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D-Index
58
Citations
20668
World Ranking
2428
National Ranking
495

Cheng-Zhi Peng publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cheng-Zhi Peng sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 184 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Cheng-Zhi Peng D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cheng-Zhi Peng sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - OSA Fellows Cheng-Zhi Peng University of Science and Technology of China, China For outstanding and sustained contributions to large scale especially satellite-based free-space quantum communication

Overview

Cheng-Zhi Peng is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China. Their research spans several areas in computer science and physics, with a particular focus on quantum technologies.

The main fields of study for Cheng-Zhi Peng include:

  • Computer Science
  • Physics and Astronomy

Within these fields, their work concentrates on various subfields such as:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering

The primary topics of research explored by Cheng-Zhi Peng cover:

  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Quantum optics and atomic interactions
  • Quantum many-body systems
  • Advanced Frequency and Time Standards

Cheng-Zhi Peng has contributed to multiple publications, notable papers among them 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
  • "Quantum computational advantage via 60-qubit 24-cycle random circuit sampling," 2021, Science Bulletin
  • "Micius quantum experiments in space," 2022, Reviews of Modern Physics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Cheng-Zhi Peng include:

  • Jian-Wei Pan
  • Sheng-Kai Liao
  • Futian Liang
  • Chao-Yang Lu
  • Jin Lin

The scholar has published repeatedly in several prominent venues, including:

  • Physical Review Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Optics Express
  • Physical Review Applied
  • Nature

In 2019, Cheng-Zhi Peng was recognized as an OSA Fellow for contributions related to large scale, especially satellite-based, free-space quantum communication.

Best Publications

  • Satellite-to-ground quantum key distribution

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

  • Satellite-based entanglement distribution over 1200 kilometers.

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

  • Strong Quantum Computational Advantage Using a Superconducting Quantum Processor.

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

  • Ground-to-satellite quantum teleportation

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

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

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

  • Satellite-Relayed Intercontinental Quantum Network.

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

  • Entanglement-based secure quantum cryptography over 1,120 kilometres

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

  • Quantum teleportation and entanglement distribution over 100-kilometre free-space channels

    Juan Yin;Ji-Gang Ren;He Lu;Yuan Cao

  • Experimental Ten-Photon Entanglement.

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

  • Observation of eight-photon entanglement

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

  • Experimental measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution.

    Yang Liu;Teng-Yun Chen;Liu-Jun Wang;Hao Liang

  • Experimental long-distance decoy-state quantum key distribution based on polarization encoding.

    Cheng-Zhi Peng;Cheng-Zhi Peng;Jun Zhang;Dong Yang;Wei-Bo Gao

  • High-efficiency multiphoton boson sampling

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

  • Long-distance free-space quantum key distribution in daylight towards inter-satellite communication

    Sheng-Kai Liao;Hai-Lin Yong;Chang Liu;Guo-Liang Shentu

  • Experimental demonstration of a hyper-entangled ten-qubit Schrödinger cat state

    Wei-Bo Gao;Chao-Yang Lu;Xing-Can Yao;Ping Xu

  • Experimental free-space quantum teleportation

    Xian-Min Jin;Ji-Gang Ren;Ji-Gang Ren;Bin Yang;Zhen-Huan Yi

  • Experimental free-space distribution of entangled photon pairs over 13 km : Towards satellite-based global quantum communication

    Cheng-Zhi Peng;Cheng-Zhi Peng;Tao Yang;Xiao-Hui Bao;Jun Zhang

  • Direct and full-scale experimental verifications towards ground–satellite quantum key distribution

    Jian-Yu Wang;Jian-Yu Wang;Bin Yang;Sheng-Kai Liao;Sheng-Kai Liao;Liang Zhang

  • High-rate quantum key distribution exceeding 110 Mb s^–1

    Unknown

  • Decoy-state quantum key distribution with polarized photons over 200 km

    Yang Liu;Teng-Yun Chen;Jian Wang;Wen-Qi Cai

  • Quantum walks on a programmable two-dimensional 62-qubit superconducting processor.

    Ming Gong;Shiyu Wang;Chen Zha;Ming-Cheng Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian-Wei Pan
Jian-Wei Pan University of Science and Technology of China
Chao-Yang Lu
Chao-Yang Lu University of Science and Technology of China
Xiongfeng Ma
Xiongfeng Ma Tsinghua University
Sven Höfling
Sven Höfling University of Würzburg
Martin M. Fejer
Martin M. Fejer Stanford University
Artur Ekert
Artur Ekert University of Oxford

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