Finding papers that acknowledge a specific author Is there any way to find all papers that acknowledge a specific author? (i.e., the author is mentioned in the acknowledgement section)
Resorting to advanced search tool that most famous publishers offer would simplify your task (at least to an extent).

E.g., search for papers with name in full-text and not in authors and not in references.

Currently existing journal libraries do not support such a feature yet. The solution to your question is a topic of research by itself. The following articles, [1] and [2], might provide some insights.