W. Martienssen

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

W. Martienssen is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Martienssen has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 27 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 22 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in W. Martienssen's work include Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (21 papers), Chaos control and synchronization (20 papers) and Quantum chaos and dynamical systems (17 papers). W. Martienssen is often cited by papers focused on Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (21 papers), Chaos control and synchronization (20 papers) and Quantum chaos and dynamical systems (17 papers). W. Martienssen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and China. W. Martienssen's co-authors include Hans Warlimont, Eberhard Spiller, Ralf Doerner, B. Hübinger, J. Brendel, E. Möhler, T. Timusk, S. Martin, Michael Bauer and Otfried Madelung and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical Review A and Optics Letters.

In The Last Decade

W. Martienssen

80 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Springer Handbook of Condensed Matter and Materials Data 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 250 500 750
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Springer Handbook of Condensed Matter and Materials Data
    2005 796 citations W. Martienssen, Hans Warlimont profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Martienssen Germany 28 1.6k 1.3k 746 603 598 82 3.9k
Niels Grønbech‐Jensen United States 41 2.5k 1.6× 1.2k 0.9× 617 0.8× 239 0.4× 1.4k 2.4× 229 5.5k
William T. M. Irvine United States 30 1.9k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 417 0.6× 419 0.7× 554 0.9× 59 4.5k
C. Caroli France 38 3.0k 1.9× 1.7k 1.3× 926 1.2× 89 0.1× 520 0.9× 106 6.5k
R. Graham Germany 45 3.1k 2.0× 641 0.5× 409 0.5× 790 1.3× 2.5k 4.1× 171 7.2k
Ron Lifshitz Israel 30 2.2k 1.4× 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 1.6× 108 0.2× 436 0.7× 60 3.6k
Robert W. Keyes United States 32 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 2.2k 3.0× 318 0.5× 121 0.2× 111 4.0k
Bambi Hu United States 39 1.7k 1.1× 2.0k 1.5× 564 0.8× 252 0.4× 2.9k 4.9× 269 6.1k
Hans Christian Öttinger Switzerland 38 723 0.5× 2.5k 1.9× 313 0.4× 134 0.2× 1.8k 3.1× 207 7.8k
R. H. Koch United States 42 3.0k 1.9× 722 0.6× 1.2k 1.6× 452 0.7× 231 0.4× 131 5.7k
Andrea Fratalocchi Saudi Arabia 35 1.5k 1.0× 804 0.6× 1.2k 1.6× 172 0.3× 884 1.5× 126 3.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Martienssen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Martienssen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Warlimont, Hans & W. Martienssen. (2018). Springer Handbook of Materials Data. 124 indexed citations
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Becker, Helmut, et al.. (2007). Interferometric optical path measurement of a glass wedge with single photons and biphotons. Optics Letters. 32(15). 2257–2257. 2 indexed citations
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Dultz, W., et al.. (1999). Nonlinearity of Pancharatnam’s geometric phase in polarizing interferometers. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 60(2). 2322–2329. 10 indexed citations
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Martienssen, W., et al.. (1996). Landolt-Börnstein numerical data and functional relationships in science and technology, New series. Springer eBooks. 207 indexed citations
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Martienssen, W., et al.. (1993). Stable Three-Frequency Quasi-Periodicity in Conductivity Oscillations of BSN Crystals. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 22(7). 499–504. 4 indexed citations
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Martienssen, W., et al.. (1991). Coupled circle maps as a tool to model synchronisation in neural networks. Network Computation in Neural Systems. 2(4). 345–351. 4 indexed citations
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Brendel, J., et al.. (1988). A Beam Splitting Experiment with Correlated Photons. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 5(3). 223–228. 23 indexed citations
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Schuster, H. G., S. Martin, & W. Martienssen. (1986). New method for determining the largest Liapunov exponent of simple nonlinear systems. Physical review. A, General physics. 33(5). 3547–3549. 26 indexed citations
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Martienssen, W.. (1982). Unsere Vorstellung vom Licht. Physikalische Blätter. 38(7). 220–221.
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Martienssen, W. & Eberhard Spiller. (1966). Intensity Fluctuations in Light Beams with Several Degrees of Freedom. Physical Review Letters. 16(12). 531–533. 31 indexed citations
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Martienssen, W. & Eberhard Spiller. (1966). Fluctuation Measurements in Mixed Light Fields. Physical Review. 145(1). 285–287. 22 indexed citations
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Krätzig, E., T. Timusk, & W. Martienssen. (1965). Optical Absorption of Cu‐Centers in Alkali Halides. physica status solidi (b). 10(2). 709–723. 80 indexed citations
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Martienssen, W. & Eberhard Spiller. (1965). Bemerkung zu der Erscheinung der Granulation. Die Naturwissenschaften. 52(11). 298–298. 2 indexed citations
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Martienssen, W. & Eberhard Spiller. (1964). Coherence and Fluctuations in Light Beams. American Journal of Physics. 32(12). 919–926. 284 indexed citations
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Timusk, T. & W. Martienssen. (1962). Recombination Luminescence in Alkali Halides. Physical Review. 128(4). 1656–1663. 70 indexed citations
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Hellwege, K. H., et al.. (1961). Landolt-Börnstein Zahlenwerte und Funktionen aus Naturwissenschaften und Technik, Neue Serie. Springer eBooks. 18 indexed citations
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Martienssen, W.. (1959). The optical absorption edge in ionic crystals. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 8. 294–296. 43 indexed citations
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Martienssen, W.. (1957). Über die excitonenbanden der alkalihalogenidkristalle. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 2(4). 257–267. 316 indexed citations
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Martienssen, W. & Robert Wichard Pohl. (1952). Zur photochemischen Sensibilisierung. Zeitschrift für Physik A Hadrons and Nuclei. 133(1-2). 153–157. 12 indexed citations

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