Stephen Molyneux

571 total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 290 citations indexed

About

Stephen Molyneux is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Molyneux has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 290 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4 papers in Instrumentation and 3 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Stephen Molyneux's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (8 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (5 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (4 papers). Stephen Molyneux is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (8 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (5 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (4 papers). Stephen Molyneux collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Stephen Molyneux's co-authors include C. M. Harrison, M. Jarvis, V. Mainieri, D. M. Alexander, James Mullaney, Chiara Circosta, A. C. Edge, A. P. Thomson, G. B. Lansbury and Renske Smit and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Molyneux

13 papers receiving 231 citations

Hit Papers

Metal-poor star formation at z > 6 with JWST: new ... 2024 2026 2025 2024 2025 20 40 60
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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. Metal-poor star formation at z > 6 with JWST: new insight into hard radiation fields and nitrogen enrichment on 20 pc scales
    2024 72 citations Michael W. Topping, Daniel P. Stark et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  2. Deep Rest-UV JWST/NIRSpec Spectroscopy of Early Galaxies: The Demographics of C iv and N-emitters in the Reionization Era
    2025 22 citations Michael W. Topping, Dan Stark et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Molyneux United Kingdom 7 249 89 63 10 10 14 290
F. Loi Italy 12 256 1.0× 168 1.9× 44 0.7× 5 0.5× 3 0.3× 30 287
R. Cañameras Germany 10 220 0.9× 29 0.3× 86 1.4× 8 0.8× 2 0.2× 28 265
Mitchell Revalski United States 14 401 1.6× 71 0.8× 115 1.8× 7 0.7× 1 0.1× 35 427
Arnab Sarkar United States 9 211 0.8× 47 0.5× 54 0.9× 3 0.3× 24 251
Fumie Akimoto Japan 8 162 0.7× 53 0.6× 27 0.4× 24 2.4× 15 207
Nick Higginbottom United Kingdom 12 317 1.3× 63 0.7× 24 0.4× 12 1.2× 16 358
J. W. Kruk United States 9 209 0.8× 36 0.4× 52 0.8× 5 0.5× 17 238
С. Н. Додонов Russia 11 312 1.3× 76 0.9× 73 1.2× 4 0.4× 55 333
James K. Leung Australia 10 276 1.1× 153 1.7× 37 0.6× 18 1.8× 23 308
Ayan Acharyya United States 9 244 1.0× 57 0.6× 68 1.1× 17 1.7× 15 257

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Molyneux

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Molyneux

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Molyneux

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

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Harrison, C. M., Preeti Kharb, R. J. Beswick, et al.. (2025). The Quasar Feedback Survey: zooming into the origin of radio emission with e-MERLIN. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 537(2). 705–722. 5 indexed citations
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Topping, Michael W., Dan Stark, Peter Senchyna, et al.. (2025). Deep Rest-UV JWST/NIRSpec Spectroscopy of Early Galaxies: The Demographics of C iv and N-emitters in the Reionization Era. The Astrophysical Journal. 980(2). 225–225. 22 indexed citations breakdown →
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Molyneux, Stephen, M. Banerji, Matthew J. Temple, et al.. (2025). Evidence for universal gas depletion in a sample of 41 luminous Type 1 quasars at z ∼ 2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 540(1). 1163–1184.
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Topping, Michael W., Daniel P. Stark, Peter Senchyna, et al.. (2024). Metal-poor star formation at z > 6 with JWST: new insight into hard radiation fields and nitrogen enrichment on 20 pc scales. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 529(4). 3301–3322. 72 indexed citations breakdown →
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Banerji, M., Shenli Tang, P. C. Hewett, et al.. (2024). A big red dot: scattered light, host galaxy signatures, and multiphase gas flows in a luminous, heavily reddened quasar at cosmic noon. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 533(3). 2948–2965. 7 indexed citations
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Harrison, C. M., V. Mainieri, D. M. Alexander, et al.. (2023). Quasar feedback survey: molecular gas affected by central outflows and by ∼10-kpc radio lobes reveal dual feedback effects in ‘radio quiet’ quasars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(3). 9322–9342. 16 indexed citations
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Molyneux, Stephen, G. Calistro Rivera, C. De Breuck, et al.. (2023). The Quasar Feedback Survey: characterizing CO excitation in quasar host galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(3). 4420–4439. 11 indexed citations
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Molyneux, Stephen, Renske Smit, D. Schaerer, et al.. (2022). Spectroscopic confirmation of a gravitationally lensed Lyman-break galaxy at z[C ii] = 6.827 using NOEMA. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 512(1). 535–543. 5 indexed citations
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Molyneux, Stephen, C. M. Harrison, & M. Jarvis. (2019). Extreme ionised outflows are more common when the radio emission is compact in AGN host galaxies. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 26 indexed citations
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Jarvis, M., C. M. Harrison, A. P. Thomson, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of radio jets associated with galactic outflows and feedback from quasars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 485(2). 2710–2730. 114 indexed citations
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Harrison, C. M., Stephen Molyneux, Jan Scholtz, & M. Jarvis. (2019). Establishing the impact of powerful AGN on their host galaxies. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 15(S359). 203–211. 1 indexed citations
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Molyneux, Stephen, et al.. (2017). A re-evaluation of the Lower to Middle Triassic on the Candace Terrace, Northern Carnarvon Basin. The APPEA Journal. 57(1). 263–276. 5 indexed citations
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Molyneux, Stephen, et al.. (2016). Observations on the Lower Triassic petroleum prospectivity of the offshore Carnarvon and Roebuck basins. 56(1). 173–173. 4 indexed citations
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Molyneux, Stephen, et al.. (2015). Phoenix South: A New Petroleum System in the Bedout Sub-Basin. 476–476. 2 indexed citations

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