An Interview with Dr. Stephen Hoffman

According to our analysis of malaria research over the past decade, the work of Dr. Stephen Hoffman ranks at #1, with 80 papers cited a total of 3,842 times. Dr. Hoffman is also a co-author on the top-ranked paper on the 10-year list: “Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum” (Gardner MJ, et al., Nature 419[6906]:498-511, 3 October 2002). Four other papers of his on malaria are included on the 10-year list.

In Essential Science Indicators, Dr. Hoffman’s work can be found in the fields of Immunology and Microbiology. Dr. Hoffman is the founder, CEO, and Chief Scientific Officer of Sanaria, Inc. in Rockville, Maryland. In the interview below, he talks with Special Topics correspondent Gary Taubes about his highly cited work in malaria research.

Read the full interview here.