2026 Donald G. York: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	192	85	83	64	62	817	233005

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Physics

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award

Overview

Donald G. York is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Molecular Biology, Anatomy, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Cancer and biochemical research
Medical and Biological Sciences

Donald G. York has authored recent papers addressing various aspects of astrophysics and related fields. Notable publications include:

Damped Lyα Absorbers in Star-forming Galaxies at z < 0.15 Detected with the Hubble Space Telescope and Implications for Galactic Evolution (2022) published in The Astrophysical Journal
Erratum: MUSE-ALMA haloes V: physical properties and environment of z ≤ 1.4 Hi quasar absorbers (2020) published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sloan digital sky survey multicolor observations of GRB 010222 (2022) published in UNC Libraries
Evaluation of Optimized Toluidine Blue Stain as an Alternative Stain for Rapid On-Site Evaluation (ROSE) (2025) published in Diagnostics
Summary of a Life in Observational Ultraviolet/Optical Astronomy (2023) published in Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Donald G. York include:

Varsha P. Kulkarni
David V. Bowen
Lorrie A. Straka
N. Gupta
P. Noterdaeme

The scientist's publications have appeared in a range of venues, including:

The Astrophysical Journal
Diagnostics
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
UNC Libraries

Best Publications

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary

D. G. York

15186
Citations
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical summary

Donald G. York;J. Adelman;John E. Anderson;Scott F. Anderson

12112
Citations
The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Kevork N. Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-Mccarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam

6145
Citations
Cosmological parameters from SDSS and WMAP

Max Tegmark;Max Tegmark;Michael Abram Strauss;Michael R. Blanton;Kevork Abazajian

5345
Citations
Detection of the baryon acoustic peak in the large-scale correlation function of SDSS luminous red galaxies

Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Idit Zehavi;David W. Hogg;Roman Scoccimarro

5180
Citations
Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early data release

C. Stoughton;R. H. Lupton;M. Bernardi;M. R. Blanton

3515
Citations
Stellar Masses and Star Formation Histories for 10^5 Galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Guinevere Kauffmann;Timothy M. Heckman;Simon D.M. White;Stephane Charlot

3459
Citations
The Eleventh and Twelfth Data Releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Final Data from SDSS-III

Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

3189
Citations
Sloan digital sky survey: Early data release

Chris Stoughton;Robert H. Lupton;Mariangela Bernardi;Michael R. Blanton;Michael R. Blanton

3126
Citations
The Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Carlos Allende Prieto

3091
Citations
The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

3023
Citations
SDSS-III: Massive Spectroscopic Surveys of the Distant Universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems

Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

3013
Citations
The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

2986
Citations
Stellar masses and star formation histories for 105 galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Guinevere Kauffmann;Timothy M. Heckman;Simon D. M. White;Stéphane Charlot;Stéphane Charlot

2696
Citations
Composite Quasar Spectra From the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Daniel E. Vanden Berk

2679
Citations
The 2.5 m Telescope of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

James E. Gunn;Walter A. Siegmund;Edward J. Mannery;Russell E. Owen

2588
Citations
SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS

Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

2519
Citations
The u'g'r'i'z' Standard-Star System

J. Allyn Smith;J. Allyn Smith;Douglas L. Tucker;Stephen Kent;Michael W. Richmond

2455
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THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL POWER SPECTRUM OF GALAXIES FROM THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY

Max Tegmark;Michael R. Blanton;Michael A. Strauss;Fiona Hoyle

2387
Citations
The 3D power spectrum of galaxies from the SDSS

M Tegmark;M Blanton;M Strauss;F Hoyle

2350
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