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Anton Zeilinger

Anton Zeilinger

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Physics
Austria
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 147 318 305 3 3 657 117219

Anton Zeilinger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Anton Zeilinger between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Anton Zeilinger published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 12.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2007. 6 of the 675 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2007. 1972: 2 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 6 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 5 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 23 publications 1996: 23 publications 1997: 19 publications 1998: 22 publications 1999: 24 publications 2000: 30 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 21 publications 2003: 32 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 33 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 41 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1972 2025

675 publications in total across all disciplines

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Anton Zeilinger: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 2
1973 0
1974 6
1975 4
1976 5
1977 4
1978 1
1979 2
1980 4
1981 5
1982 1
1983 5
1984 6
1985 2
1986 9
1987 2
1988 10
1989 5
1990 4
1991 7
1992 5
1993 6
1994 13
1995 23
1996 23
1997 19
1998 22
1999 24
2000 30
2001 20
2002 21
2003 32
2004 20
2005 33
2006 21
2007 41
2008 20
2009 25
2010 12
2011 23
2012 22
2013 17
2014 15
2015 11
2016 17
2017 27
2018 13
2019 11
2020 10
2021 5
2022 3
2023 1
2024 2
2025 4
Total 675
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Anton Zeilinger publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anton Zeilinger sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 643–662 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 657 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60 657
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Anton Zeilinger D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anton Zeilinger sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 146–147 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 147 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20 147
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Austria Leader Award
  • 2021 - OSA Fellows Anton Zeilinger Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria For decades of pioneering quantum optics and quantum information contributions, critically advancing understanding of the foundations and applications of quantum physics
  • 2014 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2011 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2010 - Wolf Prize in Physics for their fundamental conceptual and experimental contributions to the foundations of quantum physics, specifically an increasingly sophisticated series of tests of Bell's inequalities, or extensions thereof, using entangled quantum states.
  • 2008 - Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal, Institute of Physics (IOP) for his pioneering conceptual and experimental contributions to the foundations of quantum physics, which have become the cornerstone for the rapidly-evolving field of quantum information
  • 2005 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Physics
  • 2004 - Klopsteg Memorial Award, American Association of Physics Teachers
  • 1998 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For elucidating and extending the mystery of the quantum phenomena of interference and entanglement by elegant experiments with neutrons, atoms, and photon pairs together with new theoretical insights
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Anton Zeilinger is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Computer Science and Physics and Astronomy. Their work delves deeply into interdisciplinary subjects, with key subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their main topics of work cover a growing breadth of quantum science and technology, including Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, and Quantum Optics and Atomic Interactions. Additional areas of interest include Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing, Biofield Effects and Biophysics, as well as Advanced Text Analysis Techniques.

Zeilinger has contributed to numerous recent papers, among which are:

  • Predicting research trends with semantic and neural networks with an application in quantum physics, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Computer-inspired quantum experiments, 2020, Nature Reviews Physics
  • Quantum indistinguishability by path identity and with undetected photons, 2022, Reviews of Modern Physics
  • Computer-Inspired Concept for High-Dimensional Multipartite Quantum Gates, 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • Passively stable distribution of polarisation entanglement over 192 km of deployed optical fibre, 2020, npj Quantum Information

The frequent co-authors with whom Zeilinger collaborates include Armin Hochrainer, Mario Krenn, Manuel Erhard, Mayukh Lahiri, and Gabriela Barreto Lemos.

Their work has appeared extensively in publication venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review A, Physical Review Letters, and Nature Reviews Physics.

Zeilinger has also published books, including Quantum Arrangements (2021) with Springer International Publishing.

