2026 Alexander Szameit: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	88	2388	2269	213	204	624	29887

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Physics

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29887

Overview

Alexander Szameit is affiliated with the University of Rostock in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in the field of physics and astronomy. Their work primarily spans atomic and molecular physics, optics, statistical and nonlinear physics, artificial intelligence, electrical and electronic engineering, as well as acoustics and ultrasonics.

Their research covers a range of topics including:

Topological Materials and Phenomena
Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics
Nonlinear Photonic Systems
Photonic and Optical Devices
Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
Quantum Information and Cryptography

Alexander Szameit has published prolifically, with frequent publications appearing in venues such as:

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review Research
Laser & Photonics Review
Science

Their recent papers include:

"Topological funneling of light" (2020, Science)
"A square-root topological insulator with non-quantized indices realized with photonic Aharonov-Bohm cages" (2020, Nature Communications)
"Topological triple phase transition in non-Hermitian Floquet quasicrystals" (2022, Nature)
"Topological Defect Engineering and PT Symmetry in Non-Hermitian Electrical Circuits" (2021, Physical Review Letters)
"Roadmap on topological photonics" (2022, Journal of Physics Photonics)

They collaborate frequently with researchers such as:

Matthias Heinrich
Lukas J. Maczewsky
Mark Kremer
Max Ehrhardt
Sebastian Weidemann

Alexander Szameit's publication record highlights a focus on integrating theoretical and experimental photonics, particularly in topological phenomena and nonlinear systems. They maintain a presence across multiple interdisciplinary subfields, reflecting a broad and diverse approach to research within physics and engineering domains.

Best Publications

Photonic Floquet topological insulators

Mikael C. Rechtsman;Julia M. Zeuner;Yonatan Plotnik;Yaakov Lumer

3268
Citations
Topologically protected bound states in photonic parity–time-symmetric crystals

S. Weimann;M. Kremer;Y. Plotnik;Y. Lumer

839
Citations
Experimental boson sampling

Max Tillmann;Max Tillmann;Borivoje Dakić;René Heilmann;Stefan Nolte

821
Citations
Observation of a Topological Transition in the Bulk of a Non-Hermitian System.

Julia M. Zeuner;Mikael C. Rechtsman;Yonatan Plotnik;Yaakov Lumer

730
Citations
Generalized bulk–boundary correspondence in non-Hermitian topolectrical circuits

T. Helbig;T. Hofmann;S. Imhof;M. Abdelghany

708
Citations
Experimental Observation of Optical Bound States in the Continuum

Yonatan Plotnik;Or Peleg;Felix Dreisow;Matthias Heinrich

690
Citations
Topological Funneling of Light

Sebastian Weidemann;Mark Kremer;Tobias Helbig;Tobias Hofmann

631
Citations
Discrete optics in femtosecond-laser-written photonic structures

Alexander Szameit;Stefan Nolte

598
Citations
Observation of Localized States in Lieb Photonic Lattices.

Rodrigo A. Vicencio;Camilo Cantillano;Luis Morales-Inostroza;Bastián Real

592
Citations
Observation of photonic anomalous Floquet topological insulators

Lukas J. Maczewsky;Julia M. Zeuner;Stefan Nolte;Alexander Szameit

501
Citations
Strain-induced pseudomagnetic field and photonic Landau levels in dielectric structures

Mikael C. Rechtsman;Julia M. Zeuner;Andreas Tünnermann;Stefan Nolte

446
Citations
Observation of unconventional edge states in ‘photonic graphene’

Yonatan Plotnik;Mikael C. Rechtsman;Daohong Song;Matthias Heinrich

363
Citations
Observation of novel edge states in photonic graphene

Mikael C. Rechtsman;Yonatan Plotnik;Daohong Song;Matthias Heinrich

311
Citations
Topological creation and destruction of edge states in photonic graphene.

Mikael C. Rechtsman;Yonatan Plotnik;Julia M. Zeuner;Daohong Song

309
Citations
PT-symmetry in honeycomb photonic lattices

Alexander Szameit;Mikael C. Rechtsman;Omri Bahat-Treidel;Mordechai Segev

308
Citations
Photonic topological Anderson insulators

Simon Stützer;Yonatan Plotnik;Yaakov Lumer;Paraj Titum

291
Citations
Three-dimensional light bullets in arrays of waveguides.

S. Minardi;F. Eilenberger;Y. V. Kartashov;A. Szameit

273
Citations
Observation of bulk boundary correspondence breakdown in topolectrical circuits

Tobias Helbig;Tobias Hofmann;Stefan Imhof;Mohamed Abdelghany

243
Citations
Photonic topological insulator in synthetic dimensions

Eran Lustig;Steffen Weimann;Yonatan Plotnik;Yaakov Lumer

212
Citations
Photonic topological insulators

Mordechai Segev;Yonatan Plotnik;Mikael C. Rechtsman;Yaakov Lumer

1
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