2026 Remco van der Hofstad: Mathematics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mathematics	44	1598	1381	19	15	247	7371

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Mathematics in Netherlands Leader Award
2018 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Remco van der Hofstad is affiliated with Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Mathematics, with significant contributions to subfields including Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Mathematical Physics, Statistics and Probability, Condensed Matter Physics, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably:

Complex Network Analysis Techniques
Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics
Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
Theoretical and Computational Physics
Graph theory and applications
Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods
Random Matrices and Applications

Frequent coauthors collaborating with van der Hofstad include:

Nelly Litvak
Martijn Gösgens
Shankar Bhamidi
Lars Smolders
Wouter De Baene

Regular publication venues where their work appears include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
UNC Libraries
Journal of Statistical Physics
Electronic Journal of Probability
Advances in Applied Probability

Their recent research papers feature a variety of topics and publication venues:

"Engineering transient dynamics of artificial cells by stochastic distribution of enzymes", 2021, Nature Communications
"Heavy-tailed configuration models at criticality", 2020, Annales de l Institut Henri Poincaré Probabilités et Statistiques
"Universality for critical heavy-tailed network models: Metric structure of maximal components", 2020, Electronic Journal of Probability
"Interevent-time distribution and aftershock frequency in non-stationary induced seismicity", 2021, Scientific Reports
"Trade-offs between mobility restrictions and transmission of SARS-CoV-2", 2021, Journal of The Royal Society Interface

In addition to journal articles, van der Hofstad has published books, including a title released by Cambridge University Press:

Random Graphs and Complex Networks, 2024

Their work has been recognized through awards such as membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.

Best Publications

Random Graphs and Complex Networks

Remco van der Hofstad

803
Citations
Scale-free Networks Well Done

Ivan Voitalov;Pim van der Hoorn;Remco van der Hofstad;Dmitri Krioukov

282
Citations
Probing exchange pathways in one-dimensional aggregates with super-resolution microscopy

Lorenzo Albertazzi;Daan van der Zwaag;Christianus M. A. Leenders;Robert Fitzner

281
Citations
Random Graphs and Complex Networks: Volume 1

Remco van der Hofstad

246
Citations
Distances in random graphs with finite variance degrees

Remco van der Hofstad;Gerard Hooghiemstra;Piet Van Mieghem

140
Citations
On the efficiency of multicast

Piet Van Mieghem;Gerard Hooghiemstra;Remco van der Hofstad

140
Citations
Distances in Random Graphs with Finite Mean and Infinite Variance Degrees

Remco W. van der Hofstad;Gerard Hooghiemstra;Dmitri Znamenski

139
Citations
Critical two-point functions and the lace expansion for spread-out high-dimensional percolation and related models

T Takashi Hara;RW Remco van der Hofstad;RW Remco van der Hofstad;G Gordon Slade

136
Citations
Progress in High-Dimensional Percolation and Random Graphs

Markus Heydenreich;Remco van der Hofstad

130
Citations
Random subgraphs of finite graphs: I. The scaling window under the triangle condition

Christian Borgs;Jennifer T. Chayes;Remco van der Hofstad;Gordon Slade

127
Citations
Diameters in preferential attachment models

S Sander Dommers;RW Remco van der Hofstad;G Gerard Hooghiemstra

126
Citations
Scale-free percolation

M Deijfen;RW Remco van der Hofstad;G Gerard Hooghiemstra

115
Citations
Random subgraphs of finite graphs : II. The lace expansion and the triangle condition

Christian Borgs;Jennifer T. Chayes;Remco van der Hofstad;Gordon Slade

114
Citations
Uncovering disassortativity in large scale-free networks

NV Litvak;RW Remco van der Hofstad

107
Citations
First passage percolation on random graphs with finite mean degrees

Shankar Bhamidi;RW Remco van der Hofstad;G Gerard Hooghiemstra

104
Citations
Scaling limits for critical inhomogeneous random graphs with finite third moments

Shankar Bhamidi;RW Remco van der Hofstad;Jsh Johan van Leeuwaarden

95
Citations
Novel scaling limits for critical inhomogeneous random graphs

Shankar Bhamidi;RW Remco van der Hofstad;Jsh Johan van Leeuwaarden

93
Citations
Random Subgraphs Of Finite Graphs: III. The Phase Transition For The n -Cube

Christian Borgs;Jennifer T. Chayes;Remco van der Hofstad;Gordon Slade

90
Citations
A generalised inductive approach to the lace expansion

RW Remco van der Hofstad;G Gordon Slade

87
Citations
The Universality Classes in the Parabolic Anderson Model

RW Remco van der Hofstad;W Wolfgang König;P Mörters

87
Citations
Random Graphs and Complex Networks. Vol. II

Remco van der Hofstad

14
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon Slade University of British Columbia

Joel Spencer Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

Jennifer Chayes University of California, Berkeley

Christian Borgs University of California, Berkeley

Piet Van Mieghem Delft University of Technology

Erwin Bolthausen University of Zurich

Jan Friso Groote Eindhoven University of Technology

Dmitri Krioukov Northeastern University

Svante Janson Uppsala University

Konstantin Avrachenkov French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation - INRIA

External Links

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