2026 Chao-Yang Lu: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	78	3132	2975	61	61	239	35464

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Research.com Recognitions

2017 - OSA Fellows Chao-Yang Lu University of Science and Technology of China, China “for outstanding contributions to optical quantum information processing and solid-state quantum photonics” (Engineering and Science Research)

Overview

Chao-Yang Lu is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China. Their research focuses primarily on the intersection of computer science and physics, with significant contributions to quantum information science.

The main fields of study include:

Computer Science
Physics and Astronomy

Within these domains, subfields they specialize in are diverse and include:

Artificial Intelligence
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Materials Chemistry

Their work addresses a broad range of topics, notable among them are:

Quantum Information and Cryptography
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena
Photonic and Optical Devices
Quantum Optics and Atomic Interactions

Frequent collaborators in Lu's publications include:

Jian-Wei Pan
Ming-Cheng Chen
Yong-Heng Huo
Cheng-Zhi Peng
Nai-Le Liu

Lu regularly publishes in various scientific venues. The most common outlets include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review Letters
Nature
Science Bulletin
SSRN Electronic Journal

Some recent representative papers are:

Strong Quantum Computational Advantage Using a Superconducting Quantum Processor, 2021, Physical Review Letters
An integrated space-to-ground quantum communication network over 4,600 kilometres, 2021, Nature
Entanglement-based secure quantum cryptography over 1,120 kilometres, 2020, Nature
The potential and global outlook of integrated photonics for quantum technologies, 2021, Nature Reviews Physics
Phase-Programmable Gaussian Boson Sampling Using Stimulated Squeezed Light, 2021, Physical Review Letters

In 2017, Lu was recognized as an OSA Fellow with citation highlighting contributions in optical quantum information processing and solid-state quantum photonics.

Best Publications

Satellite-to-ground quantum key distribution

Sheng-Kai Liao;Wen-Qi Cai;Wei-Yue Liu;Liang Zhang

1866
Citations
Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry

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

1639
Citations
Satellite-based entanglement distribution over 1200 kilometers.

Juan Yin;Yuan Cao;Yu-Huai Li;Sheng-Kai Liao

1505
Citations
Single quantum emitters in monolayer semiconductors

Yu-Ming He;Genevieve Clark;John R. Schaibley;Yu He

1081
Citations
Strong Quantum Computational Advantage Using a Superconducting Quantum Processor.

Yulin Wu;Wan-Su Bao;Sirui Cao;Fusheng Chen

1073
Citations
Ground-to-satellite quantum teleportation

Ji-Gang Ren;Ping Xu;Hai-Lin Yong;Liang Zhang

1051
Citations
On-Demand Single Photons with High Extraction Efficiency and Near-Unity Indistinguishability from a Resonantly Driven Quantum Dot in a Micropillar.

Xing Ding;Yu He;Z.-C. Duan;Niels Gregersen

941
Citations
An integrated space-to-ground quantum communication network over 4,600 kilometres.

Yu-Ao Chen;Qiang Zhang;Teng-Yun Chen;Wen-Qi Cai

923
Citations
Satellite-Relayed Intercontinental Quantum Network.

Sheng-Kai Liao;Wen-Qi Cai;Johannes Handsteiner;Johannes Handsteiner;Bo Liu;Bo Liu

863
Citations
Experimental entanglement of six photons in graph states

Chao-Yang Lu;Xiao-Qi Zhou;Otfried Gühne;Wei-Bo Gao

830
Citations
Quantum computational advantage using photons

Han-Sen Zhong;Hui Wang;Yu-Hao Deng;Ming-Cheng Chen

794
Citations
Quantum teleportation of multiple degrees of freedom of a single photon

Xi-Lin Wang;Xin-Dong Cai;Zu-En Su;Ming-Cheng Chen

748
Citations
Entanglement-based secure quantum cryptography over 1,120 kilometres

Juan Yin;Yu-Huai Li;Sheng-Kai Liao;Meng Yang

712
Citations
On-demand semiconductor single-photon source with near-unity indistinguishability

Yu-Ming He;Yu He;Yu-Jia Wei;Dian Wu

624
Citations
Experimental Ten-Photon Entanglement.

Xi-Lin Wang;Luo-Kan Chen;W. Li;H.-L. Huang

616
Citations
Observation of eight-photon entanglement

Xing-Can Yao;Tian-Xiong Wang;Ping Xu;He Lu

545
Citations
High-efficiency multiphoton boson sampling

Hui Wang;Yu He;Yu-Huai Li;Zu-En Su

496
Citations
Boson Sampling with 20 Input Photons and a 60-Mode Interferometer in a 10^{14}-Dimensional Hilbert Space.

Hui Wang;Jian Qin;Xing Ding;Ming-Cheng Chen

477
Citations
10-Qubit Entanglement and Parallel Logic Operations with a Superconducting Circuit.

Chao Song;Kai Xu;Kai Xu;Wuxin Liu;Chui-ping Yang

472
Citations
Towards optimal single-photon sources from polarized microcavities

Hui Wang;Yu-Ming He;Tung Hsun Chung;Hai Hu

435
Citations