D. T. Young

12.3k citations
154 papers · 7.7k · 2 hit papers · h-index 48

Impact in

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
    • Astro and Planetary Science
    • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
    • Planetary Science and Exploration
    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Geophysics top 2%
    • Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Papers in

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 129
    • Astro and Planetary Science 112
    • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 70
    • Planetary Science and Exploration 46
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 40
    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 11
  • Molecular Biology 41
    • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies 41
Co-authors
A. J. Coates (59 shared papers)F. J. Crary (38 shared papers)J. Geiss (12 shared papers)H. Balsiger (11 shared papers)J. H. Waite (16 shared papers)E. C. Sittler (28 shared papers)G. R. Lewis (17 shared papers)M. F. Thomsen (32 shared papers)
Journals
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (38 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (26 papers)Planetary and Space Science (15 papers)Advances in Space Research (6 papers)Science (5 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesUnited KingdomGermany

In The Last Decade

D. T. Young

149 papers receiving 6.9k citations

D. T. Young's Hit Papers

Liquid water on Enceladus from observations of ammonia and 40Ar in the plume 2009 · 402 citations
4020+6+12Years since publication100200300400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

  • it has ≥500 total citations;
  • it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
  • it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
  1. 2009 Nature
  2. 2007 Science

Peers

D. T. Young
Comparison fields: 5 of 106
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 7.0k
  • Geophysics 993
  • Atmospheric Science 814
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1.1k
  • Molecular Biology 2.2k
Replace H. Rosenbauer with:
H. Rosenbauer Germany
W. B. Hubbard United States
T. E. Cravens United States
Jan‐Erik Wahlund Sweden
A. J. Coates United Kingdom
T. Guillot France
W. K. Peterson United States
S. A. Fuselier United States
J. H. Waite United States
G. R. Gladstone United States
D. T. Young relative to H. Rosenbauer Germany H. Rosenbauer's profile →
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The Process of Tholin Formation in Titan's Upper Atmosphere
Science ·J. H. Waite, D. T. Young, T. E. Cravens, A. J. Coates, F. J. Crary, B. Magee, J. H. Westlake
Hit paper breakdown →		2007480
2
Liquid water on Enceladus from observations of ammonia and 40Ar in the plume
Nature ·J. H. Waite, William S. Lewis, B. Magee, J. I. Lunine, W. B. McKinnon, Christopher R. Glein, O. Mousis, D. T. Young, T. Brockwell, J. H. Westlake, M.-J. Nguyen, B. D. Teolis, H. Niemann, R. L. McNutt, M. E. Perry, W.-H. Ip
Hit paper breakdown →		2009402
3
Multi‐instrument analysis of electron populations in Saturn's magnetosphere
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·P. Schippers, Michel Blanc, Nicolás André, I. Dandouras, G. R. Lewis, Lin Gilbert, A. M. Persoon, N. Krupp, D. A. Gurnett, A. J. Coates, S. M. Krimigis, D. T. Young, M. K. Dougherty
2008354
4
Wave‐particle interactions near ΩHe+ observed on GEOS 1 and 2 1. Propagation of ion cyclotron waves in He+‐rich plasma
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. T. Young, S. Perraut, A. Roux, C. de Villedary, R. Gendrin, A. Korth, G. Kremser, D. I. Jones
1981345
5
Discovery of heavy negative ions in Titan's ionosphere
Geophysical Research Letters ·A. J. Coates, F. J. Crary, G. R. Lewis, D. T. Young, J. H. Waite, E. C. Sittler
2007336
6
Correlations of magnetospheric ion composition with geomagnetic and solar activity
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. T. Young, H. Balsiger, J. Geiss
1982318
7
Ion composition and dynamics at comet Halley
Nature ·H. Balsiger, K. Altwegg, F. Bühler, J. Geiss, A. G. Ghielmetti, B. E. Goldstein, R. Goldstein, W. T. Huntress, W.‐H. Ip, A. J. Lazarus, Anna Meier, M. Neugebauer, U. Rettenmund, H. Rosenbauer, R. Schwenn, R. D. Sharp, E. G. Shelley, E. Ungstrup, D. T. Young
1986267
8
Wave‐particle interactions near ΩHe+ observed on board GEOS 1 and 2: 2. Generation of ion cyclotron waves and heating of He+ ions
