David Yong

12.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
157 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

David Yong is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Yong has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 63 papers in Instrumentation and 21 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in David Yong's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (147 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (92 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (64 papers). David Yong is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (147 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (92 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (64 papers). David Yong collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. David Yong's co-authors include M. Asplund, J. Meléndez, John E. Norris, Amanda I. Karakas, I. Ramírez, Bruce W. Carney, F. Grundahl, M. S. Bessell, Anna Frebel and David L. Lambert and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

David Yong

152 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. TheHubble Space TelescopeUV Legacy Survey of Galactic globular clusters – IX. The Atlas of multiple stellar populations
    2016 322 citations A. P. Milone, G. Piotto et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
David Yong 6.8k 3.0k 817 153 110 157 7.0k
P. François 6.3k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 163 1.1× 103 0.9× 136 6.6k
F. Primas 6.4k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 1.2k 1.4× 215 1.4× 111 1.0× 136 6.7k
J. Meléndez 7.2k 1.1× 2.9k 1.0× 691 0.8× 228 1.5× 138 1.3× 155 7.4k
Wako Aoki 5.3k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 1.2k 1.4× 268 1.8× 124 1.1× 188 5.8k
Amanda I. Karakas 5.0k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 165 1.1× 200 1.8× 178 5.3k
F. Matteuccí 8.6k 1.3× 2.8k 1.0× 821 1.0× 114 0.7× 101 0.9× 257 8.8k
A. P. Milone 7.6k 1.1× 4.5k 1.5× 528 0.6× 224 1.5× 54 0.5× 182 7.9k
S. Lucatello 7.1k 1.0× 3.6k 1.2× 819 1.0× 121 0.8× 61 0.6× 126 7.2k
I. Ramírez 4.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 401 0.5× 134 0.9× 99 0.9× 78 4.9k
S. Feltzing 5.5k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 402 0.5× 103 0.7× 79 0.7× 99 5.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Yong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Yong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Yong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Yong based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Yong. David Yong is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yong, David, Chiaki Kobayashi, Nozomu Tominaga, et al.. (2025). Fluorine abundances in CEMP stars at the lowest metallicity: hints on the nature of the first stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 538(4). 3177–3188. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Seunghyeon, Daun Jeong, David Yong, et al.. (2025). Molecularly Engineered Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphase with Tailored Lithiophilicity and Solvent‐Phobicity for Stable Lithium Metal Batteries. Small. 21(24). e2411861–e2411861. 4 indexed citations
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Marino, A. F., A. P. Milone, E. Dondoglio, et al.. (2023). The Metallicity Variations Along the Chromosome Maps: The Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae*. The Astrophysical Journal. 958(1). 31–31. 13 indexed citations
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Yong, David, Amanda I. Karakas, Stephanie Monty, et al.. (2023). The complex stellar system M 22: constraining the chemical enrichment from AGB stars using magnesium isotope ratios. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(3). 7940–7955. 1 indexed citations
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Sharda, Piyush, A. M. Amarsi, Kathryn Grasha, et al.. (2023). Correction to ‘The impact of carbon and oxygen abundances on the metal-poor initial mass function'. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 525(3). 3316–3317. 2 indexed citations
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Costa, G. S. Da, David Yong, R. Salinas, et al.. (2022). Evidence of globular cluster abundance anomalies in the SMC intermediate-age cluster Kron 3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 515(2). 2511–2528. 6 indexed citations
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Yong, David, Chiaki Kobayashi, G. S. Da Costa, et al.. (2021). r-Process elements from magnetorotational hypernovae. Nature. 595(7866). 223–226. 41 indexed citations
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Yong, David, G. S. Da Costa, M. S. Bessell, et al.. (2021). High-resolution spectroscopic follow-up of the most metal-poor candidates from SkyMapper DR1.1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 507(3). 4102–4119. 16 indexed citations
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Cordoni, G., G. S. Da Costa, David Yong, et al.. (2020). Exploring the Galaxy’s halo and very metal-weak thick disc with SkyMapper and Gaia DR2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 503(2). 2539–2561. 35 indexed citations
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Costa, G. S. Da, M. S. Bessell, Dougal Mackey, et al.. (2019). The SkyMapper DR1.1 search for extremely metal-poor stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 489(4). 5900–5918. 43 indexed citations
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Marino, A. F., David Yong, A. P. Milone, et al.. (2018). Metallicity Variations in the Type II Globular Cluster NGC 6934*. The Astrophysical Journal. 859(2). 81–81. 31 indexed citations
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Marino, A. F., A. P. Milone, David Yong, et al.. (2017). Spectroscopy and Photometry of Multiple Populations along the Asymptotic Giant Branch of NGC 2808 and NGC 6121 (M4)*. The Astrophysical Journal. 843(1). 66–66. 34 indexed citations
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Reggiani, Henrique, J. Meléndez, David Yong, I. Ramírez, & M. Asplund. (2016). First high-precision differential abundance analysis of extremely metal-poor stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 11 indexed citations
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Keller, Stefan, Andrew R. Casey, M. Asplund, et al.. (2015). HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF EXTREMELY METAL-POOR STAR CANDIDATES FROM THE SKYMAPPER SURVEY. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 81 indexed citations
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Meléndez, J., Amanda I. Karakas, I. Ramírez, et al.. (2015). HIP 10725: The first solar twin/analogue field blue straggler. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 12 indexed citations
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Bessell, M. S., R. Collet, Stefan Keller, et al.. (2015). NUCLEOSYNTHESIS IN A PRIMORDIAL SUPERNOVA: CARBON AND OXYGEN ABUNDANCES IN SMSS J031300.36–670839.3. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 806(1). L16–L16. 60 indexed citations
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Meléndez, J., et al.. (2014). HIP 114328: a new refractory-poor and Li-poor solar twin. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 34 indexed citations
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Alves-Brito, Alan, David Yong, J. Meléndez, S. Vásquez, & Amanda I. Karakas. (2012). CNO and F abundances in the globular cluster M 22 (NGC 6656). Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 33 indexed citations
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Alves-Brito, Alan, Amanda I. Karakas, David Yong, J. Meléndez, & S. Vásquez. (2011). CNO and F abundances in the barium star HD 123396. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations
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Yong, David, et al.. (2003). Mg isotopic ratios in giant stars of the globular cluster NGC 6752. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 82 indexed citations

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