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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 46 15869 14316 430 377 203 10409

Robert N. Young publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert N. Young between 1957 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert N. Young published across 70 years, from 1957 to 2026, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1986. 4 of the 244 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1957 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 1986. 1957: 1 publication 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 3 publications 1966: 2 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 3 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 4 publications 1972: 5 publications 1973: 6 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 10 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 7 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 7 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
1957 2026

244 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert N. Young: publications per year, 1957 to 2026
Year Publications
1957 1
1958 0
1959 0
1960 1
1961 0
1962 0
1963 1
1964 0
1965 3
1966 2
1967 0
1968 3
1969 3
1970 1
1971 4
1972 5
1973 6
1974 2
1975 4
1976 3
1977 2
1978 3
1979 3
1980 3
1981 7
1982 6
1983 3
1984 4
1985 1
1986 10
1987 5
1988 4
1989 9
1990 1
1991 7
1992 8
1993 1
1994 7
1995 7
1996 3
1997 3
1998 4
1999 6
2000 2
2001 5
2002 6
2003 5
2004 1
2005 4
2006 5
2007 7
2008 4
2009 2
2010 4
2011 3
2012 5
2013 5
2014 4
2015 7
2016 2
2017 2
2018 6
2019 2
2020 2
2021 5
2022 2
2023 3
2024 1
2025 3
2026 1
Total 244
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Robert N. Young publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert N. Young sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 201–220 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 203 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281 203
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Robert N. Young D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46–47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776 46
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert N. Young is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada. Their research focuses predominantly on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The subfields covered include molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, genetics, oncology, and computational theory and mathematics.

The scientist has contributed to multiple topical areas, notably:

  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches

Recent publications authored by Young span a variety of journals and topics, including the following:

  • E-type prostanoid receptor 4 drives resolution of intestinal inflammation by blocking epithelial necroptosis, 2021, Nature Cell Biology
  • Identification of binding sites for ivacaftor on the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, 2021, iScience
  • Lipid nanoparticle-mediated silencing of osteogenic suppressor GNAS leads to osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in vivo, 2022, Molecular Therapy
  • Large-Scale Virtual Screening for the Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 Papain-like Protease (PLpro) Non-covalent Inhibitors, 2023, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
  • Achieving enhanced bone regeneration using monetite granules with bone anabolic drug conjugates (C3 and C6) in rat mandibular defects, 2020, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials

Young's frequent co-authors include:

  • Artem Cherkasov
  • Jason R. Smith
  • Fuqiang Ban
  • N.C.J. Strynadka
  • Srinivas Kantham

The scientist's work has been published in various venues including Nature Cell Biology, iScience, Molecular Therapy, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, and Emerging Microbes & Infections.

In 1963, Robert N. Young was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • The promise and peril of chemical probes.

    Cheryl H. Arrowsmith;James E. Audia;Christopher Austin;Jonathan Baell

  • Etoricoxib (MK-0663): Preclinical Profile and Comparison with Other Agents That Selectively Inhibit Cyclooxygenase-2

    D Riendeau;M D Percival;C Brideau;S Charleson

  • The discovery of rofecoxib, [MK 966, VIOXX®, 4-(4′-methylsulfonylphenyl)-3-phenyl-2(5H)-furanone], an orally active cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor

    P Prasit;Z Wang;C Brideau;C.-C Chan

  • The discovery of odanacatib (MK-0822), a selective inhibitor of cathepsin K.

    Jacques Yves Gauthier;Nathalie Chauret;Wanda Cromlish;Sylvie Desmarais

  • Biochemical and pharmacological profile of a tetrasubstituted furanone as a highly selective COX-2 inhibitor.

    D Riendeau;M D Percival;S Boyce;C Brideau

  • L-663,536 (MK-886) (3-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-t-butyl-thio-5-isopropylindol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid), a novel, orally active leukotriene biosynthesis inhibitor

    J Gillard;A W Ford-Hutchinson;C Chan;S Charleson

  • Pharmacology of L-660,711 (MK-571): a novel potent and selective leukotriene D4 receptor antagonist.

    T. R. Jones;R. Zamboni;M. Belley;E. Champion

  • Quinolines as potent 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors: synthesis and biological profile of L-746,530.

    Daniel Dubé;Marc Blouin;Christine Brideau;Chi-Chung Chan

  • Measuring leukotrienes of slow reacting substance of anaphylaxis: development of a specific radioimmunoassay.

    E C Hayes;D L Lombardo;Y Girard;A L Maycock

  • Prostaglandin receptor EP(4) mediates the bone anabolic effects of PGE(2).

    M. Machwate;S. Harada;C. T. Leu;G. Seedor

  • 2-Pyridinyl-3-(4-methylsulfonyl)phenylpyridines: Selective and orally active cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors

    Richard W Friesen;Christine Brideau;Chi Chung Chan;Stella Charleson

  • Inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase: a therapeutic potential yet to be fully realized?

    Robert N. Young

  • Pharmacology of MK-0591 (3-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-(t-butylthio)-5-(quinolin-2-yl-methoxy)- indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl propanoic acid), a potent, orally active leukotriene biosynthesis inhibitor.

    Christine Brideau;Chi-Chung Chan;S. Charleson;Deschenes Denis

  • Silicon directed ipso-substitution of polymer bound arylsilanes: Preparation of biaryls via the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction☆

    Yongxin Han;Shawn D Walker;Robert N Young

  • Trifluoroethylamines as amide isosteres in inhibitors of cathepsin K.

    W. Cameron Black;Christopher I. Bayly;Dana E. Davis;Sylvie Desmarais

  • Inhibition of Autophagosome Formation by the Benzoporphyrin Derivative Verteporfin

    Elizabeth Donohue;Andrew Tovey;A. Wayne Vogl;Steve Arns

  • Discovery of MK-0476, a potent and orally active leukotriene D4 receptor antagonist devoid of peroxisomal enxyme induction

    M. Labelle;M. Belley;Y. Gareau;J.Y. Gauthier

  • The synthesis of a leukotriene with SRS-like activity

    Joshua Rokach;Yves Girard;Yvan Guindon;Joseph G. Atkinson

  • Prostaglandin E2-bisphosphonate conjugates: potential agents for treatment of osteoporosis.

    L. Gil;Yongxin Han;E. E. Opas;G. A. Rodan

  • Discovery of a potent and selective agonist of the prostaglandin EP4 receptor.

    Xavier Billot;Anne Chateauneuf;Nathalie Chauret;Danielle Denis

  • Targeting the Binding Function 3 (BF3) Site of the Androgen Receptor Through Virtual Screening. 2. Development of 2-((2-phenoxyethyl) thio)-1H-benzimidazole Derivatives

    Ravi Shashi Nayana Munuganti;Eric Leblanc;Peter Axerio-Cilies;Christophe Labriere

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Zamboni
Robert Zamboni MSD (United States)
Joshua Rokach
Joshua Rokach Florida Institute of Technology
Anthony W. Ford-Hutchinson
Anthony W. Ford-Hutchinson Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Denis Riendeau
Denis Riendeau MSD (United States)
Joseph A. Mancini
Joseph A. Mancini MSD (United States)
Marc D. Grynpas
Marc D. Grynpas University of Toronto
Michael Glogauer
Michael Glogauer University of Toronto
Michael J. Therien
Michael J. Therien Duke University
Neil E. Reiner
Neil E. Reiner University of British Columbia
Donald W. Nicholson
Donald W. Nicholson MSD (United States)

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