Niels O. Young

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 996 citations indexed

About

Niels O. Young is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Niels O. Young has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 996 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 2 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 2 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Niels O. Young's work include Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (2 papers), Calibration and Measurement Techniques (1 paper) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (1 paper). Niels O. Young is often cited by papers focused on Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (2 papers), Calibration and Measurement Techniques (1 paper) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (1 paper). Niels O. Young collaborates with scholars based in Sweden and United States. Niels O. Young's co-authors include J. Goldstein, Myron J. Block, L. C. Johnson, K. M. Young, S. von Goeler, S. Cohen, S. Šesnić, J. Timberlake, H. Hsuan and A. S. Zachor and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Review of Scientific Instruments.

In The Last Decade

Niels O. Young

6 papers receiving 946 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

The motion of bubbles in a vertical temperature gradient

1959 807 citations Niels O. Young, J. Goldstein et al. Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Niels O. Young Sweden	4	504	328	272	218	189	9	996
S. Komiya Japan	17	223 0.4×	82 0.3×	326 1.2×	104 0.5×	403 2.1×	54	815
H. Mykura United Kingdom	16	163 0.3×	100 0.3×	455 1.7×	40 0.2×	106 0.6×	32	825
P.H. Lissberger United Kingdom	18	169 0.3×	251 0.8×	143 0.5×	241 1.1×	512 2.7×	53	992
Koreo Kinosita Japan	14	113 0.2×	119 0.4×	202 0.7×	73 0.3×	145 0.8×	32	572
S. R. Wilson United States	19	382 0.8×	171 0.5×	409 1.5×	89 0.4×	965 5.1×	92	1.4k
Franck Celestini France	21	458 0.9×	287 0.9×	454 1.7×	481 2.2×	359 1.9×	63	1.4k
M. Drechsler France	18	174 0.3×	216 0.7×	356 1.3×	40 0.2×	154 0.8×	67	814
Archibald Howie United Kingdom	5	71 0.1×	117 0.4×	437 1.6×	382 1.8×	207 1.1×	6	1.0k
G. B. Brandt United States	13	191 0.4×	110 0.3×	433 1.6×	46 0.2×	396 2.1×	48	992
J. B. Mitchell United States	18	175 0.3×	70 0.2×	376 1.4×	41 0.2×	216 1.1×	38	776

Countries citing papers authored by Niels O. Young

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Fields of papers citing papers by Niels O. Young

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niels O. Young

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Niels O. Young. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Niels O. 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 Niels O. Young. Niels O. Young is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Bitter, M., K. W. Hill, S. Cohen, et al.. (1986). Vertical high-resolution Bragg x-ray spectrometer for the tokamak fusion test reactor. Review of Scientific Instruments. 57(8). 2145–2147. 21 indexed citations

2.

Young, Niels O., et al.. (1972). Liquid-helium-cooled Michelson interferometer. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 281.

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Young, Niels O.. (1965). Localization of the gas-liquid interface by capillary effects.. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 2(6). 1010–1010.

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Young, Niels O. & A. S. Zachor. (1964). Throughput Nomograph. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 54(4). AD4_7–AD4_7. 1 indexed citations

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Young, Niels O.. (1963). PHOTOGRAPHY WITHOUT LENSES OR MIRRORS.. 25. 8. 2 indexed citations

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Young, Niels O., et al.. (1960). Helical Kerr Cell. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 50(2). 170–170. 9 indexed citations

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Young, Niels O., J. Goldstein, & Myron J. Block. (1959). The motion of bubbles in a vertical temperature gradient. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 6(3). 350–356. 807 indexed citations breakdown →

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Young, Niels O., et al.. (1959). Optically Active Fluorite Films. Nature. 183(4654). 104–105. 154 indexed citations

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Young, Niels O.. (1958). Verdet Constants of Rare-Earth Glasses measured with a New Polarimeter. Nature. 182(4631). 333–334. 2 indexed citations

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