W. R. Young

8.5k total citations
170 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

W. R. Young is a scholar working on Oceanography, Computational Mechanics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. R. Young has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Oceanography, 37 papers in Computational Mechanics and 36 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in W. R. Young's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (65 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (30 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (29 papers). W. R. Young is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (65 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (30 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (29 papers). W. R. Young collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. W. R. Young's co-authors include Sean McNamara, Peter B. Rhines, Stefan G. Llewellyn Smith, Neil J. Balmforth, Allan W. Snyder, Yves Pomeau, G. F. Carnevale, Andrew F. Thompson, Scott W. Jones and Mahdi Ben Jelloul and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

W. R. Young

161 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. R. Young United States 44 3.0k 2.0k 1.8k 1.6k 573 170 6.2k
F. P. Bretherton United States 31 3.3k 1.1× 3.2k 1.6× 1.9k 1.1× 2.4k 1.5× 1.2k 2.0× 58 9.0k
J. A. Whitehead United States 39 1.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 716 0.4× 317 0.6× 133 7.5k
Joël Sommeria France 35 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 1.9k 1.1× 720 0.4× 997 1.7× 107 4.3k
S. Leibovich United States 27 3.3k 1.1× 2.5k 1.2× 3.5k 2.0× 1.4k 0.9× 750 1.3× 80 8.2k
Brian F. Farrell United States 41 1.6k 0.5× 3.4k 1.6× 2.6k 1.4× 3.6k 2.2× 613 1.1× 107 6.6k
T. Maxworthy United States 42 1.3k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 3.3k 1.9× 303 0.2× 320 0.6× 123 6.0k
Antonello Provenzale Italy 50 1.1k 0.4× 2.7k 1.3× 815 0.5× 4.1k 2.5× 514 0.9× 230 8.8k
Gregory Falkovich Israel 40 699 0.2× 954 0.5× 3.1k 1.7× 796 0.5× 1.0k 1.8× 142 7.1k
G. Boffetta Italy 41 637 0.2× 1.0k 0.5× 3.2k 1.8× 960 0.6× 722 1.3× 147 6.1k
Jean‐Marc Chomaz France 44 911 0.3× 969 0.5× 4.6k 2.6× 500 0.3× 385 0.7× 128 6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by W. R. Young

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. R. Young

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. R. Young

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. R. Young. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. R. 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 W. R. Young. W. R. 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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Bôas, Ana B. Villas, et al.. (2025). Scattering of surface waves by ocean currents: the U2H map. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1005.
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Thomas, Leif N., Samuel M. Kelly, W. R. Young, et al.. (2024). Why Near-Inertial Waves Are Less Affected by Vorticity in the Northeast Pacific Than in the North Atlantic. Oceanography. 3 indexed citations
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Siegelman, Lia & W. R. Young. (2023). Two-dimensional turbulence above topography: Vortices and potential vorticity homogenization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(44). e2308018120–e2308018120. 12 indexed citations
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Bôas, Ana B. Villas, et al.. (2023). Scattering of swell by currents. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 975. 3 indexed citations
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Siegelman, Lia, Patrice Klein, S. P. Ewald, et al.. (2022). Moist convection drives an upscale energy transfer at Jovian high latitudes. Nature Physics. 18(3). 357–361. 29 indexed citations
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Ingersoll, Andrew P., S. P. Ewald, F. Tosi, et al.. (2022). Vorticity and divergence at scales down to 200 km within and around the polar cyclones of Jupiter. Nature Astronomy. 6(11). 1280–1286. 2 indexed citations
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Vanneste, Jacques & W. R. Young. (2022). Stokes drift and its discontents. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 380(2225). 20210032–20210032. 4 indexed citations
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Siegelman, Lia, W. R. Young, & Andrew P. Ingersoll. (2022). Polar vortex crystals: Emergence and structure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(17). e2120486119–e2120486119. 15 indexed citations
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Vanneste, Jacques, et al.. (2021). Wave-averaged balance: a simple example. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 911. 8 indexed citations
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Musgrave, Ruth, R. Pinkel, Jennifer MacKinnon, Matthew R. Mazloff, & W. R. Young. (2016). Stratified tidal flow over a tall ridge above and below the turning latitude. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 793. 933–957. 14 indexed citations
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Moridpour, Sara, et al.. (2011). Investigating heavy vehicle lane changing manoeuvres. Transportation Research Board 90th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 1–16. 4 indexed citations
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Young, W. R., et al.. (2007). Bounding biomass in the Fisher equation. Physical Review E. 75(6). 66304–66304. 17 indexed citations
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Currie, Graham, Majid Sarvi, & W. R. Young. (2005). Balanced Road Space Allocation: A Comprehensive Approach. ITE journal. 77(7). 75–83. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Rengkui, Peter Bonsall, & W. R. Young. (2003). Modelling safety-related driving behaviour: impact of parameter values. 3 indexed citations
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Young, W. R., et al.. (2002). Estimation of the cost of rural road crashes in a developing country. Traffic engineering & control. 43(2). 56–60. 4 indexed citations
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Balmforth, Neil J. & W. R. Young. (2001). Tidal conversion by nearly critical topography. APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts. 54. 13 indexed citations
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Smith, Stefan G. Llewellyn & W. R. Young. (2001). Conversion of the barotropic tide. APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts. 54. 6 indexed citations
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Pomeau, Yves, Alain Pumir, & W. R. Young. (1988). Transitoires dans l’advection-diffusion d’impuret e s.. 306(12). 741–746. 3 indexed citations
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Jotwani, M. G., et al.. (1970). Seasonal incidence of shoot fly (Atherigona varia soccata Rond) in jowar hybrids at Delhi.. Indian Journal of Entomology. 32(1). 7–15. 19 indexed citations
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Young, W. R., et al.. (1960). Studies with chemical seed treatments as bird repellents for the protection of germinating maize in the Mexican tropics.. 8(4). 37–42. 5 indexed citations

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