Albert Van Helden

1.5k total citations
55 papers, 493 citations indexed

About

Albert Van Helden is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, History and Philosophy of Science and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Albert Van Helden has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 493 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 22 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 6 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Albert Van Helden's work include History and Developments in Astronomy (29 papers), Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (25 papers) and History of Science and Medicine (16 papers). Albert Van Helden is often cited by papers focused on History and Developments in Astronomy (29 papers), Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (25 papers) and History of Science and Medicine (16 papers). Albert Van Helden collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Italy. Albert Van Helden's co-authors include Galileo Galilei, Thomas L. Hankins, Mary G. Winkler, C. R. O’dell, Stephen C. McCluskey, Edward Harrison, Richard S. Westfall, Owen Gingerich, R. H. van Gent and Sven Dupré and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Albert Van Helden

50 papers receiving 413 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Albert Van Helden United States 14 208 192 64 51 40 55 493
Robert S. Westman United States 9 102 0.5× 273 1.4× 89 1.4× 42 0.8× 47 1.2× 28 445
Stillman Drake Canada 14 139 0.7× 286 1.5× 84 1.3× 36 0.7× 15 0.4× 91 642
Edward Grant United States 13 92 0.4× 260 1.4× 93 1.5× 66 1.3× 90 2.3× 56 707
John North United Kingdom 13 135 0.6× 205 1.1× 93 1.5× 70 1.4× 98 2.5× 51 658
G. J. Toomer United States 10 168 0.8× 65 0.3× 52 0.8× 22 0.4× 132 3.3× 28 342
Silvio A. Bedini United States 10 59 0.3× 79 0.4× 36 0.6× 26 0.5× 23 0.6× 57 318
Michael Hoskin United Kingdom 11 266 1.3× 234 1.2× 85 1.3× 19 0.4× 193 4.8× 130 717
A. C. Crombie United Kingdom 13 32 0.2× 213 1.1× 59 0.9× 72 1.4× 29 0.7× 37 565
N. M. Swerdlow United States 9 150 0.7× 100 0.5× 53 0.8× 9 0.2× 119 3.0× 64 285
A. Rupert Hall United Kingdom 11 47 0.2× 240 1.3× 87 1.4× 47 0.9× 12 0.3× 61 488

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Fields of papers citing papers by Albert Van Helden

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Albert Van Helden

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Helden, Albert Van, et al.. (2012). The ‘true inventor’ of the telescope. A survey of 400 years of debate.. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 9–44. 2 indexed citations
2.
Helden, Albert Van. (2009). Who Invented the Telescope. Sky and Telescope. 118(1). 64–69. 3 indexed citations
3.
Helden, Albert Van, et al.. (2008). Long Route to the Invention of the Telescope. 10 indexed citations
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Helden, Albert Van, et al.. (2002). Seventeenth-century telescope optics of Torricelli, Divini, and Campani. Applied Optics. 41(4). 644–644. 5 indexed citations
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Helden, Albert Van, et al.. (1999). Catalogue of early telescopes. 7 indexed citations
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Galilei, Galileo & Albert Van Helden. (1998). Sidereus nuncius : Venice, 1610. 1 indexed citations
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Helden, Albert Van. (1996). Galileo and Scheiner on Sunspots: A Case Study in the Visual Language of Astronomy. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society: Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge. 140(3). 358–396. 1 indexed citations
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Helden, Albert Van & Thomas L. Hankins. (1994). Introduction: Instruments in the History of Science. Osiris. 9. 1–6. 39 indexed citations
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Helden, Albert Van. (1990). Journal for the History of Astronomy. M. A. Hoskin. Isis. 81(2). 298–299. 1 indexed citations
10.
Helden, Albert Van. (1989). When seeing is believing. Nature. 338(6217). 687–688.
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Helden, Albert Van & Edward Harrison. (1987). Measuring the Universe: Cosmic Dimensions from Aristarchus to Halley. American Journal of Physics. 55(1). 92–94. 17 indexed citations
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Helden, Albert Van, et al.. (1986). "Measuring the Universe", Albert Van Helden, Chicago-London 1985 : [recenzja] / Andrzej K. Wróblewski.. Kwartalnik Historii Nauki i Techniki. 31.
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Helden, Albert Van. (1986). Measuring the Universe. 18 indexed citations
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Helden, Albert Van, et al.. (1981). DIVINI AND CAMPANI: A FORGOTTEN CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE ACCADEMIA DEL CIMENTO. PubMed. 6(1). 3–176. 6 indexed citations
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Helden, Albert Van, et al.. (1977). Invention of the Telescope. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. 67(4). 1–1. 31 indexed citations
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Helden, Albert Van. (1976). THE " ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE " 1611-1650. 1(2). 13–36. 7 indexed citations
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Helden, Albert Van. (1975). The Historical Problem of the Invention of the Telescope. History of Science. 13(4). 251–263. 4 indexed citations
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Helden, Albert Van. (1974). “Annulo Cingitur”: The Solution of the Problem of Saturn. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 5(3). 155–174. 13 indexed citations
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Helden, Albert Van. (1974). The Telescope in the Seventeenth Century. Isis. 65(1). 38–58. 17 indexed citations
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Helden, Albert Van. (1968). Christopher Wren's De Corpore Saturni. Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science. 23(2). 213–229. 4 indexed citations

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