2026 Sukyoung K. Yi: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	89	2292	2182	3	3	308	33047

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Physics

2292

2182

308

33047

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in Korea Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in Korea Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Physics in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Sukyoung K. Yi is affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research spans various subfields including Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Computer Networks and Communications.

The main topics of their scientific work include:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Scientific Research and Discoveries
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

Frequent co-authors in their research are:

Yohan Dubois
Christophe Pichon
Katarina Kraljic
Jinsu Rhee
Julien Devriendt

Sukyoung K. Yi has published in several leading journals, with the most frequent venues being:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Some of their recent publications include:

Introducing the NEWHORIZON simulation: Galaxy properties with resolved internal dynamics across cosmic time, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Black hole mergers from dwarf to massive galaxies with the NewHorizon and Horizon-AGN simulations, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dark matter-deficient dwarf galaxies form via tidal stripping of dark matter in interactions with massive companions, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The role of mergers and interactions in driving the evolution of dwarf galaxies over cosmic time, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The origin of low-surface-brightness galaxies in the dwarf regime, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Best Publications

UV Star Formation Rates in the Local Universe

Samir Salim;R. Michael Rich;Stéphane Charlot;Jarle Brinchmann

1720
Citations
Towards Better Age Estimates for Stellar Populations: The Y^2 Isochrones for Solar Mixture

S. Yi;P. Demarque;Y.-C. Kim;Y.-W. Lee

1337
Citations
The calibration and data products of GALEX

Patrick Morrissey;Tim Conrow;Tom A. Barlow;Todd Small

1209
Citations
The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies

A. Gil de Paz;S. Boissier;B. F. Madore;M. Seibert

1157
Citations
Y 2 Isochrones with an Improved Core Overshoot Treatment

Pierre Demarque;Jong Hak Woo;Yong Cheol Kim;Sukyoung K. Yi

1077
Citations
The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies

Armando Gil De Paz;Armando Gil De Paz;Samuel Boissier;Barry F. Madore;Barry F. Madore;Mark Seibert

914
Citations
Toward Better Age Estimates for Stellar Populations: The Y2 Isochrones for Solar Mixture

Sukyoung Yi;Sukyoung Yi;Pierre Demarque;Yong Cheol Kim;Young Wook Lee

902
Citations
Observational evidence for AGN feedback in early-type galaxies

Kevin Schawinski;Daniel Thomas;Daniel Thomas;Marc Sarzi;Marc Sarzi;Claudia Maraston;Claudia Maraston

819
Citations
The green valley is a red herring: Galaxy Zoo reveals two evolutionary pathways towards quenching of star formation in early-and late-type galaxies

Kevin Schawinski;C. Megan Urry;Brooke D. Simmons;Lucy F Fortson

751
Citations
Star Formation in NGC5194 (M51a): The Panchromatic View from GALEX to Spitzer

D. Calzetti;R. C. Kennicutt;L. Bianchi;D. A. Thilker

653
Citations
The Y2 Isochrones for α-Element Enhanced Mixtures

Yong-Cheol Kim;Pierre Demarque;Sukyoung K. Yi;David R. Alexander

556
Citations
Star formation in NGC 5194 (M51a): The Panchromatic view from GALEX to Spitzer

D. Calzetti;R. C. Kennicutt;L. Bianchi;D. A. Thilker

539
Citations
The YY Isochrones for alpha-element Enhanced Mixtures

Yong Cheol Kim;Pierre Demarque;Sukyoung K. Yi;David R. Alexander

528
Citations
UV-optical colours as probes of early-type galaxy evolution

S. Kaviraj;K. Schawinski;J. E. G. Devriendt;I. Ferreras

507
Citations
The UV-Optical Galaxy Color-Magnitude Diagram. I. Basic Properties

Ted K. Wyder;D. Christopher Martin;David Schiminovich;Mark Seibert

502
Citations
GALEX UV Color-Magnitude Relations and Evidence for Recent Star Formation in Early-type Galaxies

S Yi;SJ Yoon;S Kaviraj;JM Deharveng

469
Citations
The SAURON project XVI: On the Sources of Ionisation for the Gas in Elliptical and Lenticular Galaxies

Marc Sarzi;Joseph C. Shields;Kevin Schawinski;Hyunjin Jeong

446
Citations
The Y2 Stellar Evolutionary Tracks

Sukyoung K. Yi;Yong Cheol Kim;Pierre Demarque

439
Citations
A Search for Extended Ultraviolet Disk (XUV-Disk) Galaxies in the Local Universe

David A. Thilker;Luciana Bianchi;Gerhardt Meurer;Armando Gil De Paz

425
Citations
The Y^2 Stellar Evolutionary Tracks

Sukyoung K. Yi;Yong Cheol Kim;Pierre Demarque

423
Citations