Willem Hackmann

834 total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 547 citations indexed

About

Willem Hackmann is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Political Science and International Relations and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Willem Hackmann has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 547 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Willem Hackmann's work include History and Developments in Astronomy (3 papers), Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (2 papers) and Military History and Strategy (2 papers). Willem Hackmann is often cited by papers focused on History and Developments in Astronomy (3 papers), Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (2 papers) and Military History and Strategy (2 papers). Willem Hackmann collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and United States. Willem Hackmann's co-authors include Peter Galison, D Phil and Michael A. Ainslie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

Willem Hackmann

23 papers receiving 444 citations

Hit Papers

How Experiments End 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400
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  1. How Experiments End
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Willem Hackmann United Kingdom 7 272 63 47 42 41 28 547
David Gooding United Kingdom 14 341 1.3× 59 0.9× 46 1.0× 35 0.8× 69 1.7× 55 836
Dudley Shapere United States 11 273 1.0× 95 1.5× 64 1.4× 45 1.1× 88 2.1× 30 618
Peter Kosso United States 12 237 0.9× 62 1.0× 46 1.0× 66 1.6× 87 2.1× 37 558
Mary Jo Nye United States 15 297 1.1× 81 1.3× 29 0.6× 30 0.7× 44 1.1× 61 675
Ron Good United States 16 363 1.3× 91 1.4× 40 0.9× 24 0.6× 40 1.0× 44 1.3k
C. Ulises Moulines Germany 12 331 1.2× 59 0.9× 46 1.0× 19 0.5× 45 1.1× 65 639
Adrienne van den Bogaard Netherlands 2 334 1.2× 92 1.5× 86 1.8× 21 0.5× 39 1.0× 3 628
Friedrich Steinle Germany 9 308 1.1× 53 0.8× 37 0.8× 35 0.8× 48 1.2× 40 551
Alan Musgrave New Zealand 12 258 0.9× 109 1.7× 54 1.1× 18 0.4× 77 1.9× 28 726
Hans Radder Netherlands 13 184 0.7× 168 2.7× 41 0.9× 32 0.8× 52 1.3× 55 580

Countries citing papers authored by Willem Hackmann

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Fields of papers citing papers by Willem Hackmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Willem Hackmann

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All Works

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Ainslie, Michael A. & Willem Hackmann. (2017). From Canton to the Curie brothers: The dawn of sonar. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 141(5_Supplement). 3705–3705. 1 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem. (2000). Asdics at war. IEE Review. 46(3). 15–19. 1 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem. (2000). The Enigma of Volta's "Contact Tension" and the Development of the "Dry Pile". 2 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem. (1996). Truth in the balance. Nature. 380(6569). 35–36. 1 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem. (1995). Instrument and Reality: The Case of Terrestrial Magnetism and the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement. 38. 29–51. 3 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem. (1993). Nederlandse kunst-en rariteit-enverzamelingen, 1585 1735. Journal of the History of Collections. 5(1). 102–104. 2 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem. (1993). Tesla's sparks of imagination. Nature. 363(6430). 592–592. 14 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem. (1987). Works of another Darwin. Nature. 326(6114). 652–653. 1 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem, et al.. (1986). Seek and Strike: Sonar, Anti-Submarine Warfare and the Royal Navy, 1914-1954. Technology and Culture. 27(2). 307–307. 21 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem. (1986). Sonar Research and Naval Warfare 1914-1954: A Case Study of a Twentieth-Century Establishment Science. Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences. 16(1). 83–110. 10 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem. (1985). Marie Boas Hall, All scientists now, Cambridge University Press, 1984, 8vo, pp. xii, 261, illus., £25.00.. Medical History. 29(4). 447–448. 4 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem. (1985). NOTE SULLA STRUMENTARIA. 10(1). 87–115. 3 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem. (1979). The relationship between concept and instrument design in eighteenth-century experimental science. Annals of Science. 36(3). 205–224. 10 indexed citations
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Phil, D & Willem Hackmann. (1978). EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ELECTROSTATIC MEASURING DEVICES *. 3(2). 3–58. 5 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem. (1972). THE RESEARCHES OF DR. MARTINUS VAN MARUM (1750–1837) ON THE INFLUENCE OF ELECTRICITY ON ANIMALS AND PLANTS. Medical History. 16(1). 11–26. 3 indexed citations
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Hackmann, Willem. (1971). The design of the triboelectric generators of Martinus van Marum, F. R. S. A case history of the interaction between England and Holland in the field of instrument design in the eighteenth century. Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science. 26(2). 163–181. 4 indexed citations

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