2026 Ashvin Vishwanath: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	115	976	919	517	478	463	60587

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Research.com Recognitions

2014 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental contributions to theory of quantum phase transitions and topological phenomena in quantum matter
2006 - Hellman Fellow
2004 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Ashvin Vishwanath is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with a significant emphasis on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Chemistry, Artificial Intelligence, and Geometry and Topology. The broad scope of their work covers topics such as Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Topological Materials and Phenomena, Graphene research and applications, Quantum many-body systems, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, and Advanced Condensed Matter Physics.

Vishwanath has contributed to several publication venues, with notable frequency in:

arXiv (Cornell University) - 64 publications
Physical review. B./Physical review. B - 22 publications
Physical Review Letters - 12 publications
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 9 publications
Physical Review X - 7 publications

Frequent coauthors in Vishwanath's works include:

Ruben Verresen (36 collaborations)
Patrick J. Ledwith (31 collaborations)
Nathanan Tantivasadakarn (30 collaborations)
Eslam Khalaf (28 collaborations)
Kenji Watanabe (22 collaborations)

Some recent publications by Ashvin Vishwanath are:

"Probing topological spin liquids on a programmable quantum simulator," 2021, Science
"Fractional Chern insulators in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene," 2021, Nature
"Self-organized error correction in random unitary circuits with measurement," 2021, Physical Review B
"Unconventional sequence of correlated Chern insulators in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
"Non-Abelian topological order and anyons on a trapped-ion processor," 2024, Nature

Throughout their career, Vishwanath has been recognized with several fellowships and awards, including:

Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2014
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2013, for fundamental contributions to theory of quantum phase transitions and topological phenomena in quantum matter
Hellman Fellow, 2006
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2004

Best Publications

Topological semimetal and Fermi-arc surface states in the electronic structure of pyrochlore iridates

Xiangang Wan;Ari M. Turner;Ashvin Vishwanath;Ashvin Vishwanath;Sergey Y. Savrasov;Sergey Y. Savrasov

5120
Citations
Weyl and Dirac semimetals in three-dimensional solids

N. P. Armitage;E. J. Mele;Ashvin Vishwanath

4575
Citations
Electronic Structure of Pyrochlore Iridates: From Topological Dirac Metal to Mott Insulator

Xiangang Wan;Ari Turner;Ashvin Vishwanath;Sergey Y. Savrasov

4188
Citations
Deconfined Quantum Critical Points

T. Senthil;Ashvin Vishwanath;Leon Balents;Subir Sachdev

1590
Citations
Hydrodynamic Focusing on a Silicon Chip: Mixing Nanoliters in Microseconds

James B. Knight;Ashvin Vishwanath;James P. Brody;Robert H. Austin

1216
Citations
Observation of a discrete time crystal

J. Zhang;P. W. Hess;A. Kyprianidis;P. Becker

1152
Citations
Observation of polar vortices in oxide superlattices

A. K. Yadav;A. K. Yadav;C. T. Nelson;C. T. Nelson;S. L. Hsu;S. L. Hsu;Z. Hong

1018
Citations
Quantum criticality beyond the Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson paradigm

T. Senthil;Leon Balents;Subir Sachdev;Ashvin Vishwanath

964
Citations
Origin of Mott Insulating Behavior and Superconductivity in Twisted Bilayer Graphene

Hoi Chun Po;Liujun Zou;Liujun Zou;Ashvin Vishwanath;T. Senthil

727
Citations
Comprehensive search for topological materials using symmetry indicators

Feng Tang;Hoi Chun Po;Hoi Chun Po;Ashvin Vishwanath;Xiangang Wan

714
Citations
Origin of Magic Angles in Twisted Bilayer Graphene.

Grigory Tarnopolsky;Alex Jura Kruchkov;Ashvin Vishwanath

691
Citations
One-dimensional quantum walks

Andris Ambainis;Eric Bach;Ashwin Nayak;Ashvin Vishwanath

673
Citations
Discrete Time Crystals: Rigidity, Criticality, and Realizations

N. Y. Yao;A. C. Potter;A. C. Potter;I.-D. Potirniche;A. Vishwanath;A. Vishwanath

628
Citations
Band structure of twisted bilayer graphene: Emergent symmetries, commensurate approximants, and Wannier obstructions

Liujun Zou;Liujun Zou;Hoi Chun Po;Ashvin Vishwanath;T. Senthil

627
Citations
Dirac Fermions in Solids: From High-Tc Cuprates and Graphene to Topological Insulators and Weyl Semimetals

Oskar Vafek;Ashvin Vishwanath

625
Citations
Functional Renormalization-Group Study of the Pairing Symmetry and Pairing Mechanism of the FeAs-Based High-Temperature Superconductor

Fa Wang;Fa Wang;Hui Zhai;Hui Zhai;Ying Ran;Ying Ran;Ashvin Vishwanath;Ashvin Vishwanath

602
Citations
Quantum oscillations from surface Fermi arcs in Weyl and Dirac semimetals

Andrew C. Potter;Itamar Kimchi;Ashvin Vishwanath

598
Citations
Probing topological spin liquids on a programmable quantum simulator.

G Semeghini;H Levine;A Keesling;S Ebadi

589
Citations
Symmetry-based indicators of band topology in the 230 space groups.

Hoi Chun Po;Hoi Chun Po;Ashvin Vishwanath;Ashvin Vishwanath;Haruki Watanabe

529
Citations
Observation of Polar Vortices in Oxide Superlattices

R. Ramesh

6
Citations