Publications

Citations: > 100 (15/01/2026)

First-author papers

1. Cosmic Wallflowers: The circumgalactic origins of isolated ultra-compact star clusters at z > 7,
   van Donkelaar, F., Mayer, L., Capelo, P. R., et al., 2026, arXiv ADS

2. Introducing the Phoebos simulation: galaxy properties at the dawn of galaxy formation,
   van Donkelaar, F., Capelo, P. R., Mayer, L., et al., 2025, MNRAS, 543, 2760 ADS

3. Exploring the fate of primordial discs in Milky Way-sized galaxies with the GigaEris simulation,
   van Donkelaar, F., Mayer, L., Capelo, P. R., et al., 2025, MNRAS, 539, 1259 ADS

4. Wandering intermediate-mass black holes in Milky Way-sized galaxies in cosmological simulations: myth or reality?,
   van Donkelaar, F., Mayer, L., Capelo, P. R., et al., 2025, MNRAS, 538, 2255 ADS

5. Stellar cluster formation in a Milky Way-sized galaxy at z > 4 – II.
   A hybrid formation scenario for the nuclear star cluster and its connection to the nuclear stellar ring,
   van Donkelaar, F., Mayer, L., Capelo, P. R., et al., 2024, MNRAS, 529, 4104 ADS

6. Stellar cluster formation in a Milky Way-sized galaxy at z > 4 – I.
   The proto-globular cluster population and the imposter amongst us,
   van Donkelaar, F., Mayer, L., Capelo, P. R., et al., 2023, MNRAS, 522, 1726 ADS

7. From giant clumps to clouds – II.
   The emergence of thick disc kinematics from the conditions of star formation in high-redshift gas-rich galaxies,
   van Donkelaar, F., Agertz, O., Renaud, F., 2022, MNRAS, 512, 3806 ADS

Co-author papers

1. In-situ formation of primordial star clusters at z > 7 via gaseous disc fragmentation;
   shedding light on the gems and on rapid black hole growth in the early Universe,
   Mayer, L., van Donkelaar, F., Messa, M., et al., 2025, ApJ Letters, 981, 8 ADS