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·A. Roux, S. Perraut, J. L. Rauch, C. de Villedary, G. Kremser, A. Korth, D. T. Young
1982215
9
Survey of ion plasma parameters in Saturn's magnetosphere
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·M. F. Thomsen, D. B. Reisenfeld, D. Delapp, R. L. Tokar, D. T. Young, F. J. Crary, E. C. Sittler, M. A. McGraw, J. D. Williams
2010197
10
The Interaction of the Atmosphere of Enceladus with Saturn's Plasma
Science ·R. L. Tokar, R. E. Johnson, T. W. Hill, D. H. Pontius, W. S. Kŭrth, F. J. Crary, D. T. Young, M. F. Thomsen, D. B. Reisenfeld, A. J. Coates, G. R. Lewis, E. C. Sittler, D. A. Gurnett
2006156
11
Dynamics of magnetospheric ion Composition as observed by the GEOS mass spectrometer
Space Science Reviews ·J. Geiss, H. Balsiger, P. Eberhardt, Hunter Walker, Loris Weber, D. T. Young, H. Rosenbauer
1978140
12
A pulsating auroral X-ray hot spot on Jupiter
Nature ·G. R. Gladstone, J. H. Waite, Denis Grodent, W. S. Lewis, F. J. Crary, R. F. Elsner, M. C. Weisskopf, T. Majeed, J. M. Jahn, Anil Bhardwaj, J. T. Clarke, D. T. Young, M. K. Dougherty, S. A. Espinosa, T. E. Cravens
2002132
13
A new form of Saturn's magnetopause using a dynamic pressure balance model, based on in situ, multi‐instrument Cassini measurements
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Sheila Kanani, C. S. Arridge, G. H. Jones, A. N. Fazakerley, H. J. McAndrews, N. Sergis, S. M. Krimigis, M. K. Dougherty, A. J. Coates, D. T. Young, K. C. Hansen, N. Krupp
2010130
14
Magnetic storm injection of 0.9‐ to 16‐keV/e solar and terrestrial ions into the high‐altitude magnetosphere
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·H. Balsiger, P. Eberhardt, J. Geiss, D. T. Young
1980125
15
The possible role of ionospheric oxygen in the initiation and development of plasma sheet instabilities
Geophysical Research Letters ·D. N. Baker, E. W. Hones, D. T. Young, J. Birn
1982119
16
Comet Giacobini-Zinner: Plasma Description
Science ·S. J. Bame, R. C. Anderson, J. R. Asbridge, D. N. Baker, W. C. Feldman, S. A. Fuselier, J. T. Gosling, D. J. McComas, M. F. Thomsen, D. T. Young, R. D. Zwickl
1986118
17
Control of Jupiter's radio emission and aurorae by the solar wind
Nature ·D. A. Gurnett, W. S. Kŭrth, G. B. Hospodarsky, A. M. Persoon, P. Zarka, A. Lecacheux, S. J. Bolton, M. D. Desch, W. M. Farrell, M. L. Kaiser, H. P. Ladreiter, H. O. Rucker, Patrick H. M. Galopeau, P. Louarn, D. T. Young, W. R. Pryor, M. K. Dougherty
2002117
18
Evidence for rotationally driven plasma transport in Saturn's magnetosphere
Geophysical Research Letters ·T. W. Hill, A. M. Rymer, J. L. Burch, F. J. Crary, D. T. Young, M. F. Thomsen, D. Delapp, Nicolás André, A. J. Coates, G. R. Lewis
2005110
19
Ion and neutral sources and sinks within Saturn's inner magnetosphere: Cassini results
Planetary and Space Science ·E. C. Sittler, Nicolás André, Michel Blanc, M. Bürger, R. E. Johnson, A. J. Coates, A. M. Rymer, D. B. Reisenfeld, M. F. Thomsen, A. M. Persoon, M. K. Dougherty, H. T. Smith, R. A. Baragiola, R. E. Hartle, D. Chornay, M. Shappirio, David Simpson, D. J. McComas, D. T. Young
2007102
20
The Magnetic Memory of Titan's Ionized Atmosphere
Science ·C. Bertucci, N. Achilleos, M. K. Dougherty, R. Modolo, A. J. Coates, K. Szegő, A. Masters, Yingjuan Ma, F. M. Neubauer, Philippe Garnier, Jan‐Erik Wahlund, D. T. Young
2008101

About D. T. Young

D. T. Young is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, having authored 154 papers that have together received 7.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (112 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (70 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (46 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (41 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (40 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (11 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (9 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (7.0k citations), Geophysics (993 citations), Atmospheric Science (814 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.1k citations) and Molecular Biology (2.2k citations). D. T. Young has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include A. J. Coates, F. J. Crary, J. Geiss, H. Balsiger, J. H. Waite, E. C. Sittler, G. R. Lewis, M. F. Thomsen, B. Magee and J. H. Westlake. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters, Planetary and Space Science, Advances in Space Research and Science.

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