Leo Young

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Leo Young is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Leo Young has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 9 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 5 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Leo Young's work include Microwave Engineering and Waveguides (17 papers), Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (7 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (5 papers). Leo Young is often cited by papers focused on Microwave Engineering and Waveguides (17 papers), Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (7 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (5 papers). Leo Young collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Leo Young's co-authors include E. Jones, G.L. Matthaei, E.G. Cristal, H. D. Edwards, B.M. Schiffman and Robert K. Snider and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques.

In The Last Decade

Leo Young

25 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Microwave Filters, Impedance-Matching Networks, and Coupl... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

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. Microwave Filters, Impedance-Matching Networks, and Coupling Structures
    1980 3.2k citations G.L. Matthaei, Leo Young et al. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leo Young United States 11 3.3k 1.9k 385 346 95 26 3.5k
E. Jones United States 10 3.5k 1.1× 2.0k 1.1× 400 1.0× 331 1.0× 106 1.1× 25 3.7k
S.B. Cohn United States 24 3.3k 1.0× 1.7k 0.9× 502 1.3× 430 1.2× 137 1.4× 54 3.5k
I. Wolff Germany 29 3.3k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 700 1.8× 374 1.1× 179 1.9× 223 3.6k
H.A. Wheeler United States 21 2.3k 0.7× 2.0k 1.1× 308 0.8× 215 0.6× 183 1.9× 45 3.0k
K.A. Zaki United States 36 3.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 729 1.9× 391 1.1× 94 1.0× 206 3.4k
F. E. Gardiol Switzerland 20 1.6k 0.5× 892 0.5× 451 1.2× 250 0.7× 57 0.6× 135 2.0k
R. Levy United Kingdom 27 2.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 309 0.8× 176 0.5× 46 0.5× 91 2.5k
C.M. Butler United States 24 1.8k 0.6× 928 0.5× 1.4k 3.7× 334 1.0× 68 0.7× 118 2.3k
Jens Børnemann Canada 33 4.5k 1.3× 2.9k 1.5× 771 2.0× 325 0.9× 196 2.1× 307 4.8k
M.V. Schneider United States 17 1.2k 0.4× 294 0.2× 466 1.2× 166 0.5× 57 0.6× 57 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leo Young

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leo Young

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Leo Young. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Leo Young 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 Leo Young. Leo Young 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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Matthaei, G.L., Leo Young, & E. Jones. (1980). Microwave Filters, Impedance-Matching Networks, and Coupling Structures. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 3156 indexed citations breakdown →
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Young, Leo. (1980). Science and Engineering. Science. 209(4464). 1475–1475. 18 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1972). Parallel coupled lines and directional couplers. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 22 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1972). Microwave filters using parallel coupled lines. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 6 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1968). Microwave Filters to Combat RF Interference. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. EMC-10(2). 187–196. 1 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1967). Multilayer Interference Filters with Narrow Stop Bands. Applied Optics. 6(2). 297–297. 25 indexed citations
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Young, Leo & E.G. Cristal. (1966). On a Dielectric Multilayer Fiber by Baumeister. Applied Optics. 5(1). 77–77. 9 indexed citations
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Young, Leo, et al.. (1964). Field Photometer with Nine-Element Filter Wheel. Applied Optics. 3(2). 303–303. 7 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1963). The analytical equivalence of TEM-mode directional couplers and transmission-line stepped-impedance filters. Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. 110(2). 275–275. 31 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1963). Postscript to Two Papers on Waffle-Iron Filters(Correspondence). IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 11(6). 555–557. 6 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1963). Some Considerations in the Design of Narrow-Band Waveguide Filters. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 11(6). 522–527. 2 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1963). Multilayer Reflection Coatings on a Metal Mirror. Applied Optics. 2(4). 445–445. 4 indexed citations
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Young, Leo, et al.. (1963). New and improved types of waffle-iron filters. Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. 110(7). 1191–1191. 12 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1962). Prediction of Absorption Loss in Multilayer Interference Filters. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 52(7). 753–753. 22 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1962). Stepped-Impedance Transformers and Filter Prototypes. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 10(5). 339–359. 50 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1962). Synchronous Branch Guide Directional Couplers for Low and High Power Applications. 10(6). 459–475. 32 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1961). Transitional electrical units. Proceedings of the IEE Part C Monographs. 108(14). 455–455.
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Young, Leo. (1961). Stepped Waveguide Transformers and Filters. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 33(9). 1247–1247. 1 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1957). Electrical units and dimensions. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers Part I Communication and Electronics. 75(6). 767–771. 2 indexed citations
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Young, Leo. (1954). A hybrid-ring method of simulating higher powers than are available in waveguides. 101(71). 189–190. 3 indexed citations

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