Publications and Data

I have published three lead-author papers into MNRAS, and have co-authored a number of papers which can be found at this ADS link. This page is in the process of being updated and not all links will have the required data. Please contact me if you require any data from the following publications.

First and Leading author

  1. T. M. Stanton, F. Cullen, A. C. Carnall, et al. The JWST EXCELS survey: gas-phase chemical enrichment at 2 < z < 8 (2026, MNRAS 547 stag449 )In this work, we analysed a sample of 65 star-forming galaxies at 2 < z < 8, measuring the strong-line and direct method metallicities with an aim of investigating th evolution in the MZR and FMR.Data files for the following tables are below:

    1. Table 2 (properties of the EXCELS strong line sample)
    2. Table B1 (updated EXCELS direct-method metallicities)

  2. S. Monty, A. L. Strom, T. M. Stanton, et al. ChemZz I: comparing oxygen and iron abundance patterns in the Milky Way, the Local Group, and Cosmic Noon (2025, MNRAS 542 1443 )An extension of the NIRVANDELS results, combining them with KBSS and Milky Way galactic archaeological data to investigate galaxy evolution by connecting the local and high-redshift Universe.All data can be found within the paper.

  3. T. M. Stanton, F. Cullen, A. C. Carnall, et al. The JWST EXCELS survey: tracing the chemical enrichment pathways of high-redshift star-forming galaxies with O, Ar, and Ne abundances (2025, MNRAS 537 1735 )In this work, we analysed a sample of eight star-forming galaxies from the EXCELS survey, calculated their direct-method metallicities and Ne/O and Ar/O abundance patterns to investigate non-solar abundace patterns in the early universe.Data files for the following tables are below:

    1. Table 1 (properties of the EXCELS Ar/Ne/O sample)
    2. Table 3 (temperatures, densities and abundance ratios)
    3. Emission Line Fluxes (uncorrected for dust)

  4. T. M. Stanton, F. Cullen, R. J. McLure, et al. The NIRVANDELS survey: the stellar and gas-phase mass-metallicity relations of star-forming galaxies at z = 3.5 (2024, 2024, MNRAS 532 3102 )

In this work, we analysed a sample of 65 star-forming galaxies from the NIRVANDELS survey, calculated their oxygen and iron abundances to constrain the stellar and gas-phase MZRs, and placed a robust constraint on alpha-enhancement via the O/Fe ratio. Data files for the following tables are below:</p>
  1. Table 2 (properties of the NIRVANDELS sample)
  2. Table 3 (properties of the KMOS composites)
  3. Table A1 (alternative metallicities for the NIRVANDELS sample)

Co-author (Published)

