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Yuanyuan Yang

Physics and Astronomy · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2009

Publications

30

Citations

113

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher's work focuses on laboratory astrochemistry, studying how carbon-based molecules such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs, ring-shaped carbon compounds) and fullerenes (cage-like carbon molecules) form, react, and cluster together in gas-phase conditions that mimic interstellar space. This research helps explain how complex organic molecules, potentially relevant to the building blocks of life, might form and evolve in space. Note that the publication list also includes a few unrelated titles (e.g., on translation studies and monetary policy), which appear to be bibliographic mismatches rather than part of this research area.

Laboratory astrochemistryPAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon) chemistryFullerene and carbon cluster formationGas-phase molecular clustersInterstellar chemistry and dust growth

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, rising to peaks in 2019 and 2023 with a recent average of about 2.4 papers per year over the last five years, suggesting a modest but active and somewhat variable publication pace.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 5 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 6 publications6232024: 1 publication242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society×5
  • The Astrophysical Journal×5
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×4
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics×3
  • Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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