Publication #

Below is a list of my first/second-author publications. The full list of publications can be found on NASA/ADS.

• Zhang, Y., Huang, C., Householder, A., Owen, J., Dai, F., et al. (2026) Hydrogen Airglow from an Escaping Ultrahot Jupiter Atmosphere. ApJL, 1005, L29.

• Zhang, Y., Wardenier, J., Householder, A., Komacek, T., Kesseli, A., et al. (2026) Extreme Winds on the Emerging Dayside of an Ultrahot Jupiter. ApJL, 997, L40.

• Liu, Y., Zhang, Y., Xuan, J., Mawet, D., Snellen, I., et al. (2026) Chemistry and Isotope Ratios of Substellar Atmospheres in the β Pictoris Young Moving Group. ApJ, 1004, 172L

• Zhang, Y., González Picos, D., de Regt, S., Snellen, I. A. G., et al. (2024) The ESO SupJup Survey III: Confirmation of 13CO in YSES 1 b and Atmospheric Detection of YSES 1 c with CRIRES+. AJ, 168, 246Z.

• Zhang, Y., Xuan J.~W., Mawet D., Wang J.~J., Hsu C.-C., Ruffio J.-B., Knutson H.~A., et al. (2024) Atmospheric characterization of the super-Jupiter HIP 99770 b with KPIC. AJ, 168, 131.

• Zhang, Y., Ginski, C., Huang, J., Zurlo, A., Beust H., et al. (2023) Disk Evolution Study Through Imaging of Nearby Young Stars (DESTINYS): Diverse outcomes of binary-disk interactions. A&A, 672, A145.

• Zhang, Y., Snellen, I. A. G., Wyttenbach, A., Nielsen, L. D., Lendl, M., Casasayas-Barris, N., Chaverot, G., Kesseli, A. Y., Lovis, C., Pepe, F. A., Psaridi, A., Seidel, J. V., Udry, S., & Ulmer-Moll, S. (2022) Transmission spectroscopy of the ultra-hot Jupiter MASCARA-4b. Disentangling the hydrostatic and exospheric regimes of ultra-hot Jupiters. A&A, 666, A47.

• Zhang, Y., Snellen, I. A. G., Brogi, M., Birkby, J. L. (2022) VLT/CRIRES science verification observations: A hint of C18O in the young brown dwarf 2M0355. RNAAS, 6, 194.

• Zhang, Y., Snellen, I. A. G., & Mollière, P. (2021) The 12CO/13CO isotopologue ratio of a young, isolated brown dwarf. Possibly distinct formation pathways of super-Jupiters and brown dwarfs. A&A, 656, A76.

• Zhang, Y., Snellen, I. A. G., Bohn, A. J., Mollière, P., Ginski, C., Hoeijmakers, H. J., Kenworthy, M. A., Mamajek, E. E., Meshkat, T., Reggiani, M., & Snik, F. (2021) The 13CO-rich atmosphere of a young accreting super-Jupiter. Nature, 595, 370.

• Zhang, Y., Snellen, I. A. G., Mollière, P., Alonso-Floriano, F. J., Webb, R. K., Brogi, M., & Wyttenbach, A. (2020) Search for He I airglow emission from the hot Jupiter τ Boo b. A&A, 641, A161.

• Zhang, Y., Li, Q., Xie, J. W., Zhou, J. L., Liu, H. G., & Zhang, H. (2018) Planet Formation in Highly Inclined Binary Systems. II. Orbital Alignment and Planet Growth Boost in Intermediate Separation Binaries. ApJ, 861(2), 116.