  1. Cullen, F. et al. (2023): The ultraviolet continuum slopes $\beta$ of galaxies at z $\simeq$ 8-16 from JWST and ground-based near-infrared imaging. (MNRAS 520 14)
  2. Hamadouche, M. et al., (2023): The connection between stellar mass, age, and quenching time-scale in massive quiescent galaxies at z $\simeq$ 1. (MNRAS 521 5400)
  3. Wofford, A. et al., (2023): Extreme broad He II emission at high and low redshifts: the dominant role of VMS in NGC 3125-A1 and CDFS131717. (MNRAS 523 3949)
  4. McLeod, D. et al., (2024): The galaxy UV luminosity function at z $\simeq$ 11 from a suite of public JWST ERS, ERO, and Cycle-1 programs. (MNRAS 527 4004)
  5. Begley, R. et al., (2024): Connecting the escape fraction of Lyman-alpha and Lyman-continuum photons in star-forming galaxies at z $\simeq$ 4-5. (MNRAS 527 4040)
  6. Cullen, F. et al., (2024): The ultraviolet continuum slopes of high-redshift galaxies: evidence for the emergence of dust-free stellar populations at $z > 10$. (MNRAS 531 997)
  7. Donnan, C. et al., (2024): JWST PRIMER: a new multifield determination of the evolving galaxy UV luminosity function at redshifts z $\simeq$ 9 - 15. (MNRAS 533 3222)
  8. Carnall, A. et al., (2024): The JWST EXCELS survey: too much, too young, too fast? Ultra-massive quiescent galaxies at 3 $<$ z $<$ 5. (MNRAS 534 235)
  9. Begley, R. et al., (2025): The evolution of [\textsc{O iii}]+H$\beta$ equivalent width from $z \simeq 3 - 8$: implications for the production and escape of ionizing photons during reionization (MNRAS 537 3245)
  10. Hamadouche, M. et al., (2025): JWST PRIMER: strong evidence for the environmental quenching of low-mass galaxies out to $z\simeq2$ (MNRAS 541 463)
  11. Arellano-C\'ordova, K. et al., (2024): The JWST EXCELS Survey: Understanding the chemical variations of CNO at $z\sim5$ (MNRAS 540 2991)
  12. Cullen, F. et al., (2025): The JWST EXCELS Survey: an extremely metal-poor galaxy at $z=8.271$ hosting an unusual population of massive stars (MNRAS 540 2176)
  13. Scholte, D. et al., (2025): The JWST EXCELS survey: The metallicity of [O{\sc iii}]4363 detected galaxies between $1.5 \leq z \leq 8$ with implications for strong line diagnostics and chemical evolution (MNRAS 540 1800)
  14. Taylor, A. et al., (2025): CAPERS-LRD-z9: A Gas Enshrouded Little Red Dot Hosting a Broad-line AGN at $z=9.288$ (ApJ 989 1 L7)
  15. Napolitano, L. et al., (2025): Ly$\alpha$ visibility from z = 4.5 to 11 in the UDS field: evidence for a high neutral hydrogen fraction and small ionized bubbles at $z\sim7$ (A\&A 708 A102)
  16. Llerena, M. et al. (2025): An equivalent width-selected sample of starbursting dwarf galaxies at z = 4 - 10: insights into their role in cosmic reionization (A\&A 708 A152)
  17. Donnan, C. et al., (2025): Very bright, very blue, and very red: JWST CAPERS analysis of highly luminous galaxies with extreme UV slopes at $z=10$ (ApJ 993 224)
  18. Begley, R. et al. (2026): The JWST EXCELS Survey: A spectroscopic investigation of the ionizing properties of star-forming galaxies (MNRAS 545 1 staf1995)
  19. Stevenson, S. D. et al. (2026): PRIMER \& JADES reveal an abundance of massive quiescent galaxies at $2 < z < 5$ (MNRAS 545 3 staf2087)
  20. Arellano-Córdova, K. Z. et al. (2026): A Self-Consistent Direct Method for Chemical Abundances in High-$z$ Galaxies with JWST (MNRAS 547 4 stag380)
  21. Barrufet, L. et al., (2025): Strength in Numbers: Red Galaxies Bolster the Cosmic Star Formation Rate Density at z $>$ 3 (in press, MNRAS, arxiv:2508.05740)

Co-author (Submitted)

  1. Foley, J. et al. (2025): The AURORA Survey: Constraining Chemical Enrichment Pathways at Cosmic Noon with Argon Abundances (submitted, ApJ, arixv: 2512.10130)
  2. Taylor, E. et al. (2026): The JWST EXCELS survey: Outflows in $1.5 < z < 5$ quiescent galaxies are likely relics from episodic AGN activity (submitted, arxiv: 2601.02269)
  3. Scholte, D. et al. (2026): Electron temperature relations and the direct N, O, Ne, S and Ar abundances of 49 959 star-forming galaxies in DESI Data Release 2 (submitted, MNRAS, arxiv: 2601.02463)
  4. Donnan, C. T. et al. (2026): Spectroscopic confirmation of a large and luminous galaxy with weak emission lines at $z = 13.53$ (in press, AAS, arxiv: 2601.11515)
  5. Leung, H.-H. et al. (2026): The JWST EXCELS survey: The ages and abundances of $3 < z < 5$ massive quiescent galaxies show that downsizing was already in place by $z\simeq4$ (submitted, MNRAS, arxiv:2602.05934)
  6. Pérez-González, P. G., et al. (2026): Little Red Dots: one observational tag, diverse spectroscopic flavors with distinct stellar and nuclear activity features (submitted, ApJ, arxiv:2602.20247)
  7. McLeod, D. J., et al. (2026): A search for the first galaxies across > 0.6 deg2 of JWST imaging: new evidence for a rapid decline in star-formation activity at z > 12 (submitted, MNRAS, arxiv:2604.16666)

© 2026. Thomas M. Stanton. Cover image is The Great Wave off Kanagawa, by Katsushika Hokusai

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