Over the course of their career, Zeilinger has received numerous professional recognitions and awards, including:

  • OSA Fellows, 2021: For pioneering quantum optics and quantum information contributions advancing understanding of the foundations and applications of quantum physics
  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2011
  • Wolf Prize in Physics, 2010: For fundamental conceptual and experimental contributions to quantum physics foundations, focusing on tests of Bell's inequalities using entangled quantum states
  • Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal, 2008: For pioneering contributions to quantum physics foundations critical to quantum information development
  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, 2005
  • Klopsteg Memorial Award, 2004
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), 1998: For elucidating quantum phenomena through experiments and theoretical insights
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Best Publications

  • Experimental quantum teleportation

    D. Bouwmeester;J.-W. Pan;K. Mattle;M. Eibl

  • New high-intensity source of polarization-entangled photon pairs.

    Paul G. Kwiat;Klaus Mattle;Harald Weinfurter;Anton Zeilinger

  • Entanglement of the orbital angular momentum states of photons

    Alois Mair;Alipasha Vaziri;Gregor Weihs;Anton Zeilinger

  • Bell’s theorem without inequalities

    Daniel M. Greenberger;Michael A. Horne;Abner Shimony;Anton Zeilinger

  • Entanglement of Orbital Angular Momentum States of Photons

    Alois Mair;Alipasha Vaziri;Gregor Weihs;Anton Zeilinger

  • The physics of quantum information: basic concepts

    D. Bouwmeester;A. Zeilinger

  • ‘‘Event-ready-detectors’’ Bell experiment via entanglement swapping

    M Zukowski;A Zeilinger;MA Horne;AK Ekert

  • The Physics of Quantum Information

    Dirk Bouwmeester;Artur Ekert;Anton Zeilinger

  • Violation of Bell's inequality under strict Einstein locality conditions

    Gregor Weihs;Thomas Jennewein;Christoph Simon;Harald Weinfurter

  • Experimental realization of any discrete unitary operator.

    Michael Reck;Anton Zeilinger;Herbert J. Bernstein;Philip Bertani

  • Going Beyond Bell’s Theorem

    Daniel M. Greenberger;Michael A. Horne;Anton Zeilinger

  • Dense Coding in Experimental Quantum Communication

    Klaus Mattle;Harald Weinfurter;Paul G. Kwiat;Paul G. Kwiat;Anton Zeilinger

  • Wave–particle duality of C 60 molecules

    Markus Arndt;Olaf Nairz;Julian Vos-Andreae;Claudia Keller

  • Significant-Loophole-Free Test of Bell's Theorem with Entangled Photons

    Marissa Giustina;Marissa Giustina;Marijn A. M. Versteegh;Marijn A. M. Versteegh;Soeren Wengerowsky;Soeren Wengerowsky;Johannes Handsteiner;Johannes Handsteiner

  • Experimental Entanglement Swapping: Entangling Photons That Never Interacted

    Jian-Wei Pan;Dik Bouwmeester;Harald Weinfurter;Anton Zeilinger

  • Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry

    Jian-Wei Pan;Zeng-Bing Chen;Chao-Yang Lu;Harald Weinfurter

  • Experimental One-Way Quantum Computing

    P. Walther;K. J. Resch;T. Rudolph;E. Schenck;E. Schenck

  • Entanglement-based quantum communication over 144km

    R. Ursin;F. Tiefenbacher;F. Tiefenbacher;T. Schmitt-Manderbach;H. Weier

  • Observation of three-photon Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger entanglement

    Dik Bouwmeester;Jian-Wei Pan;Matthew Daniell;Harald Weinfurter

  • Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics

    J. S. Bell;Michael A. Horne;Anton Zeilinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Jennewein
Thomas Jennewein University of Waterloo
Harald Weinfurter
Harald Weinfurter Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Markus Aspelmeyer
Markus Aspelmeyer University of Vienna
Jian-Wei Pan
Jian-Wei Pan University of Science and Technology of China
Časlav Brukner
Časlav Brukner Austrian Academy of Sciences
Paul G. Kwiat
Paul G. Kwiat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John Rarity
John Rarity University of Bristol
Vlatko Vedral
Vlatko Vedral University of Oxford
Renato Renner
Renato Renner ETH Zurich

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