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32
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3290
World Ranking
8145
National Ranking
635

Overview

Jock W. Young is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with significant contributions in Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Epidemiology, and Emergency Medicine.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics including Homelessness and Social Issues, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Emergency and Acute Care Studies, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Mental Health Treatment and Access, and Schizophrenia research and treatment.

Frequent co-authors with whom Jock W. Young has collaborated include Stuart A. Kinner, Rohan Borschmann, Claire Keen, Matthew J. Spittal, and David B. Preen.

Jock W. Young has published multiple papers in notable venues. Common publication sources include the International Journal for Population Data Science, BMJ Open, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, The Lancet Public Health, and Addiction.

Recent publications include:

  • "Prisons and custodial settings are part of a comprehensive response to COVID-19" (2020, The Lancet Public Health)
  • "Global Prison Health Care Governance and Health Equity: A Critical Lack of Evidence" (2020, American Journal of Public Health)
  • "Rates and causes of death after release from incarceration among 1,471,526 people in eight high-income and middle-income countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis" (2024, The Lancet)
  • "Periods of altered risk for non-fatal drug overdose: a self-controlled case series" (2021, The Lancet Public Health)
  • "International Consensus Statement for the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Adolescents with Concurrent Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Substance Use Disorder" (2020, European Addiction Research)

Best Publications

  • The strengthening East Australian Current, its eddies and biological effects — an introduction and overview

    Iain M. Suthers;Jock W. Young;Mark E. Baird;Moninya Roughan

  • Feeding ecology and niche segregation in oceanic top predators off eastern Australia

    Jock W. Young;Matt J. Lansdell;Robert A. Campbell;Scott P. Cooper

  • The trophodynamics of marine top predators: Current knowledge, recent advances and challenges

    Jock W. Young;Brian P.V. Hunt;Timothée R. Cook;Joel K. Llopiz

  • Feeding ecology of larvae of southern bluefin, albacore and skipjack tunas (Pisces: Scombridae) in the eastern Indian Ocean

    JW Young;Tlo Davis

  • Acoustic observations of micronekton fish on the scale of an ocean basin: potential and challenges

    Rudy J. Kloser;Tim E. Ryan;Jock W. Young;Mark E. Lewis

  • Community structure and zoogeographic affinities of the coastal fishes of the Dampier region of north-western Australia.

    S. J. M. Blaber;J. W. Young;M. C. Dunning

  • Feeding ecology and interannual variations in diet of southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii, in relation to coastal and oceanic waters off eastern Tasmania, Australia

    Jock W. Young;Timothy D. Lamb;Duyet Le;Russell W. Bradford

  • Stable isotopic evidence for trophic groupings and bio-regionalization of predators and their prey in oceanic waters off eastern Australia

    Andrew T. Revill;Jock W. Young;Matt Lansdell

  • Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) aggregations along the shelf break off south-eastern Australia: links between inshore and offshore processes

    J. W. Young;R. Bradford;T. D. Lamb;L. A. Clementson

  • Diel patterns of vertical distribution in larvae of southern bluefin Thunnus maccoyii, and other tuna in the East Indian Ocean

    Tlo Davis;GP Jenkins;JW Young

  • Reproductive biology of three species of midwater fishes associated with the continental slope of eastern Tasmania, Australia

    J. W. Young;S. J. M. Blaber;R. Rose

  • Direct determination of fatty acids in fish tissues: quantifying top predator trophic connections

    Christopher C. Parrish;Peter D. Nichols;Heidi Pethybridge;Jock W. Young

  • Ecological effects of longline fishing and climate change on the pelagic ecosystem off eastern Australia

    Shane P. Griffiths;Jock W. Young;Matt J. Lansdell;Robert A. Campbell

  • Density Dependence of Larval Growth of a Marine Fish, the Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii

    Greg P. Jenkins;Jock W. Young;Tim L. O. Davis

  • Analyzing pelagic food webs leading to top predators in the Pacific Ocean: A graph-theoretic approach

    Jeffrey M. Dambacher;Jock W. Young;Robert J. Olson;Valérie Allain

  • Lipid, fatty acid and energy density profiles of white sharks: insights into the feeding ecology and ecophysiology of a complex top predator.

    Heidi R. Pethybridge;Christopher C. Parrish;Barry D. Bruce;Jock W. Young

  • Seasonal and interannual variability in krill ( Nyctiphanes australis ) stocks and their relationship to the fishery for jack mackerel ( Trachurus declivis ) off eastern Tasmania, Australia

    J. W. Young;A. R. Jordan;C. Bobbi;R. E. Johannes

  • Biomass of zooplankton and micronekton in the southern bluefin tuna fishing grounds off eastern Tasmania, Australia

    Young Jw;Bradford Rw;Lamb Td;Lyne Vd

  • Spatial Patterns and Temperature Predictions of Tuna Fatty Acids: Tracing Essential Nutrients and Changes in Primary Producers

    Heidi R. Pethybridge;Christopher C. Parrish;John Morrongiello;Jock W. Young

  • The biological oceanography of the East Australian Current and surrounding waters in relation to tuna and billfish catches off eastern Australia

    J.W. Young;A.J. Hobday;R.A. Campbell;R.J. Kloser

  • Global trophic ecology of yellowfin, bigeye, and albacore tunas: Understanding predation on micronekton communities at ocean-basin scales

    Leanne M. Duffy;Petra M. Kuhnert;Heidi R. Pethybridge;Jock W. Young

  • Reproductive dynamics of broadbill swordfish, Xiphias gladius, in the domestic longline fishery off eastern Australia

    Jock Young;Anita Drake;Michael Brickhill;Jessica Farley

  • A global meta‐analysis of marine predator nitrogen stable isotopes: Relationships between trophic structure and environmental conditions

    Heidi Pethybridge;C. Anela Choy;C. Anela Choy;John M. Logan;Valerie Allain

  • Trends in tuna carbon isotopes suggest global changes in pelagic phytoplankton communities

    Anne Lorrain;Heidi Pethybridge;Nicolas Cassar;Nicolas Cassar;Aurore Receveur

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony J. Richardson
Anthony J. Richardson University of Queensland
Alistair J. Hobday
Alistair J. Hobday Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Frédéric Ménard
Frédéric Ménard Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Peter D. Nichols
Peter D. Nichols Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Anne Lorrain
Anne Lorrain Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Christophe E. Menkès
Christophe E. Menkès Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Iain M. Suthers
Iain M. Suthers University of New South Wales
Christopher C. Parrish
Christopher C. Parrish Memorial University of Newfoundland
Felipe Galván-Magaña
Felipe Galván-Magaña Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Ken Ridgway
Ken Ridgway Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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