2026 David J. Young: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	68	4847	4691	160	159	428	16710
Chemistry	68	6544	5930	158	153	392	16113

David J. Young publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Young sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 428 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

David J. Young D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Young sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

David J. Young is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research primarily spans fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in subfields including Aerospace Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, and Surgery.

Their scholarly work focuses on several main topics:

High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
Nuclear Materials and Properties
Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
Advanced Materials and Composites
Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
High Temperature Alloys and Creep

David J. Young has published extensively in journals such as Corrosion Science, Oxidation of Metals, SSRN Electronic Journal, High Temperature Corrosion of Materials, and ChemPhotoChem. The most frequent publication venue is Corrosion Science, with 20 publications attributed to their work.

Frequent coauthors include Jianqiang Zhang (two different individuals with 21 and 17 collaborations respectively), Thuan Dinh Nguyen (14 collaborations), B. Gleeson (12 collaborations), and Yuchen Cai (9 collaborations).

Selected recent publications illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

Comparative study on the initial oxidation behavior of conventional and nanocrystalline MCrAlY coatings - effect of microstructure evolution and dynamic mechanisms, 2022, Acta Materialia
Corrosion behaviour of Ni-Cr alloys in mixed oxidising gases at 650 °C, 2020, Corrosion Science
Morphology of oxide scales formed on chromium-silicon alloys at high temperatures, 2020, Corrosion Science
Effect of silicon on corrosion of Fe-20Cr and Fe-20Cr-20Ni alloys in wet CO2 with and without HCl at 650 °C, 2020, Corrosion Science
Role of cerium addition in enhancing the oxidation resistance of austenitic Fe-Mn-Si-Cr-Ni shape memory stainless steels at 800 °C: Microstructure and oxidation mechanism, 2022, Corrosion Science

Best Publications

High Temperature Oxidation and Corrosion of Metals

David John Young

1514
Citations
Diffusion in the Condensed State

J. S. Kirkaldy;D. J. Young

796
Citations
On the determination of copper surface area by reaction with nitrous oxide

J.W. Evans;M.S. Wainwright;A.J. Bridgewater;D.J. Young

516
Citations
Enhanced oxidation of the 9%Cr steel P91 in water vapour containing environments

J. Ehlers;D.J. Young;E.J. Smaardijk;A.K. Tyagi

374
Citations
Chromium Volatilization Rates from Cr2O3 Scales into Flowing Gases Containing Water Vapor

David J. Young;Bruce A Pint

343
Citations
Effect of Impurities on the Corrosion Behavior of CO2 Transmission Pipeline Steel in Supercritical CO2−Water Environments

Yoon-Seok Choi;Srdjan Nesic;David Young

330
Citations
Growth and adherence of chromia based surface scales on Ni-base alloys in high- and low-pO2 gases

J. Zurek;D.J. Young;E. Essuman;M. Hänsel

265
Citations
Role of Water Vapor in Chromia-Scale Growth at Low Oxygen Partial Pressure

M. Hänsel;W.J. Quadakkers;D.J. Young

196
Citations
Carburisation of ferritic Fe-Cr alloys by low carbon activity gases

Thomas Gheno;Daniel Monceau;Jianqiang Zhang;David J. Young

183
Citations
Recent advances in understanding metal dusting: A review

D. J. Young;J. Zhang;C. Geers;M. Schütze

173
Citations
Oxidation properties of transition metals

W.W. Smeltzer;D.J. Young

167
Citations
Wellbore integrity and corrosion of carbon steel in CO2 geologic storage environments: A literature review

Yoon-Seok Choi;David Young;Srdjan Nešić;Linda G.S. Gray

166
Citations
The oxidation of iron-chromium-manganese alloys at 900C

A. L. Marasco;D. J. Young

164
Citations
Penetration of protective chromia scales by carbon

David J. Young;Thuan Dinh Nguyen;Peter Felfer;Jianqiang Zhang

164
Citations
α-NiPt(Al) and phase equilibria in the Ni–Al–Pt system at 1150 °C

S. Hayashi;S.I. Ford;D.J. Young;D.J. Sordelet

149
Citations
Thermodynamic Study of Hydrogen Sulfide Corrosion of Mild Steel

Jing Ning;Yougui Zheng;David Young;Bruce Brown

147
Citations
Nerve cells and animal behaviour

Peter J. Simmons;David Young

145
Citations
Mechanism of breakaway oxidation of Fe–Cr and Fe–Cr–Ni alloys in dry and wet carbon dioxide

Thomas Gheno;Daniel Monceau;David J. Young

143
Citations
Effects of water vapour on isothermal oxidation of chromia-forming alloys in Ar/O2 and Ar/H2 atmospheres

Norinsan Kamil Othman;Norinsan Kamil Othman;N. Othman;J. Zhang;D. J. Young

137
Citations
Chemistry and Structure of the Passive Film on Mild Steel in CO2 Corrosion Environments

Jiabin Han;David Young;Hendrik Colijn;Akhilesh Tripathi

136
Citations