Bellemin‐Laponnaz

  • Alcohol amination with ammonia catalyzed by an acridine-based ruthenium pincer complex: a mechanistic study.

    Xuan Ye;Philipp N Plessow;Marion K Brinks;Mathias Schelwies

  • Vibrational studies of the surface phases of CO on Pt{110} at 300 K

    Simon R. Bare;Peter Hofmann;David A. King

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Carboxylation of Olefins with CO2: One-Pot Synthesis of α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acid Salts

    Nfflria Huguet;Ivana Jevtovikj;Alvaro Gordillo;Michael L. Lejkowski

  • Bis(di-t-butylphosphino)methane complexes of rhodium: homogeneous alkyne hydrosilylation by catalyst-dependent alkyne insertion into RhSi or RhH bonds. Molecular structures of the dimer [(dtbpm)RhCl]2 and of the silyl complex (dtbpm) Rh[Si(OEt)3](PMe3)☆

    Peter Hofmann;Claudia Meier;Wolfgang Hiller;Maximilian Heckel

  • Multiple Reaction Pathways in Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydrosilylations of Ketones

    Nathanaëlle Schneider;Markus Finger;Christian Haferkemper;Stéphane Bellemin-Laponnaz

  • A Neutral Three-Coordinate Alkylrhodium(I) Complex: Stabilization of a 14-Electron Species by gamma-C-H Agostic Interactions with a Saturated Hydrocarbon Group This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 247, Graduate College Fellowship to H.U.), by the BASF AG, by the Degussa-Hüls AG, by the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, and by the EU.

    Heiko Urtel;Claudia Meier;Frank Eisenträger;Frank Rominger

  • A remarkably stable copper(I) ethylene complex: synthesis, spectroscopy and structure

    Bernd F. Straub;Frank Eisenträger;Peter Hofmann

  • Geometry of Coordinatively Unsaturated Two-Legged Piano Stool Complexes with 16 Valence Electrons: A Theoretical Study†

    Thomas R. Ward;Olivier Schafer;Claude Daul;Peter Hofmann

  • Novel Platinum Complexes Enable Selective C‐H and C‐Si Activation of Tetramethylsilane at Room Temperature

    Peter Hofmann;Helmut Heiss;Peter Neiteler;Gerhard Müller

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Rominger
Frank Rominger Heidelberg University
Rolf Gleiter
Rolf Gleiter Heidelberg University
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann Cornell University
Carl Krüger
Carl Krüger Max Planck Society
Peter Jutzi
Peter Jutzi Bielefeld University
Ulrich S. Schubert
Ulrich S. Schubert Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Dieter Vogt
Dieter Vogt TU Dortmund University
Lutz H. Gade
Lutz H. Gade Heidelberg University
Akira Nakamura
Akira Nakamura Osaka University
Ulli Englert
Ulli Englert RWTH Aachen University

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